Malwarebytes for Mac is Here!

The beloved anti-malware program used for Windows has arrived to OS X. It scans quickly and efficiently to remove the most common infections including: Genieo, VSearch, and Vidx


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If the interface looks familiar, it is similar to the program Adware Medic. They were acquired by Malwarebytes on July 15th. This sounds like a great match for both companies and we look forward to seeing where Malwarebytes takes it. 

Greg Wilson, Office Manager

Mobile Computer Wizard

Fast, Friendly, and Affordable Computer Repair

San Diego, CA

MobileComputerWizard.com 

Pandali Folder Master

Many of our San Diego clients are requiring full synchronicity between all of their devices, especially for their contacts and calendars.  If they use Outlook, the best solutions to achieve this are either a free Outlook.com account or a Microsoft Exchange account.  While Outlook.com is free, it does require more time to import previous data into it.  Exchange accounts, however, are much easier to work with from a technician's standpoint.  Migrating into an Exchange account is much easier with the use of the Outlook addin, Pandali Folder Master.  You can shift-select a group of folders to move around or copy.

http://pandali.com/pfm.html

Brett Kline, Onsite Technician

Mobile Computer Wizard

Fast, Friendly, and Affordable Computer Repair

San Diego, CA

MobileComputerWizard.com 

email: brett@mobilecomputerwizard.com

cell: 858-876-2278

Maintenance Tips - Removing Dust From Your PC

Computers over time will gather dust. This is mainly because of the vacuum type of effect the air flow systems create. Desktops kept on the floor have a tendency to collect more dust and households with pets will gather fur. We recommend cleaning the PC once every couple months and can be done with a can of compressed air.

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For Desktops, you will need to open the side panel and look for fans. They are the biggest culprit of caked on dust. Blow these off, and be mindful not to touch the fan blades while they spin. They probably won't hurt you, but they could break.

Notebook computers usually have 2 or 3 fan intakes and exhausts. Blow into these with your compressed air and remember not to turn the compressed air container upside down!



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If you own a household air compressor, this will work very well and again, be careful not to obstruct the fans when they spin. For a professional touch, bring your computer into our office in Kearny Mesa and we will be more than happy to clean it out.

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Greg Wilson, Office Manager

Mobile Computer Wizard

Fast, Friendly, and Affordable Computer Repair

San Diego, CA

MobileComputerWizard.com 

Yahoo drops all phone support

We try to get many of our San Diego clients off of Yahoo mail and onto something more modern that syncs with Outlook, etc.  Yesterday I learned another good reason to do this.  Yahoo no longer has any phone support, even for it's paying customers with small business accounts.  This means that if your email gets hacked or you forget the password and none of your recovery options work (email or text) then you are locked out of the account for good.

Brett Kline, Onsite Technician

Mobile Computer Wizard

Fast, Friendly, and Affordable Computer Repair

San Diego, CA

MobileComputerWizard.com 

email: brett@mobilecomputerwizard.com

cell: 858-876-2278

Fax Testing Tools Without Leaving Your Desk

Over time, testing fax machines has become difficult when you are on-site working on the only available fax machine. Many people don't have access to another fax machine to thoroughly test incoming and outgoing faxes. Here are three on-line solutions to help ensure faxing is setup properly:

FaxZero is a service that will send a fax to a given number up to 5 times a day; 3 pages at a time. They only ask for a name and number to fax to. There can be a minor delay with this service, but does work well to test  incoming faxes.

The HP Fax Testing center is happy to receive and send back a reply fax  quickly. Setup your fax machine as normal and send an outgoing fax to 1 888 473 2963 and wait for a reply fax.

Faxtoy.net is a website that posts images of recently faxed items. Fax a 1 page sheet to 1 855 330 1239 or 1 213 294 2943 and wait for your fax to show on their main page.

Greg Wilson, Office Manager

Mobile Computer Wizard

Fast, Friendly, and Affordable Computer Repair

San Diego, CA

MobileComputerWizard.com 

iPhone, Android text message, content transfer utility program

If you're thinking about switching your cell phone from an iPhone to a Android, OR vice versa, check out this program that allows you to transfer text, contacts, pictures, videos, apps etc. from one platform to another!!! I was asked about this type of service by one of our customers, here in San Diego, and decided to do some research on some different programs. This program, Wondershare Mobiletrans, seems to work very well. Check it out!

http://www.android-recovery.net/transfer-iphone-sms-to-samsung.html

Debra Fisher
Mobile Computer Wizard

619 255 1215 or 858 345 0382
deb@mobilecomputerwizard.com

San Diego Computer Repair

ESET Antivirus when added to an Outlook Exchange account

Be informed that I had a user who needed ESET added to her computer near San Diego.  Small task, but her Outlook took hours to update the inbox as ESET needed to scan a few thousand email messages.  It was stuck on 'updating inbox'. I could flip her Outlook account back and out of cached mode, but then Outlook runs poorly.  Anyway, be patient with large Outlook exchange boxes when adding Eset antivirus.

Kurt Rein
MobileComputerWizard.com
858-345-0382 Office
San Diego Computer Repair