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11-19-2015 Festival Bytes Computer Club

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On Nov. 19, 2015 I was in the Sonoran Desert   I visited the  Festival Bytes Computer Club  and 52 of their Members  attended the afternoon presentation. http://www.festivalbytes.com/presentations.html  

Selecting the Boot time Scan in Avast 2016

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Remove "Scan with Windows Defender"

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Avast Theme for the Chrome Browser

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Avast 2016 - Navigating the New User Interface

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This should make finding your settings in Avast 2016 simple.

Avast AntiVirus Has My Back!

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All you need to get this protection is: https://avast.com

Reliability Monitor

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Avast 2016 is here!

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Get your favorite version at: https://avast.com

Cleaning Up your Favorite Browser

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Skype - Your Way!

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Back to the simple small user interface we always used, residing in the system tray and, without targeted ads.

Google Apps - Great for Work!

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Not Only for Home Use:  

Getting to the Properties Menu Quickly

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Your Google Activity Control

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This is Cyber Security Awareness Month

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Caution! PayPal Phishing e-mail Scam It may look official but, 1. It didn't come from Paypal 2. The link to "Restore" your PayPal account, leads to   which has nothing to do with PayPal. 3. Notice the bad grammar and the spelling and punctuation errors. 4.  PayPal will never,  ever  address you with a generic greeting always with your full registered name. If you're using Avast, it also protects you since it prevents you from getting to the actual Website. PayPal will never ask you via email to click on a link to do anything pertaining to your PayPal account. 

Windows 10 - Bye Bye Control Panel

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Avast 2016 First Beta Release

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Auto Sign-in in Windows 10

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Windows 10 Quick Access - Rearranging Folder Layout

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Quick Access - Your Way

Troubleshooting Help In Windows 10

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When you run into trouble in Windows 10 it's nice to know help is only a few clicks away.

9-23-2015 Senior Phone Scam Alert

I just receive the following phone call: Caller: "Hello Grandpa, this is your Grand Daughter I have laryngitis so I don't sound like myself" Me: "You certainly don't, which Grand Daughter? " Caller: "What do you mean? " Me: "Well, I have several" Caller: "Your Oldest" Me: "Oh, OK" (Suspicious because she should have said her name.) Me: "Is everything OK" Caller: "No" Me: "What's the matter?" CALLER: "I was visiting a friend in Niagara Falls and on my way home, I was involved in a car accident." Me: "Are you OK" Caller: "Yes every one is fine" Me: "And the car" Caller: "The car is fine. This woman came out of nowhere and I hit her but she's OK." Me: "Thank God" Caller: "Yes, but when the cops came, the asked if I was drinking. I told them no but, because I'm taking medicine for my l...