Computer Repair and Computer Service by Geek Choice

Yes, you have started to hear no doubt about the holidays and all it’s wonderful magic. No doubt you have also heard about being safe, usually in reference to too much drinking at those awkwardly awful family parties and the weather. But at Geek Choice we want to key you in on more important matters: [...]

By Sean Wilcoxson Adobe is releasing a new version called Reader X. Another name for that might be Adobe “Bait-for-Hackers”. With the release of this new product which enables users to open PDF files and view them with even more content types, and expanded PDF access to mobile devices. What also comes with the release [...]

By Sean Wilcoxson In this world of computers, technology, and the internet where information flows all around us there exist two types of people: surfers and sharks. These are dangerous waters. Just last year there were 2.6 million threats in the form of Trojan and other viruses sent out all over the internet. How are [...]

About two months ago, I got my first Facebook phishing email. It asked me to click a link so that I can change my Facebook password. You know, for my ‘security’. Well, this one was an immediate red flag to me for the following reasons: 1)   I’m not an active Facebook member at all and [...]

A few blog posts ago, I touched upon Microsoft Security Essentials’ recent accolades from AV-Comparatives, an anti-malware testing group that compares various anti-malware solutions and ranks them accordingly. As reported, Microsoft Security Essentials is one of just two anti-malware packages — the other being F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010 — that were rated “very fast” in every [...]