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Now Located Downtown!
For your convenience, The Sylvester Computer Guy is now located downtown at 101-A N Isabella Street, next door to Fresco’s Italian Restaurant. Business hours are currently Monday through Thursday, from 1:00 to 6:00, with expanded hours expected by the end of the year. This location will serve as a dependable location to drop off your gadgets which are in need… read more
What’s Better About the New iPhone 5?
Each year’s announcement is filled with the simultaneous feelings of excitement for the new features and the sadness that some of the dream list features didn’t make the cut. The average person is just wondering if the new iPhone is worth upgrading if they have an upgrade slot with their service provider. To help make this a simple process, below… read more
Local Web Design Cheaper Than GoDaddy!
Did you know that you can get your website created locally and still save money compared to using GoDaddy? It’s not a mis-print, buying local is actually cheaper! By the time you get settled in with GoDaddy, for an ecommerce website, you will end up with the following bill: Website Protection Site Scanner $50.28/yr Standard (Turbo) SSL $59.49/yr Quick Shopping… read more
Why is McAfee Always Re-installing Itself?
It seems like McAfee is at the center of a lot of my service calls lately. When it’s not shutting down systems by falsely targeting them as viruses, or letting things blow right by, it seems to be putting itself back on computers where it has been removed. For those of you who have never installed McAfee, or who have… read more
How Do I Stay Safe On Facebook?
With all the news about spam, phishing, and scams on the internet, it may start to seem like a scary place where you are just a random encounter away from having all sort of problems. Although there is always that possibility, practicing a few basic habits can sometimes make all the difference. First, let me assure you that the technology… read more
CISPA, kind of like SOPA/PIPA, but without the MPAA
In a Nutshell: Facebook caught a lot of flack for supporting CISPA, something they’ll hopefully rescind in the face of user outrage. The legislation is another one of those things which starts with a good mission (communicating effectively about cyber attacks), but trusts the government with too many really broad powers. I’ll weigh in as opposing this for the lack… read more
The Easy Guide to the McAfee Glitch, Preventing It, and Fixing It
The McAfee Glitch starts when an automatic update is pushed out to users. It is supposed to contain updates targeting new viral threats, but instead becomes ths problem itself. Due to an oversight in McAfee’s quality assurance testing, the antivirus software inadvertently targets a core system process (SVCHOST.EXE) as being a virus. The problem doesn’t rear its head until the… read more
My Disc-to-Digital Experience
First, a little history: Today (4/16/12), Walmart launched a new Disc-to-Digital service for getting your movies into the cloud for streaming. In other words: you can now turn your physical movie library into a digital one. This is all done through Walmart’s Vudu service. For those of you who don’t know, Vudu is a place you can buy and rent… read more
Get an iPad 3 Cheaper!
Do you have an iPad 2, but want an iPad 3? Hate to pay $500 all over again? Here’s a simple trick to parlay your old iPad into your new one: SELL IT! You may think the old adage that technology constantly outdates itself, thus killing it’s resell value after each new model, is true for all technology, but it’s… read more
Open For Business!
Here it is, all the new stuff I’ve been working on! I’ve decided to listen to everyone telling me that I should do this stuff professionally and offer my services to the public, so I’ve setup shop at my shiny new website 🙂 Virus removal, system boosting, setups, installations, website, advice, and more, so take a look around, and remember… read more