On May 2, celebrate World Password Day by leveling up the strength and complexity of these most critical of security measures — your passwords. New Avast research* shows that 25% of connected users worldwide have never changed their passwords. Are you one of them? Our research also reveals that 83% of Americans use weak passwords…
Born at the same time as the world wide web 30 years ago, Avast has enjoyed an action-packed and storied history. In the late 1980’s, the world happily said goodbye to, among other things, the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and chunky sewn-in shoulder pads. But that time did not mark the end of an…
The TechBoomers website has been re-launched, and we’re excited to start this new chapter of TechBoomers, as it gets up and running. We want to explain all the new features to you, as well as why we made the changes we did, so you can keep using TechBoomers seamlessly – with no interruptions.Some of what…
If you are an educator (for either children or adults), it can be a challenge to create lessons for digital literacy, or even simply find ways to integrate digital technologies into your classroom. Luckily, there are plenty of online resources that you can make use of to create your own curriculum. We’ve got a list…
This is a blog post by Pam Holland, President, Tech-Moxie, that provides a lot of information for a presentation at your meeting. I used the info for one of my meetings and it provoked quite a lot of discussion on each ‘skill’; even from people who usually don’t participate. I added Zoomers to the title: Sandy…
UGR offers discounts on their Acronis products to UG members as well as provides support to UGs for the Acronis software company. To register your UG, Gene and Linda Barlow ask that you complete the form on their website at: http://ugr7.com/user-group-registration.html UGR OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT ACTIVITIES TO PC USER GROUPS: TECHNICAL WEBINARS: They offer…
MONITOR AND PROTECT YOUR HARD DRIVE – Computer hard drives are your systems complex workhorse — spinning rapidly non-stop, reliably and rapidly fetching and storing data, year after year. Until — uh oh, something’s wrong and where’s my data?! Wouldn’t you like a window into your hard drive operation, performance, quality, stability, and reliability? A lot goes…
Abby has six travel tips for us when we travel. Are you planning a trip out of the country? Let’s talk about precautions you should take so you don’t come home to a smartphone bill that will ruin your vacation after-glow. Call Your Cell Phone Service Provider (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc.) Turn Off Data Roaming…