WyzGuys Tech Talk

As many of you know McAfee sent out a virus signature file a couple week ago that falsely reported essential Windows service svchost.exe as a virus, crippling Windows systems running McAfee security products.  This issue caused the a lot of mayhem for McAfee users, and cause several of their large corporate clients to shut down all computer operations while they dealt with this mistake.

McAfee’s CEO promised to reimburse McAfee users for any expenses incurred to restore their computers to working ...

I got an email today from Sophos.  Their alert read:

Hackers have spammed out widely a malicious email attack, posing as a gift certificate for Apple iTunes. The emails, which claim that the recipient has received a $50 iTunes Gift Certificate, carry a dangerous ZIP file which can infect Windows computers.

The emails read as follows:

Subject: Thank you for buying iTunes Gift Certificate!
From: "iTunes Online Store" <software@itunes.com> ...

Many of you know I belong to BNI.  BNI or Business Network International, is an professionally run weekly meeting of business professionals who meet with the sole purpose of passing referrals and making introductions to each others clients.  In Minnesota, there are over 160 chapters with more than 3900 members who collectively have passed almost $100 million in business in the last 12 months.  I know that a seat in my chapter, the East Side Alliance, is worth $20,000 per ...

Here at WyzGuys we have been recommending and selling AVG security products to our clients since November 2007.  Yesterday we received notification that we are AVG Silver Partners, because of our commitment to the product and thanks to our clients, who for the most part have accepted our recommendations and purchased AVG products for their own small business and personal computers.

AVG continues to be our favorite.  Always ranked in the top 5 security software products, we like it for the ...

“Service. Price. Quality.  Pick any two”

Someone in a company I used to work at had written this old bromide on the white board in the conference room. Thinking like this is slowly killing this company.

They are a major national and international distribution company in their market space, and have been in business for over 100 years, with sales branches all over the world, and distribution centers strategically located throughout the US.

• Their stock price has fallen from a higher price, and ...

I wrote this piece a couple years ago and it was posted on my previous blog on Windows Live Spaces.  I’ve been indulging myself reviewing some of my older articles, and this one I thought was worth reposting.

I have been quietly, and at times not quietly, in awe of the Internet for some time.  I am a fan.  An enthusiast.  I may be and evangelist.  Why?  Well…

1 I can become an instant expert on any subject.  My profession is computer ...

OK – As a budding capitalist, I am all in favor of saving a buck and dropping it to the bottom line.  But I keep running across clients with very old servers running their critical line of business and accounting applications.  I am talking about servers built in the last century.  A combination of the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mindset coupled with some jaw dropping replacement costs that can be in the tens of thousands of dollars ...

Bluetooth is a useful wireless service that falls under the category of “Personal Area Network” or PAN.  This provides wireless functionality to mice, keyboards, headset and earpieces, and game controllers.  It also provides for computer to computer file transfers, a feature most people don’t know about or use.

But a hacker could use your Bluetooth connect to connect to your PC and browse around you files looking for backing information or credit card numbers.  They can also access Bluetooth enabled devices ...