Computer Repair Hawaii - Gakidoos Computer Repair

Closed Today Due to Complications Related To Tsunami Warning

by dpowell on February 27, 2010

Aloha Everybody,
As you all probably know by now, Hawaii is under a Tsunami Warning this morning because of the 8.8 Earthquake in Chile, with a possible wave hitting Oahu at 11:37 am. Due to complications related to evacuations, such as traffic, getting ready, and spotty phone coverage, we will not be opening for business today. [...]

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Computer Repair Hawaii – Cautions about Running System Recovery

by dpowell on February 19, 2010

Computer Repair Hawaii Woes
We have been getting a drastic increase in the number of infected computers checked-in for repair in the last few months. I believe mostly because of some deceptive practices the bad guys are using with Social Media, like Facebook and Twitter. Now I use both, so I am not saying to stay [...]

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Computer Repair – Creating System Restore Points Made Easy With Quick Restore Maker

by dpowell on February 11, 2010

Quick Restore Maker v2
Ever tried to manually make a System Restore point in Windows Vista or Windows 7? It takes a few more clicks than I would like, and for the average user who isn’t aware of this built-in Windows utility, remembering the path to it isn’t so easy. For example, one method is [...]

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Computer Repair – Common Reason Why Hard Drives Fail Prematurely

February 10, 2010

I posted a brief article at EzineArticles about why Hard Drives fail prematurely. Sadly, about 10% of the computers we check in for computer repair needing virus and spyware removal also have a bad hard drive. Notice how applying a bit of spyware prevention could prevent this extra expense as well as risking your data.
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DoubleMySpeed.com – Cyberdefender Review

January 7, 2010

If you prefer just listening to the review, take a few minutes and listen to the DoubleMySpeed audio review by Dale Powell (aka the SpywarePreventionGuy).

Quick Story
Having migrated from repairing shipboard Satellite Communications Systems for nearly 2 decades to repairing PC Computers, I thought I was just being progressive about my career in electronics, especially since [...]

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Does Windows 7 Get Viruses?

January 2, 2010

In a word … Yes! Windows 7 gets chased by viruses in the same manner that XP and Vista still does. It can in fact get both virus and malware infections! We have already begun to have Windows 7 based computers trickle into our shop for virus and spyware removal. The virus removal business is [...]

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Spyware Prevention – Do You Have a Fake Antivirus Program?

October 24, 2009

If you have been reading our previous posts, you must know by now that the Fake AntiVirus programs are a “real” everyday threat that you must get ready for. You can be surfing the internet with a perfectly clean computer, fast as ever, you trust your antivirus program, you practice what you have learned (up [...]

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Computer Repair – To Get or Not to Get Infected with Spyware (Part 1 of 2)

September 26, 2009

Same Old Question Makes Me Get a Bit Cynical! – How Did I Get Infected?
Some things never change, such as hearing customer after customer say “How did I get infected, I’ve got Norton?”. Well, I’m not going to make this article about a Norton smear campaign, it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t also mention [...]

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Computer Repair – Are AntiVirus Security Programs Enough?

August 30, 2009

What does virtually every computer we check-in at Gakidoo’s Computer Repair repair have in common? For one, they are infected with some form of malware, spyware or adware. Another is that they all pretty much have an AntiVirus program installed already. So how did they get infected? First of all, while viruses and malware are [...]

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Computer Service – Fake AntiVirus Programs on the Rise

August 30, 2009

Virtually every computer we check-in at Gakidoo’s Computer Repair is infected these days. And even some of the hardware problems we see such as bad hard drives can be indirectly attributed to these infections. The most common type of infection on the rise are the “Fake AntiVirus Programs”. They look very professional and usually report [...]

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