Please, Please, Please Backup
[ad name=”new”] See these moving parts inside the hard drive? They can stop working in a second. The little arm that looks like an old-fashioned turntable tone arm can get stuck to the side. The platters can stop spinning. The circuitry can chip or age and short out. So please backup your hard drives. […]
Highest-Calibre Computer Repair Possible
A Vision of Quality Computer Repair As the owner of Ducktoes Computer Services, I want to do the best computer repair we know how to do. Fortunately, I have awesome skilled techs who share this vision. Yes, Awesome Techs I have hired the most experienced, honest, friendly techs that have come to Ducktoes with […]
The Best Anti-Viruses
[ad name=”new”] According to the latest comparative testing of anti-virus products by Virus Bulletin, an independent anti-malware and anti-virus testing and review bulletin, two did remarkably better than the others. Coranti from Japan outflanked others including highly-rated antiviruses such as G-Data, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, and E-set. It did better than the three A’s from Europe too. […]
Cybercrime UKash Virus
[ad name=”new”] Helen, a friendly, new-to-computers, 85-year-old woman, stands at the Ducktoes’s Computer Shop counter. She smiles awkwardly, more of a grimace than a smile. I know Helen, she bought a used computer from me about a year ago. At first she learned how to click the mouse, then she started playing solitaire, then I […]
Be Careful when Downloading AVG from Google
[ad name=”Google Adsense”] I like AVG…no bones about it. And I recommend it to my clients because it’s easy to use and it’s reliable and now with version 9.0 it’s also faster again. On the comparative tests at Virus.gr, AVG Free removed 97% of the viruses. I have clients–with teenage sons— who used to hire […]
Welcome to Ducktoes Computer Repair and Services Blog
[ad name=”new”] If you have viruses, spyware, or malware or just want to manage and repair your computer better, this is the blog for you. Ducktoes Calgary Computer Repair is in Calgary, Alberta Canada. We also offer other Calgary Computer Services such as web design, seo, and onsite it support for businesses and residences and will […]
Trojan Horse Clicker – No My Friend Flicka.
I just cleaned up a computer, an Acer laptop, that had tons of spyware and among them was Trojan Horse Clicker. To get rid of it and the rest of the spyware I did the usual: 1.First I ran Combofix. (I did this in Safe Mode with Networking.) To get into Safe Mode, I had […]
Save your Computer Disks
[ad] At Ducktoes we try to get rid of spyware without reformatting your hard drive. But once in awhile a reformat is the only thing that will work–it’s not nearly as often as many techies will have you think–but occasionally it’s the only solution. A reformat is so much easier and cheaper if you have […]