Today, I received this email, thinking it was the usual spam looking for money to advertise, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it is legit 🙂
Thank you to all our customers who take the time to write these brilliant reviews, they are so very important to us.
View Full Listing Here: https://threebestrated.co.uk/computer-repair-in-tameside
If you are lucky you may not have seen one of these emails, but many thousands, me included, have several of these each day.
Does it mean my account has been hacked?
NO, all it means is your password has been leaked, a site you have been on as had it’s database hacked and leaked online – that’s why usually the password they show you is an old one – if you still use that password anywhere, CHANGE IT NOW!
These emails and the ones like them just prey on those who are vulnerable who don’t understand or maybe some guy who has sat his office late and got bored lol
DO NOT FORWARD THESE EMAILS OR RESPOND TO THEM IN ANY WAY!
This is a new one I got today (12th Feb 2019) The spelling and grammar are terrible
Today I had a call from a very nice sounding Indian lady, she was so very polite telling me my Virgin Media connection has had issues for a year (which it has), I am unsure how she knew this, unless she has a source that works at Virgin Media???# She …
People forget how much they reply on the laptop or computer on their desk, and just keep working on them, but your computer is like your car, it needs looking after and things need cleaning and replacing over time. The largest issue we see is when a computer or laptop …
Yesterday, a lady called us about upgrading her son’s gaming computer, we discussed a few options, and she gave us a budget that she had, so we booked her in for a chat this morning. I waited here for 90 minutes, I messaged her to see if she was still …
Last week, Jamie and I went to a training session with Synology in Manchester, it was a great day and the info was invaluable to us as we only sell Synology NAS drives. I was very fortunate to win a new Synology Modem in the sweepstakes at the end of …
There is a fake email going around, it’s pretending to be from Fasthosts saying that your domain is about to expire! This email is fake, please always check the URL on the hyperlinks! If your domain is through Mobile PC Rescue, your emails about domains etc will only ever come …
A new one arrived today, telling one of my customers that their webhosting was due to be terminated! I would never send an email like this, and neither would Fasthosts, but if you’re unsure PHONE ME or forward me any emails you are unsure about to see if they are …
I made a quick tutorial on how to make your photos have a 3D effect on Facebook.here it is, I hope you enjoy it – Please feel free to link to your creations in the comments below.
I use my bike quite a lot now to get around with my drone, I bought a Boardman E-Bike, a Topeak Pannier Rack and bag, it’s perfect for getting about and I am not carrying the drone on my back anymore which makes my life much easier 🙂 I decided …
As many of you know I love my photography. Over the past 15 years I have created many Time Lapse videos, and in the old days we had to do this by taking hundreds or thousands of images and then stitch them together using various programs. Nowadays, the cameras do …
After several years of seeing these kinds of emails, I’d hoped that people had grown aware to them and stopped clicking, but today I got a call from an office after a staff member clicked a message to say her mailbox was full, of course it was malware! if you …
If you get a text message like this, it is 99% likely this is a scam. They will get your parents to change your contact number, then ask for money. They either get it sent or send a taxi, it’s even worked for bank cards being sent along with the …
After having a short trip to Dubai, it was a nightmare trying to find a JPG map of the Dubai Metro that was up-to-date and included the new stations like Gold Souq. So, after getting home, I have decided to convert the PDF to a JPG for anyone else in …
WordPress 6 is now out! Please update your website as soon as possible, as this is a massive update WordPress 6.0 includes over 500 enhancements and 400 bug fixes intended to make your content-creation and site-building experience with WordPress even better. If you would like us to do the update …
Details of just under 114 million users in hackers’ hands. Users who have signed up for password breach monitoring through the HaveIBeenPwned service are being alerted to a large-scale data leak by Gravatar, an add-on service for user profiles owned by Automattic, the company behind blogging platform WordPress. “In October …
My Premium Testimonials widget has crashed again, I have not told them I will not pay another $ to them as it has not worked properly for 3 years. Today I am trying to migrate all the old testimonials into the new FREE Jetpack version, it is nowhere as good, …
As many of you have found out, MS Edge tried to force you save your images as JFIF which are not Windows friendly
As many of you will know, the love we all have for Windows 10 is about to come to an end as Microsoft has changed its policy about not doing a new OS, and is now getting ready to release Windows 11. It will be a free upgrade again, for …
During the Lockdown in 2020/2021 the scammers have been out in force. Here are some that I have been seeing as I work and I’ve had both on my business emails – look out for them and ensure your Staff and Family are aware of what to look for – …
Sometimes we need to make Windows log on automatically to ensure a program starts up for us without having to check the system each time, this is how you do it: 1. Open the Run command box (Start > All apps > Windows System > Run or press Windows key …
Today (30th June 2020), I am working on 3 computers that belong to a family that run a church near Glossop. On Sunday afternoon an elderly gentleman was minding his own business working on spreadsheets for the church and he needed some info on Births, Deaths and Marriages, he set …
There are many people reporting that Kasperky comes up with a certificate error when running Outlook.
This is how to fix it.
I am sad to say that Jamie has left Mobile PC Rescue this week, he will still be working occasionally but because we can’t offer him full-time employment he has had to seek a new job, leaving MPCR and PC World. Thanks for the nice words Jamie, take care in …
I just thought I would share this system upgrade I did for those who are interested 🙂 I will post some benchmark comparisons in the next video, so hit Subscribe if you want to see them, thanks. Any questions, feel free to ask
To all our customers who use us for your business Mailboxes, we have some great news 🙂 Starter 2019 mailboxes have increased from 100MB to 200MB. StarterPlus 2019 mailboxes have increased from 2GB to 3GB. All 25Gb 2013 Exchange accounts have been upgraded to 50Gb Exchange 2019 Accounts * These …
We will be closed from Friday the 20th of December at Mid-day until January 2nd 2020.
Have a great Christmas and a fantastic New Year, see you next year 🙂
When you get an email from someone you deal with, like eBay, Gov.uk, etc, you may be wondering how to check if it is a genuine email or a spoof trying to steal your data or infect your computer, well, there are a few simple checks you can do to …
Some of you may have had the May 2019 update already, some have not, you’re the lucky ones 🙂 If you hit that UPDATE button you must ensure you do not have any external thumb drives or SD Cards etc connected to your PC or it can mess up all …
As some of you may already be aware, Windows 7 is coming to it’s end of life in January 2020, the 14th to be exact. After this date you will no longer receive security updates or patches, if you use the free MS anti-virus essentials you will no longer be …
We often get asked how to differentiate between DDR2, DDR3 & DDR4 – the easiest way it to look at the pins on each stick. This simple image will help you.
Today I am working on a new clients laptop after they got a call from a company called Wintech Experts (not the US web developers).This company has charged this lady £490 for a ONE TIME FIX : LIFETIME (does that even make sense?)They have sold her a fake MS Office …
I am constantly asked by customers how do we know if an email is genuine? The easiest way is to check the URL (web address) you are about to click – if you hover over the web address, you can see the actual address it will take you too. On …
Outlook bypasses AutoDiscover and connects directly to Office 365 mailbox? Has this happened to you, it has me, TWICE in a week, it turns out it’s because of this: Starting in Outlook 2016 version 16.0.6741.2017, Microsoft has enabled a new feature called Direct Connect to Office 365. What this feature does …
Firmware is a software that is embedded into a hardware device. Firmware controls how your device behaves. We recommend that you update the firmware on all your products whenever new firmware becomes available. New firmware often fixes bugs, contains new features, and protects you from security vulnerabilities. Some products can …
How to fix issues with Task Scheduler: I’ve had quite a lot of my customers PC’s that have been affected by this bug, it’s unsure how it happens but the result is the same, newly installed programs cannot create tasks to update/scan etc. This is how you fix it 🙂 …
Dear Customers, Please note that our Terms & Conditions have been updated. Please take 5 minutes to flick through them – Thank you T&C updated October 2018 For the FULL T&C regarding websites please download and print this PDF document: T&C for Websites October 2018
After several months of testing I am now downloading the official update of 1809 in Windows Update 🙂 Some of the top Windows 10 1809 features Dark mode for File Explorer: With October 2018 Update, Windows 10 gets its own dark mode. Head over to Settings > Personalization > Colours and scroll down …
This morning one of my customers sent me this to ask what he needs to do to update his database: If ever you get emails that you are not 100% sure about just hover your mouse over the link and look at the web address, you can clearly see here …
I am sure some of you will find these useful. (a lot of these no longer work in Windows 10) Type CMD and then type the command in “Command Prop” 1. Windows Version – winver 2. Windows System Security Tool – syskey 3. Windows Firewall – firewall.cpl 4. Add/Remove Programs …
One of the annoying things M$ have done in Windows 10 is hide the logon/logoff sounds – all you can do now is turn the initial startup sound ON or OFF, not much good for power users. I have made a small .reg file that turns them back on in …
The Lakes Care Centre have been a customer for about 13 years. As mentioned here I also do work for the staff on a personal level. Thank you to Jack and all the staff at The Lakes Care Centre, Dukinfield.
Sleigh and Son have been one my customers for about 15 years, they have 3 offices and keep me on my toes most weeks. I look after their websites, networking, 3 Servers and about 50 workstations, which does keep me busy. Over Christmas I work straight through the holidays to …
As some of you know, I have had issues with Teamviewer for about 10 months when they told me I have to buy a commercial license or get cut off after 5 minutes use. It’s been a nightmare, and I have tried many alternatives, my favourite being SHOW MY PC, …
This is what happens when you have no protection on your computer. So many people think they are OK to run their systems with no anti-virus, but the truth is, if you have not been infected, it’s just pure fluke! This particular customer could not run any programs on the …
I have just finished updating my website, it’s been a long time coming I know. There are a few small cosmetic changes to still be made but I think it looks much better. Please have a look and let me know what you think. Thanks Steve
Twitter urges all users to change passwords after glitch (Reuters) – Twitter Inc urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch caused some to be stored in readable text on its internal computer system! Change your PASSWORD NOW! Full story here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-passwords/twitter-says-glitch-exposed-substantial-number-of-users-passwords-idUSKBN1I42JG
