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Alpha Anti-Virus Fake Alert Hitting Computer Users
Alpha Antivirus is the latest fake-alert virus that is afflicting computer users on the Internet.
This variant popped up in late September, but is gaining traction as injected websites begin drifting to the top of search engine results.
How Do You Get Infected?
Performance Throttling Slows PCs
The idea behind the technology (called SpeedStep in Intel based systems and Cool and Quiet in AMD based systems) is that to reduce the speed of the CPU to reduce heat when the fans are working at 100% and you are doing a really intense task like rendering video, playing a high-end game, or editing 50 high-resolution images in Photoshop at one time like my wife does.
Yellow Page Phone Book Advertising Strategies
The phone book advertising jungle can be complex and expensive to navigate – especially if you are on a tight advertising budget. There are a lot of factors that go into deciding if the yellow pages is right for your company, and if so, the right way to do it.
I have been buying yellow page advertisements for more than 10 years, and this post is an accumulation of everything I have learned in the process. Hopefully it will help you buy the right ad at the right time to grow your business.
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From time to time I do some consulting for computer repair companies outside Schrock’s local trade areas.
Typically these take the form of phone calls about trends or marketing ideas, but York Computer Repair is a whole different story.
Yesterday I received an unexpected thank you letter (yes the postal mail kind) from York Computer Repair’s Owner, [...]


