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There are many times I receive calls or people coming in with scams. There are many types of scams used. A common one is a browser hijack that when you are going online and all of a sudden you get this large POPUP similar to this one stating its from Microsoft and they found an issue and call this number. NEVER CALL THE NUMBER! There is no standard number to call Microsoft or their support.
If you get one of these POPUPS and can’t get past it there are 2 things you can do. An easy solution but will prevent you from saving any data you are working on is to press and hold your power button on either Desktop or Laptop for at least 15 seconds till the PC powers off. This is a forced power off. After this then turn on your PC/Laptop and when you open the browser that you were using (Edge/Chrome/Firefox etc) it will ask if you want to restore previous page. Select X and don’t click yes. Then avoid that site again.
The second option is to press CTRL-ALT-DEL and select Task Manager. Depending on the OS it will look different. You want to click on the browser you are using (Microsoft Edge/Chrome/Firefox etc). Usually its at the top and then select END TASK. This will close the browser and the fake popup. Again when you open the browser again and asks if you want to restore. Don’t
Other scams are by phone. They will call you and say they are from Microsoft or they say they are from a Bank and need to remote into your PC. NEVER LET ANYONE REMOTE INTO YOUR PC unless you know the person (Such as myself). If you get these phone calls just hang up
Its been some time posting. Been busy early in the year. Slowing down now. Welcome any new clients. Both home and business. Can accommodate going to homes or business’s on my service days/times. Also can provide remote access to any Internet connected Windows PC/Laptop for remote support with reasonable pricing. Pay as per call rather then another subscription from other competitions.
Things are going well. We are still open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10-4 but usually I am open by 9:30am. Can be earlier if needed. Just notify before hand. Also can stay later. Normally here till 5pm. It all depends on service calls. Why I am closed normally Tuesday’s and Thursday’s is to provide service for my Home and Business clients. I can accommodate before 10 and after 4 everyday of the week. Depends on calls. Hence the standard hours. If its slow for service calls I am open Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. I am normally open and at the store so please don’t hesitate to call, email or press the door bell if the door is locked. I will normally have it opened if I am here. Gladly will assist in any computer needs.
If you have an issue finding a parking spot close out front you can always park in the back. There is a spot close to the only door at the back of the store. The driveway is just north of the building. You can knock on the back door and I can let you in. Saves time and walking.
Any questions don’t hesitate to call 519-426-5020 or email info at halnor.ca
Thanks and take care,
Steve
Finally after 6 long months Colborne St is Open to the public. You can now drive and park on the street.
I am still open Monday Wednesday and Friday 10-4. I can be available Tuesday and Thursday if not busy with service calls.
Colborne St is almost completed construction. Should be done hopefully in a week or 2. I have updated prices. Including 16GB DDR4 RAM in all new PCs
Here is a chart that shows how fast hackers can crack your passwords in 2023. As you can see the longer the password and complexed the longer it takes to crack. I always recommend at least 12 characters complex (Upper lower case, number and !@#$%)
How I create my long passwords is by thinking of a phrase and use the first character of each word as your password but adding the numbers and !@#$% . I just have to remember the phrase. Easier then odd passwords.
Hello,
Colborne St is under construction all summer long but I am still open. You can park on Robinson Street or in the parking lot between Colborne and Kent.
Currently still opened only Monday Wednesday and Friday’s 10-4. Tuesday and Thursday’s are my service days. I may be in the store these days. You can press the door bell and if I am here I will let you in. You can also call 519 426 5020 or email info@halnor.ca and can arrange for appointment on these days also.
I will be updating the website more often now. This will include pricing for PC’s/Laptops and Used PC’s and Laptops I can acquire.
Thank you,
Steve
Well CPUs are back in somewhat regular supplies. I have a few i5 and i7 currently in stock. Can get more. Most of every day items are in stock. Main issue is as always video cards. Can’t get any decent gaming cards. Just a few Quadro cards for CAD.
Still open only 3 days a week. Other days are service. Store can be closed on open days for emergency.
Well its mid February and COVID-19 is still around. going down in number now. Not sure when I will open to general public. Possible a few days in a week or so.
Because of the COVID there are a high demand for video cards that NVidia and AMD cannot keep up. I can’t even find decent video cards on Amazon. Here is an article explaining this.
I seem to be able to get CPUs but Motherboards also are in short supply and price’s going up with Intel Chipset issues. article
Hello everyone and welcome to a new year!
This is the last year Windows 7 will be supported by Microsoft so if you have not upgraded to Windows 10 you should. Much like Windows XP when Microsoft stops supporting its OS then 3rd party software will start to follow the same. Microsoft will stop support Jan 14th 2020 for Windows 7.
Well we have gotten a few Intel CPU’s in stock. i5 in 7th gen and 8th gen. The Intel CPUs are still sporadic in supply. Hopefully the supply will get better as the year goes by.
AMENDMENT:
Here is the latest Intel Shortage article that specifies should be back in August. Still late. Still a reason Intel is down in sales!!
Microsoft introduced the latest Windows 10 1809 version earlier this month but had to remove it for issues of deleting files on some PCs when upgrading. Hopefully it will be out soon.
AMENDMENT:
Microsoft has re-released the bug fixed (well most of the major bugs) 1809 version.
You can download the ISO here.
