by Aaron Crabtree | Mar 21, 2016 | PC Hardware, Windows 10
SSD’s are a very popular upgrade and offer a huge performance improvement. But even though their prices have come down, they are still fairly expensive. Many laptops and desktops come with a 1 TB mechanical drive, but the user may feel that a 500 GB SSD would...
by Aaron Crabtree | Mar 21, 2016 | Windows 10
As a computer tech, I have seen many different problems when users upgrade to Windows 10. I’ve also seen a lot of suggestions on the web that don’t help at all. So here are my suggestions on making your upgrade successful: Troublesome software Software...
by Aaron Crabtree | Jul 4, 2015 | Apple, MacOS
OS X Yosemite update 10.10.4 now supports TRIM for aftermarket SSDs! To enable it, open the Terminal and type: sudo trimforce enable Accept the scary agreement and it will reboot. That’s it!
by Aaron Crabtree | May 3, 2014 | Blog, Network
There is a hole in the firewall of the USG20 in its default configuration that you need to plug. The entry in the firewall looks like this: There isn’t anything dangerous about this hole. It won’t allow your computers inside your network to be...
by Aaron Crabtree | Feb 7, 2014 | Blog, Network
Sadly it is very common to see SSH brute force attacks. Unless you really need SSH access to your Zyxel router, just disable it. Log in, click the gear, click System, click SSH, then uncheck the box and click apply. Do the same thing for TELNET and FTP. You will...
