The North Myrtle Beach Geek

Mac users beware! A new variety of the Mac OSx's "Flashback" Trojan Virus is beginning to show back up!  Mac viruses are usually kept as secrets that Apple doesn't want you finding out about, but they do exists.  With this variety practically no user intervention is required making it by far the most dangerous.  All that has to happen is a user visiting an infected site without having the latest Java updates installed.  Essentially they will see this Java error and already be affected.  No administrator password or further action is neccessary.  The ease of infection is NOT what makes this variant so dangerous.  What happens next is by far the worst part.

A PC Magazine article recently stated that on average 43% of users will some or all of their data including photos, videos, documents, and music. This is an inevitability if you are only keeping one copy of these precious memories. Hard drive crashes, theft, and natural causes are all possibilities.  Backing up to an external hard drive is great, but what if it gets stolen or destroyed along with your original copy?

Having used MyPCBackup.com now for the free trial and beginning to pay the measily $4.95 / month the value is quite unbeatable.  It is not just a backup service either as it allows syncing of files between devices like your mobile phone so all of your photos, videos, and documents are available whereever you are!

Back in November the FBI busted a DNSChanger ring which forced infected computers to go to fraudulent web sites, interfere with web browsing, and leave you more prone to malware with no knowledge by end users.  When the FBI busted the ring they replaced the infected servers with clean servers so that infected users would not have interupted access.

Today marks the first round of releases from AMD's new FX line of processors featuring up to 8 true cores of processing power!  They appear to live up to their codename "Bulldozer".  The FX-8150 is today's top processor from AMD featuring a stock clock speed of 3.6Ghz/4.2Ghz Turbo on demand power and 8 cores with 8MB L2 and 8MB L3 caches retailing at only $245.  I say only because  an Intel i7-990x which features 6 cores at 3.47Ghz comes in at a price around $999.  While the i7 has many advantages if money is at all a concern the AMD line is definitely your bang for the buck choice.

The other upside to AMD is the cross compatbility of processors for future upgrades where as Intel may change their socket layout multiple times within one class of processors leaving you needing to upgrade not only your processor but also a motherboard.

If you are interested in getting a new custom built machine featuring 8 core power starting under $999 please contact me so we can get you up and running with your new machine usually in less than a week.  We also feature loaner machines for use while waiting on your new machine or repair.