Erik and Bob take your computer questions. A VPN research firm says 29 of the top VPN services are owned by six Chinese companies. "Mad" Magazine to switch to a subscription-only format after 70 years of publishing. FDA recalls certain MiniMed insulin pumps made by Medtronic due to security concerns about potential hacking. Lee Iacocca, former Chrysler Corporation chairman, dies at age 94. A listener asks why his Webroot Antivirus software never seems to update virus definitions. We also advise people to set up the OpenDNS service to surf the web more safely. A caller has questions about accessing a security camera remotely over the Internet and configuring his firewall to do so securely. We answer the question: If you use a computer for financial transactions only, do you need to use antivirus software with it as well? A Windows 7 user wonders how to respond to pop-ups stating that support for the Windows 7 operating system is ending. We give advice on purchasing s new Windows 10 computer as well as suggestions for computer courses for senior citizens in the Southington area.
A caller asks when Windows 7 will stop working for e-mail. We explain that when Microsoft stops supporting an operating system, they stop providing security updates for it. We also talk about the Linux operating system, plus satellite Internet service, and the lightning fast fiber optic Internet service available in Westfield, MA. A listener with Windows 7 tries to cope with very low space on his primary "C:" drive. We provide suggestions on how to deal with low space plus links to useful programs that help you to visulize disk usage (WinDirStat and TreeSizeFree) on our website. A caller with a Google Pixel 2 phone has issues with streaming radio being interrupted on Radio.com with a cellular connection. A user with a two-and-a-half-year-old Toshiba Satellite laptop has several questions about backing up his data. We also discuss choices for good software for backing up your computer. A listener offers a suggestion for an app that will keep streaming audio working on a Pixel phone when the screen blanks out Radio.com called Keep Screen On.
