Google+ August 2011 ~ High Tech House Calls
Expert Computer Consulting for Homes and Small Businesses

Let there be hope...

Life has changed there is no doubt and we wanted to reach out to see how you are doing.

As we go through this interesting time, we are trying to look at this as an opportunity to focus on our family and on friends like you. Let us use this extra time to catch up and talk more. Let us cook food that is not fast, but interesting and satisfying. Let us learn to enjoy a time to try new things. Let us find ways to enjoy time at home!

Computer Security

If my client base is any experience, anyone can be a victim of a Ransomware, Malware or Virus attack.

What can you do about it?

I conduct audits of your entire computer infrastructure and apply best practice solutions to plug the security holes on your computers, Smartphones and networks.

Now offering consultations to give you the best protection possible:


404.229.0839
carlthorne@hthcatlanta.com

Jack of All Trades, Master of Many

Jack of All Trades, and Master of Many

We provide technical support for:


Homes and small businesses

Windows and the Mac OS platform

iPhones and Android Smartphones

Wireless and wired networks

New device setup

Old device upgrade or repair

One-on-one training

Remote assistance


How To Stop Malware

Monday, August 29, 2011

Solutions to Ongoing Blackberry Problems

Do you get random email messages that your Blackberry phone has successfully registered with the wireless network? 

I have a Blackberry Bold 9650 running v6.0. Verizon is my cellular provider. These random messages have plagued me for months. It does not appear that my phones fuctionality has been effected.
  • From the home menu, select the wench icon (the word options is displayed when you hover the cursor).
  • Select Device.
  • Select Advanced System Settings (at the very bottom of the list).
  • Select Host Routing Table.
  • The cursor should be at the top of the list. Use the menu button to to select Register Now.
You should get an OK message back immediately.

I noticed that the battery life was not lasting until lunchtime and I was seeing the clock icon more and more often.

I use crunchSMS for SMS Texting. I was using the free version available from Blackberry App World. When I applied an updated that implemented a pop up display when a new text was received, battery life and performance went down hill. I traded emails with the support team that developed the application and they suggested that I buy the application so that ads were not displayed at the bottom of the application. If that did not fix my problem, they would refund my money. It appears that the ads were running constantly and draining my battery and impacting the performace of my Blackberry because once I entered the registration key from purchasing the application, my problems went away.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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