Starting recently, have you been dealing with issues scanning to your HP device, but you can still print to you without any problems? Well, turns out you are not the only one. HP is now currently making it mandatory to use their “HP Smart” tool in order to scan any documents to your system. They […]
Apple has released iOS 14.8, an urgent iPhone update that all users should install now. That’s because it comes with a warning—iOS 14.8 is an important security only upgrade for two vulnerabilities that Apple believes adversaries are already using to attack people’s iPhones. The first security issue fixed in iOS 14.8 is a vulnerability in […]
Microsoft is announcing that Windows 11 will be released on October 5th. The new operating system will be available as a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs, or on new hardware that ships with Windows 11 pre-loaded. The free upgrade to Windows 11 will start rolling out on October 5th, but like many Windows […]
There are many ways to keep yourself on the internet, but even more ways to get into an unsafe situation. For any security method to work, you need to ensure that everything is up to date. After that, just following best practices in general should keep you safe in most cases. Here are the steps […]
Original post from Microsoft News\Entrepreneur The Belgian Police warned about the return of the ‘Joker’ virus , which attacks Android devices and hides itself in various applications on the Google Play Store . This malware is capable of subscribing the user to payment services without their authorization and emptying their bank accounts without them noticing. […]
I have spoken with many of our customers about what sets us apart from the rest of the IT Service field here in Austin and here’s what I’ve learned. When looking for IT services here in Austin, many customers were expecting to pay large monthly service and monitoring fees. With us, there are NO CONTRACTS […]
In the IT support world, we often see users are not updating their systems when needed, either because they simply ignore the needed update alerts, they do not know how to update their system on their own or, they feel that Windows updates cause problems when they install them so they put off downloading the […]
As COVID spikes in Austin, we are again offering curbside drop off and pick up. If you stop by, please give us a call at 512-419-9777 once you get into the parking lot and we will walk you through the process. Frankenstein Computers has been taking care of our happy clients since 1999. We specialize […]
Replace Gigabyte GP-P750GM and GP-P850GM Power Supplies IMMEDIATELY The Gigabyte GP-P750GM and GP-P850GM power supplies are a fire hazard and have a high failure rate that could damage other components as well. These power supplies were listed as part of a bundle on the NewEgg website when purchasing a RTX video card. If you happened […]
Just like the upgrade from Windows 7 and 8/8.1 to Windows 10 the upgrade to Windows 11 will be given to users as a free upgrade if you are running Windows 10. However this time the upgrade comes with major caveats in the form of very specific hardware requirements. The first requirement is […]
