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# S&S Computers

Computer Service and Repair

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [The Latest Plague](https://sandscomputers.com/2026/06/19/the-latest-plague/) - The latest plague…… I am seeing a significant number of customers now complaining about a massive amount of notifications popping up on their computers making it nearly impossible to use the computer. These are browser notifications fed to the computer by a web site through whatever browser you use, usually Chrome or Edge. This happens
- [Windows 11](https://sandscomputers.com/2025/07/23/windows-11/) - With Windows 10 coming to end of support on Oct. 14, you may have a computer that doesn't support Windows 11. Fear not. You may not have to buy a new computer. Depending on the brand (if it's a generic computer I can absolutely upgrade it), I can replace the primary hardware inside the computer
- [9 years?](https://sandscomputers.com/2025/07/23/9-years/) - Ugh. Looks like it's been 9 years since I posted anything, so just in case anyone was wondering, yes, S&S Computers is still functioning and fixing/building computers. We can still provide same-day service in most cases. Posting messages all the time gets tedious so I tend to refrain from doing so unless I have something
- [Email attachments ...... again](https://sandscomputers.com/2016/02/02/email-attachments-again/) - Over the years I have told my customers repeatedly that they should NEVER open attachments received with emails no matter who they are from unless they verify that the person actually did send that email with the attachment. It's just too dangerous for the average user. Well, last week one of my customers opened an
- [Upgrade to Windows 10](https://sandscomputers.com/2016/02/02/upgrade-to-windows-10/) - Back in October I recommended that you not upgrade to Windows 10. There were too many problems at the time. In November Microsoft put out a patch to Windows 10 to bring the version number to 10586. This version of Windows 10 seems to be very stable and worth upgrading to. I now recommend you
- [Don't upgrade to Windows 10 - yet.....](https://sandscomputers.com/2015/10/23/dont-upgrade-to-windows-10-yet/) - Don't upgrade your computer to Windows 10 if you value your sanity. I am now seeing about a 50% failure rate. Sometimes the failure happens during the upgrade process necessitating hours of fix-it time to get things working again. Sometimes I can't fix it and I have to do a clean install so all programs
- [Downloading from the Internet](https://sandscomputers.com/2015/01/13/downloading-from-the-internet/) - Well, it's been over a year since I last posted. I suppose it's time to say something. Malware. It's all over the place. If you have installed any program that you downloaded from the Internet you are probably infected no matter how legitimate the program was. How-to Geek did a test. I post a brief
- [Backups](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/12/04/backups/) - why backing up your computer is really important.
- [healthcare.gov scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/11/18/healthcare-gov-scam/) - govdelivery.com seems to be trying to get peoples information pretending to be helping people having issues with healthcare.gov
- [Fake updates are bad for you](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/10/18/fake-updates-are-bad-for-you/) - While browsing the Internet you can find yourself being told you need an update to your Flash Player or Chrome browser. If you install them you will be infected with malware.
- [Email scams and the Affordable Care Act.](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/10/03/email-scams-and-the-affordable-care-act/) - Email scams and the Affordable Care Act.
- [Fake eFax email](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/09/19/fake-efax-email/) - fake efax email. Downloads malicious zip file.
- [Report mentions harsh things about you!!](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/09/10/report-mentions-harsh-things-about-you/) - email fraud scam
- [Another email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/08/29/another-email-scam-2/) - email scam about a credit card dispute
- [More email scams](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/08/14/more-email-scams/) - 2 more emails that pretend to be something they aren't to infect you with malware
- [New Facebook email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/08/13/new-facebook-email-scam/) - fake facebook email about password change
- [Solid State Drives](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/31/solid-state-drives/) - Solid state drives and performance
- [The Dark Side of Windows 8.1](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/25/the-dark-side-of-windows-8-1/) - Windows 8 search tracks everything you do.
- [USPS email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/25/usps-email-scam/) - USPS email scam this time. Talks about trying to deliver an item and failed due to bad zip code and that it will be returned unless I pick it up. There is of course an attachment they want to you run to print a "label" so you can pick up this "package" that contains an
- [Email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/04/25/email-scam-8/) - We almost made it through April without discovering a new email scam but I did get one today. It's a fake email from American Airlines confirming my ticket purchase. They provide a link to download the ticket of course. The link goes to a web site that has nothing to do with American Airlines and
- [Email scams](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/25/email-scams/) - The rate of fake emails intended to sucker me in to clicking links that would infect my computer or having attachments that do the same has picked up considerably recently. I am now receiving 3-4 emails a day of this nature. It's pointless to try to list each individual scam as there are now so
- [Email tax scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/02/20/email-tax-scam/) - It's tax season so of course we will now be getting tax related email scams. I received an email from eTrader about my tax documents being available on line. This is a very legitimate looking email. All the links in the email go to etrade.com like they should. The English in the email is perfect.
- [Email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/25/email-scam-7/) - scam emails posing as major corporations
- [Another email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/25/another-email-scam/) - Another new clever email scam. These guys get smarter all the time. I received an email purporting to be from Google telling me that they blocked a phising attempt and that I had to paste the provided URL (web address) in to my browser to "validate" my email account. The provided URL goes to a
- [Mistyped Internet address scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/25/mistyped-internet-address-scam/) - I typed in an address for a web site I go to from time to time but I mistyped the name. The site with that mistyped name redirected me to a page that told me I needed to upgrade my media player with red letters that said "Required". As an IT professional I knew it
- [How to Spot Email Scams](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/157/) - A good column written by John Dvorak over at the PC Magazine site talking about email scams. He provides a list of things to do to determine if it is bogus or not. They are: 1) Does the information come from a shady source? Is there a reference to someone you do not know? Is
- [Email Delivery Scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2012/11/23/email-delivery-scam/) - This is a clever email scam, especially for this time of year. I received an email supposedly from UPS. It says my address is wrong and provides a link to "Track your shipment now!". The email looks pretty legit and even uses my real name. The link does not go to UPS.com though. The links
- [Welcome to the new site!](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/hello-world-2/) - My last site was pretty bad and it got to the point I couldn't stand it anymore. I have switched to a WordPress site. It looks better and allows me to do the posts I was doing on Facebook here as well.
- [Email PayPal Scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/email-paypal-scam/) - A PayPal scam this time. I received an email purporting to be from PayPal. It was sent to the correct address and looked exactly like emails I get from PayPal. It said the transfer of $13,438.62 was being held for security reasons and to click the "Accept" or "Decline" buttons. Oddly the transfer was listed
- [Email Scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/email-scam-6/) - These email scams seem to come in clumps. Received an email today from a hotmail account purporting to be sending me invoices for my end of August statement. It has an attachment that is an HTML file that will undoubtedly infect you with something if you open it. The body message is in poor English
- [Email Scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/email-scam-5/) - These guys are pretty clever. This scam involves a fake order from Amazon. I was notified just moments ago that the Samsung 40" HD TV I ordered was shipped and will arrive on the 21st. Of course I didn't order a TV from Amazon. Of course the email provides MANY links to click to get
- [Quickbooks Scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/quickbooks-scam/) - It's been a couple of weeks since the last scam alert I posted. Got a new one today. A fake email from Intuit that states you need to get a security update or you won't be able to access your Quickbooks data anymore. The link provided takes you to a web site not remotely connected
- [Email Scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/email-scam-4/) - This week's scam. You receive an email saying
- [FBI malware scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/fbi-malware-scam/) - Seems all I am doing these days is warning people about "Today's scam". Welcome to the Internet I guess. So, today's scam is a bogus FBI warning that, of course, asks for money. From the FBI: ======================== THE UNITED STATES Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has alerted the public about a virus named Reveton that
- [Facebook Scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/facebook-scam-2/) - Another Facebook related scam. If you receive an email claiming you have been tagged in a photo on Facebook don't click any links. The link could take you to a site that infects you with malware. Some of the emails have "Faceboook" spelled with 3 o's. I personally received one of these emails last week.
- [Facebook scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/facebook-scam/) - A new Facebook scam exploits your desire to get a free pair of Oakleys sunglasses. Don't just blindly click on suspicious links. Remember: if it's too good to be true, it's probably a scam.
- [Nuking from Orbit is NOT the best option](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/nuking-from-orbit-is-not-the-best-option/) - I am not sure what caused me to write about this today. This has been going on since the beginning of the home computer revolution. I was reading an article about the latest Ubuntu that some pundit had installed on his mother-in-law's computer. What he said in the article was that she had gotten malware
- [Spreading Malware](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/23/spreading-malware/) - So it appears THE way to spread malware now is by email attachments like the ones I have been posting about. I received another one today about the Delta Airlines tickets I supposedly purchased. The attachment was a zip file and the email said there was a document attached. The zip file had an executable
- [Email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/19/email-scam-3/) - Got yet another email. This time it purports to be from UPS and even has a UPS.COM email address. It says they missed a delivery and to click the link to find out about it. Same HTML link that takes you to a web site that infects you.
- [Email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/19/email-scam-2/) - Well, I just got one of those emails I have been warning you about. It came from a gmail address but tells me to open the attachment (which is actually just a link to a web page) to get information about my order from Intuit. They also have a 900 number to call for questions
- [Email scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/19/email-scam/) - Another scam going around. You get an email from ShopBop to confirm an order you didn't actually place. It provides a link to check the order which you would be inclined to do to find out what's going on. The link actually takes you to a site that installs malware on your computer. This type
- [Remote support](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/19/remote-support/) - I can do remote computer diagnosis and repair now for as little as $20.
- [Support Scam](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/19/support-scam/) - New scam going around. Someone calls you saying they are from Microsoft or some other well known computer/software company. They tell you your computer is badly infected and needs to be cleaned and then ask you if you want them to clean it for you. This is a scam and you should hang up immediately!
- [Windows 8](https://sandscomputers.com/2013/07/19/windows-8/) - Trying out the Windows 8 preview. I HATE it. This could be worse than Vista. Well, unless you use it on a tablet or other touch-screen-enabled device. Then it's pretty good. On a desktop or laptop it's horrid though. 5 months later ..... yeah, still hate Windows 8. Windows 8.1 won't fix anything either. Guess

## Pages

- [Signs of Life Privacy Policy](https://sandscomputers.com/signs-of-life-privacy-policy/) - Signs of Life Privacy PolicyLast updated: May 2026 OverviewSigns of Life ("the app") is a safety monitoring application that detects phone movement and sends SMS alerts to a designated contact when no movement is detected. The app is developed by Flying Pigs Software (flyingpigssoftware@gmail.com).Data We CollectThe app stores the following information locally on your device
- [Welcome to S&S Computers](https://sandscomputers.com/sample-page-2/) - Computer repair and service
- [Computer Systems](https://sandscomputers.com/products/) - custom built computers
- [Support](https://sandscomputers.com/support/) - Ask support related questions here.
- [Services](https://sandscomputers.com/services/) - Honest and Reliable Computer Service and Repair Remote Computer Service for as little as $20! Virus and Malware removal Data Recovery Network Setup, Repair and Service Hardware / Software Troubleshooting IT Consulting IT Support Data Backup Solutions Custom built high quality computers and servers We can provide all your IT services

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