Tuesdays from 6-7pm, Luigi Oppido serves as your Computer Man. Owner/Operator of Pleasure Point Computers here in Santa Cruz, California, presents the latest tech info and answers calls and questions about PCs, MACs, smart phones, digital hardware and software of all sorts, as well as everything you need to know to swat back the latest SCAMS!
Don’t stress about your tech issues, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm each Tuesday: 831-900-5773
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Topics covered: Cyber101.com, Microsoft Co-Pilot and Gemini, Apple mail crippled by AI, OneDrive Woes and scanning your content when you upload it, Getting your computer to download things faster, A father gets his computer hacked and Content Delivery Networks, how they work and what do they do for you + More!
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I’m getting conflicting info on router hacking. I worry that my old router with only WPA2, has been hacked. But another computer nerd friend says that can only happen if the hacker is within WiFi range of you, like a neighbor. I’m pretty sure that’s not the case here, but my ID was hacked last year and I had to change my bank acct number and credit card. I’ve bought a new router and modem with WPA3 but I’m afraid to set it’s password by being connected to my old Zoom Telephonics (from Xfinity many yrs ago) router/modem. My Malwarebytes does not find any viruses whenever I run it. but once my Browser Guard would not let me access Firefox.com as it “had a Trojan”. So, I’ve been a bit paranoid.
How should I go about swapping in the new router/modem w/o risking maybe setting of Armageddon on my laptop?