Thanksgiving Week Administrative hours for Service & Scheduling :

Monday November 19th – Wednesday November 21st     8:30AM – 5:00PM

Thursday November 22nd – Sunday November 25th CLOSED for Thanksgiving Holiday

Mobile appointments are available Friday November 25th, so please schedule your appointment prior to closing on Wednesday the 21st. Times are filling up fast!

Normal business hours will resume Monday November 28th at 8:30AM.

Please call 941.739.3600 for more information.

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at Computer Doctors!

We had a little power surge yesterday, and that reminded me to post our yearly tips about summertime storms and power surges:

• Have you backed up your data lately? Your hard drive holds all of your important information—valuable pictures, critical documents, tax information, etc. If lightning strikes, your computer is at risk for data loss.
• Check to see that you have battery backups and surge protectors installed to protect your equipment. Lightning strikes can cause damage to your computer, so be sure to have protection in place. In Florida, battery backups and surge protectors only last about three years. If yours are older, they probably need to be replaced. Make sure your router and modem are plugged into these to help protect your equipment.

If you need recommendations on what equipment to buy or need help with the installation, please give us a call. We are always here to help you!

If you are using Internet Explorer as your internet browser and you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 as your Operating System, this article is for you: from cnet.com

Microsoft has rolled out a new update for Internet Explorer 9 that fixes a host of different security holes.

The update is available through Windows Update, so IE users who have Windows automatic updates turned on should have already received it…

The patch takes care of five holes in IE that were disclosed in coordination with Microsoft and two others that were publicly revealed… Due to the critical nature of the security flaws, Microsoft is recommending that individual users who don’t have automatic updates turned on install the update manually as soon as possible.

A note from us – If you are using Microsoft XP as your operating system, this update will not work or be available to you! It is designed only for Vista or Windows 7 Operating Systems. Feel free to give us a call if you have any questions.

Spring is here, and that means the start of storm season. We wanted to post a quick note with a couple of important computer tips:

• Have you backed up your data lately? Your hard drive holds all of your important information—valuable pictures, critical documents, tax information, etc. If lightning strikes, your computer is at risk for data loss.

• Check to see that you have battery backups and surge protectors installed to protect your equipment. Lightning strikes can cause damage to your computer, so be sure to have protection in place. In Florida, battery backups and surge protectors only last about three years. If yours are older, they probably need to be replaced. Make sure your router and modem are plugged into these to help protect your equipment.

If you need recommendations on what equipment to buy or need help with the installation, please give us a call. We are always here to help you!