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2020 Macs turned into landfill – change needed to Activation Lock (9to5mac.com)

US farmers win right to repair John Deere equipment – BBC News

Everyone needs to have procedures in place to deal with the almost inevitable computer attack or even an unexpected technology failure. Give us a call and we can chat about things. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/inside-turmoil-sobeys-ransomware-attack-1.6650636

AV-Test, a German IT Security firm scored Microsoft Windows Defender a “Top Product” certification in it’s recent December 2021 rankings for Windows 10 home users. Read the full report below. https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-defender-beats-out-several-heavyweight-rivals-in-the-latest-av-test-ranking/

AV-TEST, a Germany based independent organization that evaluates security software has awarded Windows Defender a perfect score in their recent October 2021 report. Read the entire article published by Windows Latest below. https://www.windowslatest.com/2021/11/27/microsoft-defender-is-amongst-the-best-antiviruses-for-windows/

Check out this recent TechRadar Article: https://www.techradar.com/news/is-microsoft-defender-good-enough-for-your-pc

Anyone who has listened to my speech about installing and using the multitude of so-called “free” antivirus products will know that I have been advising Windows 10 users to stick with the built-in product called Defender. Now Avast/AVG has been caught selling its users’ browsing information to third party advertisers. See the full article here: https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks

Exciting news story about Trent Hills Technical by the talented Sue Dickens for Trent Hills Now. Wayne Matthews of Trent Hills Technical travels to homes and offices to do repairs ..

There are certainly plenty of players in the Antivirus/Antimalware market.  Famous names such as Norton, McAfee, AVG, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Trend Micro, ESET, Avast and F-Secure just to name a few.  So which product provides the best protection for you and your computer? Well in order to answer that questions let’s consider our approach for staying healthy during the winter cold and flu season.  Getting a flu shot would certainly be a sensible first step in our grand plan for staying…

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