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The dart board reference in today’s Tweet & Facebook post is just a joke, although there is one bit of truth behind it: You have as much chance throwing quivers and still being just as right as the ‘Pros’ are in predicting what the Stock Market will do in any given day, week, or month. No one knows for sure, or they would be richer than Bill Gates or Oprah, and they would certainly be smart enough not to tell you their secrets. Think about it the next time someone tries to sell you on a scheme that can’t lose. Would you advertise the location of the goose that lays golden eggs if you knew it? No, that would mean less eggs for you. continue reading…

So many IT firms are quick to boost about their abilities, certifications, and so on.  Software Knowledge is not one of them.  We would rather our clients tell you why to consider us for your business consulting needs.

Our new website has a Recommendations page, but we haven’t had the time to work on it yet. It only contains our favorite right now. Please visit the LinkedIn profile of Steve Kozy for several kind words about our service.

I’ve run across the same incredibly nasty virus twice in the last three days. Please be aware of this one and don’t panic . What makes this virus so horrible is even when you clean it from your PC, it seems like ALL your files are still gone! The biggest thing you have to know is that your files (documents, pictures, music, etc.) are really still there.

You know you have this virus when multiple windows start to appear on your screen in a tiled fashion… over 30 of them! Each has a different message, like “hard drive failure” and “delayed write cache”. Then a window pops up acting like it is checking your system for viruses that you cannot make go away. Wow.

How do you clean it? I’m going to show you a method here, but this virus corrupts the Windows operating system where it is almost impossible to completely fix. continue reading…