Falls Technology Services- How to spot a scam e-mail in 30 seconds
Three quick checks before you click: the real sender address, pressure to pay or change bank details, and the link. - Is your backup actually working?
A backup you have never tested is a hope. A two-minute monthly check, the 3-2-1 rule, and why syncing is not a backup. - Wi-Fi keeps dropping? Try this first
Restart in the right order, move the router, check its age and what is near it: what to try before you call anyone. - What to do if your e-mail or an account gets hacked
The steps, in order: lock the account back down, check what was changed, warn your contacts, and stop it happening again. - Two-step sign-in, explained (and how to turn it on)
What two-step sign-in is, why it stops most account break-ins, which kind to choose, and where to find it. - Slow computer? What to check before you buy a new one
A full disk, too much starting up, an old hard drive, not enough memory, dust or malware: what slows a computer down and what fixes it. - Repair or replace your computer?
Age, the cost of the repair, whether it can run Windows 11, and what you use it for: how to decide whether to fix it or buy new. - Still on Windows 10? What to do now
Windows 10 stopped getting free security updates in October 2025. Your options: upgrade to Windows 11, replace the computer, and what to do meanwhile. - Why your business needs a separate guest Wi-Fi
Keeping customers and smart devices off the network your business computers use: what a guest network is and how to run it. - Buying security cameras: what to know first
Wired or Wi-Fi, recording at home or in the cloud, where to put them and whose name the accounts are in: what to decide before you buy.
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Plain-English help for small businesses and homes, from Falls Technology Services in Idaho Falls.