How to get rid of the gray (text on websites)

Tired of trying to read web sites that use gray text for writing?

You’re not the only one. In this edition of The Computer Cat Corner, I will show you how to get rid of your gray text and dye it back to black! Woo hoo!

If you get a call about your computer, IT’S A SCAM !

UPDATE: In addition to the scam of the bad guys calling you, there is a new type of “scareware” that’s appeared. It pops-up a message on your screen saying your computer has been infected and with a phone number for you to call them so they can “fix” your infected computer–for several hundred dollars. The rest of their scam is just like my article here. Watch out for these dirty “rats”!

From “Ugh!” to “Ahhh!”: Making Windows 8 more Windows 7 / XP friendly

Tired of Windows 8’s “Metro” look and it’s big “charm” tiles”? Do you long for the old Windows 7 (or Windows XP) Desktop?

You’re not alone. I’ll show you a great piece of software that will make the most stubborn Windows 8 computer look and purr just like the old Windows that you know and love.

Got a Computer Cat”? Send us their picture!

Have you got a “computer” cat in your house? Send us a photo and the best will appear on the “Computers Cat ‘o The Day”. Send your Computer Cat photo to cc@TheChiefGeek.org.

Hey I didn’t know Google could do that!

Did you know Google, Yahoo, Safari, and Bing have made it easy for you to track packages that are shipped? It’s so easy, even a kitten can do it! Let me show you how.

Is Facebook experimenting with “Mob Mentality”?

If you haven’t heard about it yet, it was uncovered this weekend that Facebook manipulated the type of information over a half million of their followers saw, to experiment on how it affects their attitudes and emotions.

Hope for Victims of RansomCrypt and CryptoLocker

For those who’ve had their files hijacked and unreadable by the CryptoLocker “ransomware” virus– a nasty piece of code that encrypts your files and demands you pay them to get the “encryption key” to read them again–there’s hope.

Go to this web site on WinTips.org :  http://www.wintips.org/how-to-remove-cryptolocker-ransomware-and-restore-your-files/#comment-3532 .  There’s a lot there, so read everything (including the Comments) first before trying this.

Thanks to blogger Lakonst  in posting the solution. If you have questions, you can contact me or Lakonst.

~CC, The Computer Cat

Three Jeers! Today is Spam Day!

Spam is more than that delectable luncheon meat made up of unidentified animal parts. It is the term coined to describe the electronic equivalent of postal junk mail.

April 8 Windows XP “deadline”: Do you really need to upgrade?

Remember the fervor (more like a panic) over Y2K? Well the same “fervor” is happening in the last few weeks as people’s XP computers are suddenly getting pop up windows saying their system will no longer be safe after April 8th, and everyone show go to Windows 8 immediately. But do you really need to upgrade? I’ll give you a checklist so you can make the choice on whether to upgrade your XP (and likely your actual computer) and what you can do to keep XP and still stay safe.

There’s A New Scam To Steal Your Gmail Info, And It’s Hard To Catch

People using gMail, Google+, Google Drive, be on the alert! A recent phishing scam is targeting smartphones and computers with a Google account.

Everybody Loves Pi (Day)

March 14th is Pi Day! This funny mathematical number was Transcendental before the Beatles found the Maharishi, and more Irrational than Charlie Sheen. Here’s what you can do to celebrate Pi Day!

Free texting from your computer!

Did you know that you can send “Texting” from your computer? Here’s how you can text using your computer for free.