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A Wireless Home is a Happy Home

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

If your home isn’t connected – you’re living under house arrest. Let us help you tear down walls. Blur the line between office and living room. Bring the backyard in. Turn convention inside out. Share files across the house, trade machetes across a multi-player video game and then finish it up by watching It’s A Wonderful Life in HD on your home theater system. The evolution is here.

Backing Up Your Data

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Always Have a Back Up For many civilians, losing vital intel to a system crash is the biggest threat they face. Fortunately, preventing unexpected data loss is as simple as storing crucial information in multiple areas.

Cable vs. DSL Internet Connections

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Cable vs. DSL You can connect to the internet using a modem. Two most widely used broadband modems that transmit analog information and convert it to digital for this purpose are DSL and cable, each with

Data Protection Basics

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Data Protection Basics — Where To Begin MISSION BRIEFING In today's online and connected world, civilians can become overwhelmed by the multiple facets of maintaining their data security. When we lose precious information, whether to a

Choosing and Setting Up a Wireless Network

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Going Wireless Home networks are efficient and convenient, but the mess of wires and cables involved can hold you captive to a few locations in your home. Agents report that by using the Wireless Network Setup

Video Game Rating Symbols and Content Descriptors

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

A Guide to ESRB Video Game Ratings and Descriptors What do those big black letters on the front of your video game box mean? That’s the rating assigned by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) to

Identity Theft Safe Tips

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Identity Theft Safe Tips Intelligence Operatives Scott Flaskerud Case File Subject Identity Theft File Under Identity Theft, Credit Report, Fraud, FTC, Spyware, Virus MISSION BRIEFING Wielding nefarious technology, hackers are lurking across the Internet in hopes

Computer Network Troubleshooting

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Network Frustration Busters A home network is a great way for civilians to share files and resources among multiple PCs, but network annoyances can creep up in places you'd never expect. Fortunately, agents have developed solutions

Identity Theft – Phishing

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Identity Theft – Phishing What is Phishing? It a form of online identity theft where an individual or company attempts to fraudulently acquire personal and or private information from a user — such as passwords, account

Protect Against Spyware

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Protect Against Spyware MISSION BRIEFING The latest reports from industry analysts estimate that 90% of computers connected to the internet are now infected with some form of spyware. To prevent this widespread problem that continues to

Secure Passwords

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:00:00 GMT

The Keys to a Secure Password Rookie mistake Many civilians use short, simple passwords to access their online accounts. This puts them at significantly higher at risk of security breach by hackers. To increase password security,

Extend Your iPod Battery Life

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Tips to Extend Your iPod Battery Life A rising number of civilians have experienced unexpectedly short iPod battery life. Agents know why it happens—and can suggest alternative playing strategies to stretch battery life to its fullest.

iPod Troubleshooting Tips

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Troubleshooting basic iPod problems My iPod will not turn on This can be caused by several possibilities. Check each one in this order to find out what's wrong. Make sure the “hold” switch is off The

DTV Transition

Geek Squad Director of Intelligence — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

By law, all local television broadcasts will become digital. In addition to providing a better viewing experience, digital transmission will also free up air waves for wireless communications used by public safety agencies during emergencies.

You’ll see a dramatically clearer picture, better sound quality and enhanced services such as closed captioning and multicasting.