Lisa Hendrickson is the owner of Call That Girl. She is an Outlook Expert and Microsoft 365 Consultant.
Tonight I was wondering why Firefox wasn’t installed on my laptop so I went to download it. Unfortunately, (as I know better) I Google’d “Firefox” and clicked on the top ad. Dumb idea, I was sent to a pop up to download and wasn’t paying attention.
Here is the ad I clicked on (notice, not the Firefox real page)
Then I got this window…which includes JUNK…aka. AVG. I knew something was up here. This is why so many people are getting redirects and what not. You’re installing more software than you asked for. Be leary! I picked custom and then actually stopped the download and install.
If you have more questions about using Firefox, uninstalling unwanted software or another IT or business technology support issue you need help with please schedule an appointment with Call That Girl, today!
Many of my clients who are signing up for the hosted exchange, are trying to set up their iPhones and Ipads, but get into some problems. The GoDaddy website has decent instructions, but mine are more realistic. These actually work for AppRiver and Microsoft’s Office 365 too.
From the Home screen, tap Settings.
That’s all it should be to connect you with your exchange account. If you get taken to a screen asking for servers and such, start over. You should only need server information on an Android device.
Really? Two? Three? Four? Five? Why do you need so many? I ask because almost all of my clients now use three browsers. Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. Back before Chrome, it was mostly IE and Firefox competing…they said “Use Firefox, it’s more secure and fast”…not anymore. Then came Chrome, they said the same thing “It’s more secure and faster”…not anymore. Might be faster, but it’s not so safe in regards to installing 3rd party software and I have found it allows more junky extensions and redirect pages than any other browser out there.
So back to my question, how many do you need? I need one. I’m a die hard Internet Explorer gal here. I do have three browsers on my computer for testing and Googling. But I could live with just one. And when I say I use one, I just use Internet Explorer, all day everyday. Sometimes when I am working with someone, they will say “It doesn’t work on my computer” and I say “What browser are you in”….yep, not every browser works the same on every computer, so yeah…I get it, why you need more than one. But for day to day, use just one is what I recommend.
Now the reason I am asking how many do you need or use is because of this…when a redirect toolbar gets loaded into a computer (usually downloaded by you unknowingly), it normally installs into all three browsers. I know to remove it from all three, but sometimes other things break while fixing this…such as flash. On occasion, one of the browsers just isn’t going to work the same as it did and on occasion I have to ask the client to just use one browser because I have put in time to fix one (that they don’t use often, and it keeps breaking, usually because they install more 3rd party software after I did a redirect removal believe it or not!).
My job sometimes never ends 🙂
If you have any questions or IT support needs don’t hesitate to contact Call That Girl today by scheduling an appointment here!
New Business Minnesota Presents
Meet the Resource Heroes
Join New Business Minnesota at a reception and networking event honoring the Resource Heroes and their clients featured on the February cover. This informal gathering is a chance to meet business professionals who have made a significant difference in the success of their clients has proven to be one of our more popular events.
Aug. 20/ 4 to 7 p.m.
Pool and Yacht Club, Lilydale
Overlooking the Mississippi River.
FREE
REGISTER – RSVP at www.newstartupmeetup.com
Resource Heroes
Lisa Hendrickson – Call That Girl Christopher Carriero, Guardian Applications LLC
Larry Greaves – APT Resources Clients – Jeremy Austrum and Shawn Kline, Next Generation Auto
Christine Pigsley – Dakota County Technical College Client – David Hartnett, Dunn Bros. Coffee Shop, Farmington.
Who should attend: Business professionals and owners who believe that the key to business success is building relationships and who know their next customer is one networking event away.
RSVP at http://www.newstartupmeetup.com
Thank you for visiting Call That Girl Technology Support. We offer services for one person companies, small and large businesses.
Whether you need remote support, help with Microsoft Outlook, Hosted Exchange, Microsoft Office 365, online data backup , file sharing. smart phone syncing, virus removals, Word Press website development, blogging, Windows 8, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), anti-virus, or data backup, Call That Girl can work with you to find the right solution.
|
Business Application Support |
General Technology Support Onsite Office & Business Repairs
|
Other Services |
To be the leader in small business technology support, servicing the staff and computers of small businesses, helping them keep their computers up to date, insure data complacency and data backup, and helping keep their teams collaborating efficiently. We will insure these services by having a great process for every client, great resources and referral teams.
Call That Girl offers fast and responsive PC and Mac software and hardware computer repairs, technical solutions, expertise and troubleshooting for home and business computer issues. We service residential and business clients onsite at homes and office, and we offer remote support. In addition, we also offer other IT Services including software support, cloud application help, Microsoft Hosted Exchange, Google Apps, virus, spyware and malware removals, tune ups, data backup and recovery, printers, smartphone help and synching, windows 8 setup, laptop repairs, Outlook, synchronizing email. If it’s not on this list, just call us and ask to see if we can support it!
