Just got done helping Melville Trading Company with some networking issues after they switched Internet providers. If you haven't been by, they have an amazing assortment of antiques, women's accessories, art, pottery, decorative arts, gourmet food, and so much more! Located in downtown Mebane, they're worth the trip!

Melville Trading Company
www.melvilletradingcompany.com
Melville Trading Company is a multi-dealer venue where “new and old meet unique and interesting.” We offer an ever-changing mix of well-edited antiques, women’s accessories, art, pottery, decorative arts, gourmet food, and so much more.

There are two VERY dangerous vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Java. The IE fix will come out today and the Java fix is already out (v7.11) Make sure you upgrade ASAP! You can manually run Windows Update from the Start Menu (or under the Safety Menu in IE). To force check for the new Java update, go to Control Panel -> Java -> Update Tab and click 'Check Now'. If it's not there, go to java.sun.com and follow the instructions. Like if you've updated and share with your friends to keep them safe! Virus infections are much more complex these days and are taking longer to remove so stay safe!

Microsoft pre-announces IE zero-day patch – get ready for it
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There are so many online tools that can help you be more productive. We use almost all of these at IT Xpress. Most are very easy to install and use, so given them a try. Like if you use or plan to use any of these and share with your friends to help them be more productive! Also, if you consider using SugarSync as your cloud storage (highly recommended), use this link and get 500MB more free storage (http://goo.gl/3BM7x).

Hack Your Life in One Day: A Beginner's Guide to Enhanced Productivity
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So you're sold on the idea of "life hacks," but every time you go to change your passwords, budget your money, or make a to-do list, you become overwhelmed.

A number of our customers have fallen victim to this Yahoo Mail exploit. Be careful what you click! Share with your friends and like if you check before you click!

New Exploit Affecting Yahoo Mail Users, Don't Click Anything Suspicious
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A link exploit has been found by Yahoo Mail users that can compromise your accounts. Here's what to watch out for. The YouTube video above was put out by hacker Shahin Ramezany who claims to have discovered the vulnerability.

If you've ever wished you could have a PC like the Mac Mini – here you go! ZOTAC makes a number of small boxes like this…

ZOTAC ZBOX ID42

The money some companies charge for cables is borderline criminal. IT Xpress has a wide variety of computer and HDMI cables for a lot less than you'll pay at many big box retailers.

6 Common Tech Myths That Cost You Money
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Ever scoff at someone for buying refurbished? Or found yourself dropping $40 on an HDMI cable? We all hear (and spread) tech myths to mostly harmless ends, but in some cases those myths end up costing you a lot of money.

Who remembers having these in their PC to backup data? Look at the capacity of it… 250MB!!! Do you have a backup solution for your data? Sugarsync? Google Drive? Backblaze? Let IT Xpress help you protect your data!

If you get a new Windows 8 PC for Christmas, not only can you take a class here at IT Xpress to learn about it, our My IT Xpert service will get you your desktop and start menu back as the defaults so you can avoid the colorful tiles completely!

My ITXpert Service
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Frustrated with your PC? Now you can have your very own IT expert to help keep your PCs up to date, secure, and running smoothly all year long! With the My IT Xpert service, our experts can remotel…

Just a reminder that IT Xpress is open today until at least 4PM Christmas Eve for any of your last minute computer needs!

Who remembers using these as a kid at school? Share with your friends and see if they remember what the things on the right were for and what the square red button did…

Never a good thing to see when you start your computer. Interestingly enough – this used to almost ALWAYS mean your hard drive had failed. Nowadays with virus infections getting much deeper into systems, we've seen viruses cause an error like this and some disk repairs get a system booting again.

Fun
This is always fun to wake up to. What other awesome errors have you seen unexpectedly? This happened to me today btw. Good times.
Just fun pictures of stuff

Never a good thing to see when you start your computer. Interestingly enough – this used to almost ALWAYS mean your hard drive had failed. Nowadays with virus infections getting much deeper into systems, we've seen viruses cause an error like this and some disk repairs get a system booting again.

Fun
This is always fun to wake up to. What other awesome errors have you seen unexpectedly? This happened to me today btw. Good times.
Just fun pictures of stuff

We're open special holiday hours (Sat 10-4 & Sun 1-5) and figured we would find some 'techie' holiday decor to share with your friends. Hope everyone has a great weekend and does spend too much time shopping at the last minute! Merry Christmas!!!

Inventive Christmas decorations for computer geeks
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Christmas is upon us, and like the geeks we are here at Pingdom, we couldn't help but check out how our fellow geeks worldwide are handling their Christmas decorations. We found some very cool examples where people have put together über-geeky Christmas trees, wreaths and other decorations. And then…

Merry Christmas to all our customers and friends! We'll be open special hours this weekend, Sat from 10-5 and Sunday from 1-4 for any last minute computer needs you may have and to try and ensure we get your systems back to you before Christmas! We'll also be open Monday Dec 24th

Only 10 days left for this great offer! Have IT Xpress build an online ad campaign for you by Dec 31st and get $100 in free Google Adwords advertising! http://itxpress.biz/online-ads/