Are you tired of getting Facebook updates about how many new cows your Facebook friend bought for his Farmville plot? Don’t care about the new drink your friend created in Cafe World? I’m right there with ya.

FB Purity is a sweet browser extension (plug-in) that can clear away all that unnecessary crap on your Facebook News Feed that you could care less about. It can be installed on Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, and Opera. Here’s a screenshot of what the top of your Facebook News Feed will look like after installation:

So in the event that it’s 4:40pm on a Friday and you’ve ran out of ways to make time go by faster, you can click to see how many new chicken coops your retired Aunt Patrice built in the past 48 hours.

A+ Mobile PC Doctors is a Boston computer repair company located conveniently on Newbury Street in Boston at 316 Newbury Street, 2nd floor. We offer onsite computer repair services for business and residential customers. We offer computer repair services in over 22 states, including Minnesota.

The following are our Minnesota computer repair locations:

Minnesota (MN) Computer Repair
St. Paul Computer Repair
Bloomington Computer Repair
Eden Prairie Computer Repair
Spring Lake Park Computer Repair
Minneapolis Computer Repair
Apple Valley Computer Repair
Burnsville Computer Repair
Farmington Computer Repair
Hastings Computer Repair
Hopkins Computer Repair
Inver Grove Heights Computer Repair
Lakeville Computer Repair
Rosemount Computer Repair
Savage Computer Repair
St Paul Park Computer Repair
St Paul Computer Repair

Perhaps it is because we felt a brotherhood with our former Massachusetts state-mate, Maine, that A+ Mobile PC Doctors chose to extend services to include Maine computer repair. (U.S. History Factoid of the Day: Maine was once a part of Massachusetts — a bit illogical in the geography department, if I do say so myself.)

Live in Maine? Travelling to Maine? Got friends in Maine? A+ Mobile PC Doctors is the simple solution for onsite computer repair in Maine, virus removal in Maine, computer networking in Maine, and just about anything else IT-related. Call us at 1-617-723-1986 to speak directly with an experienced computer repair technician about your computer repair needs. We have computer repair technicians operating in the following Maine locations:

Augusta Computer Repair
Bangor Computer Repair
Bath Computer Repair
Freeport Computer Repair
Lewiston Computer Repair
Lisbon Falls Computer Repair
Maine (ME) Computer Repair
Portland Computer Repair
Scarborough Computer Repair
Waterville Computer Repair
Westbrook Computer Repair
Wiscasset Computer Repair

For speedy computer repair, contact A+ Mobile PC Doctors today at 1-617-723-1986. We’ll have your laptop or desktop computer back on its feet in no time!

Information has now been released that a hacker used malware techniques to steal thousands of Facebook accounts in February, then selling them in bulk on the black market. Verisign’s iDefense director announced that the act is one of many that are taking place across the US. Individuals steal log-in data for Facebook accounts by using malware techniques that track computer keystrokes, and phishing techniques that make Facebook users think they are logging in on an actual Facebook website that is a convincing fake.

World Domination via Facebook Malware

The crime is only the first step in a master plan of social network domination. The stolen Facebook accounts can be used to send fraudulent messages to the user’s friends, spread harmful links, and view sensitive information such as birthdates and home addresses which can be used toward identity theft. Thus, if you are linked to any of the thousands of accounts that were stolen, you may be at risk.

To battle malware attacks on your laptop computer or desktop computer, you should have an updated version of a good anti-virus and anti-spyware program. Anti-spyware software is not necessarily invincible, so if you end up in the market for a computer repair company, call A+ Mobile PC Doctors, the experts in Boston computer repair, at 1-617-723-1986. Our insured technicians offer onsite computer repair and remote desktop PC repair services, virus removal, spyware removal, and more — see our website for a full list of computer repair services.

I’m hoping you don’t have an account on Blippy.com, because if you do you’re in danger of having your credit card information stolen. Blippy.com is a new social networking site for online shopping that isn’t doing a very good job of keeping its customers’ credit card numbers and names under wraps. Equals identity theft. Case in point, this Google search results screenshot courtesy of Gizmodo.com:

Yep, Nate Marshall and Bradd Dantuma should probably consider dumping all of the funds out of their debit card accounts because their full names and credit card numbers are now on the web for all to see. Most of the tech websites that are buzzing about Blippy.com recommend that if you DO have a Blippy account, disable it immediately.

On that note, here are some computer security tips from A+ Mobile PC Doctors, an onsite computer repair company in Boston that has been the area’s top source for efficient computer repair services in Boston since 2002.

• Make sure all your computer security programs are up-to-date.
• When accessing public wifi, DON’T go shopping or log into your online banking account!
• Don’t copy-paste passwords or other sensitive information. It’s easy for websites to steal the information you’ve left on your clipboard. Find out how to disable this on Internet Explorer.

For more computer security tips and computer repair tips, bookmark the Computer Repair Services Blog.

laptop repair in Massachusetts

Did you know that you can significantly extend the life of your laptop by performing these laptop repair maintenance measures once a month? These tips for laptop maintenance are brought to you by one of the leading computer repair companies in MA, A+ Mobile PC Doctors.

1. Take the trash out. Your downloads folder is probably ready to burst at the end of the month, what with all the Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDFs, and even music files that you’ve accumulated. Delete them if you don’t need them or file them in their rightful place if you do. The bonus in cleaning out your hard drive is that you’ll feel much more organized, and you’ll probably be able to find things quicker! Make sure to do an inventory on your programs or applications and uninstall those that you don’t use to free up some space.

2. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. Do your programs crash every so often? Does your computer run slower than when you bought it? You may need to defrag. If you need assistance from one of A+ Mobile PC Doctor’s computer repair technicians in Massachusetts, don’t hesitate to give them a call at                       1-866-417- 3945.

3. Get down and dirty. A computer will overheat with the accumulation of dust or debris such as cigarette ash, pet hair, and food. (Which also don’t make for a fun workspace). So get out an old t-shirt, cleaning solution, cotton swabs, and one of those good ol’ cans of compressed air. Start with the screen, then use the cotton swab for the ports, nooks, and crannies, and finally clean the keyboard with the compressed air.

4. Back that thang up. There are tons of options out there for backing up data, from the most archaic hardware to the most advanced software and off-site storage solutions. Contact A+ Mobile PC Doctors, the top company for computer repair services in Massachusetts, for some recommendations.

5. Stay in the loop! Make sure all of your programs, applications, and security software is updated to take advantage of new desktop and laptop security features that help keep your data safe at all times.

Want more tips? Stay tuned in to the Computer Repair Services Blog for more helpful tips on laptop repair, desktop repair, virus removal, computer networking, and more computer repair topics.