Archive for April, 2011
Earth Day E-Waste Recycling at Sears in Santa Barbara
By Evan Asher April 22nd, 2011 in Blog
To celebrate Earth Day, a free electronic waste collection event April 22nd and 23rd, at the Santa Barbara Sears parking lot, from 8:30-4:00 each day! Sponsored by the City, all businesses and residents are invited to bring any and all of their unwanted or unusable electronics to the drop off event! For more info call
Diagnose your own laptop screen problem
By Evan Asher April 7th, 2011 in Blog
Laptops often have display issues when their LCD screen backlight burns out, or they encounter video problems. Some problems, like loose connections, are inexpensive fixes, while others like replacing the screen or video card can be more expensive. Being able to diagnose your own laptop problem can help determine whether it’s worth fixing. Below are
Hackers steal your e-mail address from Chase, Citi, Walgreens, Best Buy, others
By Evan Asher April 4th, 2011 in Blog
Prepare to be inundated with even more spam. Hackers have stolen the e-mail databases from Epsilon, an e-mail service provider that sends e-mails to you on behalf of such big name clients as Chase, Citibank, Walgreens, and others. While Epsilon has sent assurances that no bank account information or other highly sensitive data was compromised,
