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The “Heartbleed bug” (formally named CVE-2014-0160) is a critical security bug discovered in some versions of OpenSSL (a piece of software that provides encryption on a large number of websites throughout the world). This bug can be exploited by hackers to read bits memory from of a protected server. The exposed memory could contain anything...
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At Computer Courage we’ve received a high volume of inquiries from customers about Windows XP and the “end of support” announcement from Microsoft. Read on to learn our summary of the situation and our recommendations for you....
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Website owners beware, another company is making a strong move to confuse and scare business owners into purchasing unnecessary services. We’ve seen domain registration companies send fake renewal notices to business owners to try to trick them into paying the wrong company (Domain Registry of America for one). Over the last few weeks we’re seeing...
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Computer Courage Gets #1 Repair Shop in East Bay At Computer Courage, we work very hard to provide the most professional, responsible, and effective service that we can to our customers. We’ve gotten great feedback and on review sites like Yelp and Google, and are now proud to add another Best of the East Bay...
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Computer Courage is proud today to unveil our new website. You’re likely on it already, but for those that haven’t seen it yet it’s at www.computercourage.com. The new site in the embodiment of our web design philosophies: Design. We have created a modern design that is consistent with our existing brand identity (now new business cards,...
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(Update) – We received new pics of the students with the laptops, skip to the bottom to see them. In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti last year, over one million people in Haiti are homeless. In the face of tragedy, some brave people like Serena Clayton from the California School Health Centers...
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Computer Courage has moved! After two and a half years at our Martin Luther King address, we have moved to a larger, beautiful, more accessible space. You can find us at 2093 Rose Street Berkeley, CA 94709 Come by and see our new location, pick up a free mousepad, or drop your computer off for...
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Did you know that Computer Courage offers data recovery services right here in Berkeley, California? If you need to recover data from a computer, laptop, hard drive, camera, flash drive, or most any other device, we are available to help immediately. Our local Bay Area customers don’t have to ship their drives off in the...
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Sadly, one of our favorite online backup services, Mozy.com, has dropped their unlimited plan. Mozy was one of the first giants in the game of online backup, and the first one that Computer Courage strongly recommended. Over the years, their prices have gone up, and their service has failed to evolve with the competition. If...
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Computer Courage is proud to announce that we were ranked the number one “Computer Services” company in the East Bay and the number four company in the whole Bay Area in SFGate.com’s “Best of the Bay List“. See the results page here. The top 3 companies are all San Francisco based, as you can see....
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