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.

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You’re in your basement, it’s two in the morning, and your wireless DIES right in the middle of a great hand of online poker. You curse your feeble wireless router’s inability to extend beyond the first floor of your home. Why, God, WHY?!

Signal strength on different brands of wireless routers can vary. Yet, no wireless router is perfect. Linksys and other brands of wireless routers come with default software that sometimes just don’t cut it. Here are a few things that you can do to extend your WiFi signal.

• Install open-source firmware called Tbor 15C, which will allow you to boost your wireless signal power from a default of 50% to 100%.
• Buy an antenna kit for your wireless router.

• Buy a Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Adaptor (above), which will extend your wireless reach by 300%. Aim it in any direction and get farther reach with your signal. This is helpful if you’re trying to get access from one building to another. Plugs into your USB.

For help in setting up a wireless connection at home or at work, A+ Mobile PC Doctors is the most efficient of all Boston computer repair companies. We offer only the most professional, reliable in-home computer networking and commercial wireless networking services. Our certified onsite technicians are fully qualified and insured to resolve any computer repair issue.