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Windows 10 Is Not Dead on October 13: Microsoft Moved Free Security Updates to October 12, 2027. A Technician's Enrollment Guide for Austin Households, and the Pop-Up Scam Riding the Old Date
Microsoft quietly moved the end of free Windows 10 security updates for home PCs from October 13, 2026 to October 12, 2027, so any countdown pop-up telling an Austin household that...
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Oracle Health Breach: Nearly 3 Million Texans Listed on the Attorney General's Portal. A Technician's Credit Freeze and Scam-Call Checklist for Austin Patients
The Texas Attorney General's data breach portal published a new entry from Cerner Corporation, now Oracle Health, on Oct...
An Austin Federal Jury Just Convicted a Fourth Member of a $150 Million Gold Courier Scam Ring: How the Scam Reaches a Senior's Computer and the Four Rules That Stop It
On October 5, 2026, a federal jury in Austin convicted a 45-year-old man of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspira...
Austin's First Fall Cold Front Brings Storms Next Week: A Technician's Surge Protection and Power Outage Checklist for Your Home Network
Austin's first real cold front of the fall arrives next week with the first widespread storms in weeks, and the routers,...
ACL Fest 2026 Starts October 2: A Technician's Phone and Device Prep Checklist for Two Weekends at Zilker Park
ACL Fest returns to Zilker Park October 2-4 and 9-11, 2026, and the phone in your pocket has to survive twelve hours of ...
Austin's Hottest September on Record Is Cooking Your Home Electronics: A Technician's Heat Checklist for Routers, Laptops, Batteries and Backup Drives
Austin is finishing the hottest September on record with another week near 100 degrees, and the electronics in your clos...
Texas's Right to Repair Law Took Effect September 1: What It Actually Changes for Austin Phone and Laptop Repairs (and What It Doesn't)
Texas's electronics right-to-repair law, House Bill 2963, took effect on September 1, 2026, and it changes how Austin ho...
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