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How to Maintain Your Brand New Computer

Read pop-up windows closely. Don’t just click OK to close pop-up windows as fast as possible. Clicking the “OK” button could be dangerous. It could allow some Active X component or Java applet to run on your system and install whatever. These can be good or harmful to your computer. “It is all about using common sense when you are doing stuff online,” says Cargill. “You really need to read that message. Sometimes they try to get tricky with the pop up windows. If you hit cancel it might still install the virus.” Instead hit the Esc (escape) button on your keyboard. Esc will close the window no matter what they’ve done with Java script to cover up the buttons.

Marcia is a multimedia content producer focusing on technology at Black Enterprise Magazine. In this capacity she writes and assigns stories to educate readers about social media; digital integration; gadgets, apps, and software for business and professional development; minority tech startups; and careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). In 2012, she received two Salute to Excellence Awards from the National Association of Black Journalists and was recognized by Blacks in Technology (BiT) as one of the Top 10 Black achievers in the tech arena for 2011 at SXSW in Austin, Texas. She has spoken about technology on panels for New York Social Media Week, at The 2012 Rainbow/PUSH Wall Street Summit, as well as at Black Enterprise'ss Entrepreneurs Conference and Women of Power Summit. In 2011, SocialWayne.com chose her as one of 28 People of Color Impacting the Social Web, and through crowdsourcing she was listed as one of BlackWeb2.0's/HP's 50 Most Notable African American Tastemakers in Social Media and Technology for 2010. Since taking on the role of Tech editor in September 2010, she has conceived and produced five cover stories on Technology and/or STEM and countless articles, videos, and slideshows online.

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