by Phil Robb | May 20, 2025 | Current News
Imagine you’re running a small diner in West Texas, serving up brisket and coffee to locals and travelers alike. An email pops into your inbox, supposedly from your food supplier, urging you to pay an overdue invoice. The tone is polished, the details eerily...
by Phil Robb | May 15, 2025 | Current News
Hey Lubbock! We’ve got some important news about Steam, the largest PC gaming platform. There’s been a data leak that might affect your account, but don’t worry—we’re here to help you understand what’s going on and how to stay safe. What’s Going On? Recently, there’s...
by Phil Robb | May 12, 2025 | Education
Welcome back to Weekly Unsolicited IT Advice, where we sling tech truths you didn’t ask for but can’t afford to ignore. Today’s rant-slash-revelation is about a classic blunder: companies scaling like mad without a Chief Information Officer (CIO), hiring hordes of...
by Phil Robb | May 5, 2025 | Education
Welcome to Robb.Tech’s “Weekly Unsolicited IT Advice” column! Each week, we deliver practical, expert insights to help small businesses tackle their IT challenges. This week, we’re focusing on a topic that’s critical to your success: internet reliability....
by Phil Robb | Apr 30, 2025 | Current News
Hey Lubbock business folks! If you’re running Windows 10, heads up—Microsoft is pulling the plug on support come October 14, 2025. That’s when updates, security patches, and help from Microsoft dry up. For small businesses here in our West Texas community, this isn’t...
by Phil Robb | Apr 21, 2025 | Current News
Imagine you’re running a coffee shop in downtown Lubbock, and every time you try to advertise your new latte special, one company controls the billboard, the radio, and even the social media ads. That’s what Google’s been doing with online ads, and a recent court...
by Phil Robb | Apr 14, 2025 | Education
Hey Lubbock, picture this: you’re sipping coffee at J&B, scrolling through your emails. One pops up that looks like it’s from a supplier, asking you to update your payment info for an invoice. The logo’s right, the tone’s professional, so you click the link and...
by Phil Robb | Apr 7, 2025 | Education
Hey Lubbock, imagine you’ve got a safe where you keep your most important stuff—customer lists, family photos, or business contracts. Right now, that safe has a pretty good lock. But what if someone’s working on a new kind of key that could open it years from now?...
by Phil Robb | Apr 1, 2025 | Current News
Imagine answering your phone and hearing your grandchild, voice shaky, saying they’re in jail and need money fast. You’d want to help, right? Now picture this: it’s not them—it’s a scammer using fancy tech to copy their voice perfectly. This isn’t science fiction;...
by Phil Robb | Mar 25, 2025 | Current News
The news of 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing has sparked a lot of questions about what happens to genetic data when a company falters. Having spent years running an IT business, I’ve seen how sensitive information can become a hot potato in situations like this—especially...
