Hi —
I want to start with a quick story.
Over the years, I’ve sat across from a lot of people who looked genuinely stressed about their computers. Not annoyed. Not frustrated. Worried.
Worried they clicked the wrong thing.
Worried someone was watching them.
Worried they’d lost control of something they don’t really understand — but rely on every day.
What’s interesting is that most of the time, nothing terrible had actually happened. What they were reacting to was uncertainty.
A pop-up they’d never seen before.
A warning that sounded urgent.
A message that made it feel like disaster was seconds away.
That’s what I’ve been trying to fix for most of my career.
My background is in computer security — I’m a Certified Ethical Hacker, I have a Master’s Degree in Information Security, and I’ve spent about 35 years working with computer hardware and software, fixing it, breaking it, improving it. PCRescue itself has been around for over 23 years now.
But the real mission hasn’t changed:
help people worry less about their digital lives.
Not by scaring them.
Not by selling them things they don’t need.
But by giving them clarity, tools, and honest guidance.
This week’s blog posts were written with that exact goal in mind:
• Why browser warnings suddenly appear — and when you should actually worry
https://pcrescue.me/blog/why-browser-warnings-suddenly-appear-and-when-you-should-actually-worry/
• Why you don’t need paid antivirus — and what you do need instead
https://pcrescue.me/blog/why-you-dont-need-paid-antivirus-and-what-you-actually-do-need/
• What a legitimate tech support company will never ask you to do
https://pcrescue.me/blog/what-a-legit-tech-support-company-will-never-ask-you-to-do/
• How old is “too old” for a computer (a simple decision guide)
https://pcrescue.me/blog/how-old-is-too-old-for-a-computer-a-simple-decision-guide/
• What “end of support” really means — and why hackers love it
https://pcrescue.me/blog/what-end-of-support-really-means-and-why-hackers-love-it/
There’s a common thread running through all of these:
most people aren’t unsafe because they’re careless — they’re unsafe because no one ever explained the rules clearly.
This year, PCRescue is doubling down on fixing that.
You’ll see more plain-English articles.
More tools that use what’s already built into your computer.
More ways to check your system, learn what matters, and know when you actually need expert help.
The goal isn’t to turn everyone into a tech expert.
It’s to help you feel confident enough to know what’s normal, what’s noise, and when something really deserves attention.
Less panic.
More understanding.
Better decisions.
As always, thanks for reading — and thanks for trusting me with a small corner of your digital world.
— Mike