The necessary evils of updating you computer… Really?

We’ve all done it – click here to update your software or Cancel. What do we do? Oh why we simply click that little Cancel button because we don’t want our poor computer to be bogged down while it’s waiting for files to finish updating. Come on we’ve got far more important things to do with our computer like check our Facebook wall and our favorite twitter. Well let’s not forget our Netflix, Hulu and Youtube videos. We really need a lot of that computer power if we are going catch the latest episode of “Housewives of New York”, “House”, or last weekend’s football highlights.

… Anyway come on is it really that important for us to do these painstaking updates? Well the short answer unfortunately would be an unequivocal YES!!! Sorry guys and gals but just as we have to change our oil in our car periodically, we have to update our software. But why you ask? You see there are some very bad people who like to see what you do on your computer they love to look for ways (holes if you will) to get into your beautiful little laptops files and they would love nothing more than for you to hand them all your wonderful information buy leaving those holes unfilled. Oh I don’t know what they find on your computer? Let see maybe some user name and passwords to maybe you bank account or maybe to some of your social sites just to see if any of those wonderful friends of yours might hate updates as much as you. Or maybe to just want some random numbers like – I don’t know let’s say your social security number, drivers license, credit cards, bank accounts, and well who knows what super secret stuff you may have hidden away on that shiny piece of machinery you have connected to that cute little keyboard with all the numbers and letter you use enter that super secret important stuff in.

So here’s a crazy idea just for kicks next time you see that little box pop up, update and who knows maybe even Freddy Cougar will stay out of your dreams…

Sleep well little microchips and sweet dreams you are protected from the bogie man.