THE PATRIOT KID
I JUST CLICK “REMIND ME
TOMORROW” EVERY DAY.
IT'S BEEN... A FEW YEARS?
A LOCKED DOOR. YOU'VE
BEEN LEAVING IT WIDE
OPEN FOR TWO YEARS.
Windows updates: 217 pending
Last restart: 89 days ago
Antivirus: expired 2021
Web browser: 3 versions behind
Known security holes: open
ALREADY FIXED.
a patch already closed months ago.
Criminals run bots that scan the
whole internet for machines that
never installed it.
“Later” is the cheapest
way to get hacked.
✓ Turn on automatic updates
✓ Restart at least once a week
✓ Schedule updates for after hours
✓ Retire gear too old to update
Set it once — then stop
clicking “later.”
NOW! THE COMPUTER'S
FASTER! AND I HAVEN'T
SEEN THAT POP-UP ONCE!
fast, and you never have
to think about it again.
🔑 An Update Is a Locked Door
Software isn't “finished” when you buy it. Companies keep finding weaknesses — and every update quietly closes the ones criminals already know about.
Skipping them means running with:
- Security holes that are public knowledge
- Bugs and crashes that were already fixed
- Old software newer apps no longer support
- Antivirus that stopped protecting you
The bad guys aren't picking on you personally — automated bots just look for the unlocked doors.
⏳ Why We Keep Clicking “Later”
Updates feel like they always hit at the worst moment — mid-task, mid-morning, mid-deadline. So we put them off … forever. The trick is to take the timing out of your hands:
- Turn on automatic updates and let them run
- Schedule installs for nights or weekends
- Restart regularly so updates finish
- Don't disable updates to “speed things up”
A quick update tonight beats a week of downtime later.
🛠 How DixieLand Helps
Chuck keeps your computers patched and healthy so you're never the easy target — without the interruptions.
- Tune-up — catch up every pending update
- Managed updates — patched automatically, after hours
- Health checks — antivirus, backups & aging gear
Not sure what's out of date? Ask Chuck for a free computer health check.
Got an IT problem worthy of a comic? Tell Chuck about it.