Author: Dean

I am a Software Developer, System Administrator, and consignment software specialist. I currently manage hundreds of consignment workstations, point of sale systems, and database servers all across North America and I am the developer of Peeps' Software, Peeps2Go, and Peeps' Consignor Login for iOS and Android. I've been helping consignment & resale store-owners since 2003. I started The Computer Peeps in February of 2010. Peeps' Software launched in 2016 and is now on hundreds of systems all across North America. I have successfully converted hundreds of stores from all of the major consignment software systems. After 20+ years of working with consignment stores, I understand the unique challenges consignment & resale store-owners face. From electrical issues in old buildings or strip malls, to advocating for them when their old consignment software keeps crashing.

Windows Security Tip — Disable Start Menu Web Search

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 Dean Internet, MiniPeeps, Online Safety, PCI Compliance, Security, Techy Stuff Leave a comment

Windows Registry Editor Disable Start Menu Web Search

tl:dr — The Computer Peeps recommend disabling Start Menu Web Search in Windows.

We’re Breaking Up — With Chrome

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 Dean Antivirus, Internet, Peeps' Configuration Protocol, Scams, Security Leave a comment

It’s not them, it’s us. Jk, it is them.

tl;dr — Google Chrome’s stance on adblocker plugins/extensions greatly increases consignment/resale stores’ chances of encountering malicious content when searching the Web. Thus, The Computer Peeps no longer recommend Google Chrome as an option for browsing the Web.

Using EcoFlow Power Stations In Your Consignment/Resale Store

January 13, 2025January 15, 2025 Dean Battery Backups, Electrical & Lighting, MiniPeeps, Power Stations Leave a comment

EcoFlow Delta 2 Power Generator for Battery Backup

Losing power in the middle of the day can have a real impact on business. Losing power for an extended period of time can really impact business. After the last two hurricanes that hit Florida, we’ve been on a mission to prevent extended power outages.

In summary, we’re starting to use and recommend EcoFlow power stations as battery backups for computers, routers, and more.

Liberty5 and LibertyREACT Backup Error

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 Dean Backups, Consignment Software, Databases, Liberty Leave a comment

Summary: The official backup utility for Liberty5 and LibertyREACT (through at least version 6.0b) appears to have an issue that leads to the automatic backup saying it completed successfully, but no database backup was created. This appears to be triggered by the implementation of the 7Zip compression utilized to compress the backup.