Blog
Notes on security and IT for small businesses.
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Windows 8 is Here. Why You Don't Want It
I have had limited experience with Windows 8, but it's enough to advise my clients at the moment to not touch Windows 8.
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Type Like a Teenager, Communicate Like a Professional
Whether it's fair, or not, people judge you by the words you use, spoken and written.
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Tried and True Scamming Methods Never Go Out of Style
I've been studying marketing for the last several months, and one thing I've learned is to keep doing what works. I guess that applies to spammers and scammers as well.
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How Much is Your Old Computer Costing You?
Today I worked on the system of a client who reported the computer was crashing. After briefly examining the logs, I found that the system had been reporting hard drive failures... for nearly a year.
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Move Over, LinkedIn - Last.FM and eHarmony Have Been Compromised Too
Last.FM and eHarmony have been confirmed this week that they too, like LinkedIn, have been breached and leaked millions of passwords. But that's not the only thing that concerns me.
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Have You Changed Your Password Recently?
The LinkedIn hack is yet another example of why you should not recycle passwords.
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"Deleted Items" Is Not a Good Place to Store Things
Several times in my career I have come across users who delete things in MS Outlook (or another email or file system) and keep said messages or documents in the Trash or Deleted Items folder. This is a Bad Idea™ for the following reasons.
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Password Forensic Kit 11.5 - Software Review
Passware Password Kit Forensic 11.5 Publisher: Passware, Inc. Price: $995 Product Page This month, I obtained a review copy of Passware's "Passware Password Kit Forensic 11.5". For brevity's sake, I'll refer to it as "Passware" for the rest of this review.
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4 Reasons a Clean Inbox Will Save You Time (and Money)
Unless you are independently wealthy, your time is money, so wasting time is wasting money. Unless you are following these tips, you are probably needlessly wasting time and money on email.
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Why Am I Getting "Email Rejected" or Undeliverable Messages?
Every now and then we get a call from a client, telling us that they are receiving messages stating that their emails are being rejected, or "bouncing." The catch? They never sent the email in the first place. So what's going on?