These days, a notebook without an internet connection is like a bicycle without pedals. You can still use it, but you won’t get very far. That’s why it’s all the more frustrating when you lose your wireless internet connection and your IT department or helpful officemate aren’t there to provide a quick fix.
With all the stories in the past year about major data breaches that included, in some cases, stolen or cracked passwords, a good way to kick off the new year is to change old passwords and then resolve to be more vigilant about security in the coming year – and beyond.
A year ago we used this space to discuss a specific piece of malware known as “CryptoLocker”. While some of the major players exploiting CryptoLocker have been shut down, variants have appeared and are creating new headaches for thousands of PC users – and this is serious enough, it deserves some attention again.
This year saw the end of Windows XP (and Office 2003) support. It saw really slow adoption of Windows 8 in businesses of all sizes. Windows 10 was announced (and what happened to Windows 9?). Next year will see the end of Microsoft support for Windows Server 2003…and Windows 10 will become available for purchase.
It seems like we’ve been looking at a lot of old computer gear lately. There’s many reasons why people hold onto their computer systems longer than they really should… The current machine is running fine (not most of the time but sometimes), cost of the new gear and upgrading, the hardware upgrade also requiring upgrades to other software, and the hassle and learning curve on what’s often going to be a new operating system and/or applications are just a few.
How about $55,492? Last month, an Ohio guy by the name of Zack Brown posted a “Kickstarter” campaign. If you’ve not heard about Kickstarter, it’s a kind of on-line crowd-funding platform that works mostly through social media.
Someone, like Zack, puts up a Kickstarter campaign.
Are bad email habits distracting you, wasting your time, and causing miscommunications with clients, employees and others? Making a few simple changes to the way you handle email will help you improve focus, save time, and communicate more effectively.
Here are five bad email habits that could be holding you back—and positive alternatives to get you moving forward.
The reality of bring your own device (BYOD) is unavoidable. If your organization has yet to implement a BYOD strategy, you can take several steps to get started. But first, know that the question is no longer whether you will support mobile devices. Instead, it's how do we secure and manage these devices in a user-friendly way?
A Forbes Insights and Google survey of U.S. business executives found that by 2016 more than half of leaders expect to use mobile devices instead of PCs as their primary business platform.
…when, as we’ve already seen around the country, the weather demonstrates its power, all too often with awful and tragic results.
But it doesn’t take a hurricane or an F5 tornado for the weather to create problems… even the seasonal thunderstorm can create havoc for electronics – and that reminds us of the power and room environment issues we see every spring and through the summer.
Recently, a friend forwarded me one of those Internet “Top 10 Things That <fill in the blank>” emails that I almost always delete without reading. This one caught my attention though, as it was titled something like “Things That May Disappear in Our Lifetime”.
OK, got me.
