I travel quite a bit and I rarely call home or a business associate any more without using video. When I’ve got 5 senses why not involve at least two of them instead of just one? If I’m hearing kids in the background it’s so much more engaging to know and SEE what they are…
DetailsThe Lethbridge POD had a very successful Fill the Beetle to Feed the People. In fact, it was the best one we’ve ever had!
DetailsMicrosoft has released a new tool (in beta) that scans and removes rootkits. It can be run from a CD, DVD, or USB drive when your computer turns on, and it will do a scan and remove any rootkits. We do *NOT* recommend the average user runs this tool. If rootkits are suspected, your Nerd can add it to his or her arsenal when performing a System Cleanup or removing viruses.
DetailsAs anyone who uses web-based email provided by your Internet Provider knows, they don’t give you much storage space, and when it’s all used up, you suddenly can’t receive more messages until you delete some of it. In the meantime, anyone who attempts to send you email gets a ‘failed delivery’ notice. Many people don’t realize they have reached their storage limit. As far as they are concerned, their email accounts have stopped working, especially if they use Outlook Express or another program to connect to their accounts.
Details[this post is from Nerd Dennis Houseknecht] Ten million dollars costly – to be exact. And that was for only 300 records stolen by a Bank of America “insider”. Many or most of businesses have sensitive information on their networks – often in the form of employee records or client / patient records. Do you…
DetailsThere’s a phone scam making the rounds from people claiming to be from Microsoft. They insist people’s computers may be infected with viruses and that they can connect to the computer and remove them.
DetailsTIMEwellSCHEDULED saves our store 2 days of work each week on payroll. John Baxter – General Manager Canadian Tire Store 425, London, ON
DetailsThere has been quite a bit of talk on Twitter about Shaw’s new internet packages, which will begin rolling out next month. Many of the tweets are positive and feel Shaw is making the appropriate changes to their network, while being fair to their customers, and enforcing usage caps in a respectful way.
DetailsOur first NerdChat on Twitter last week was a success as Nerds from around the world had several conversations on a variety of technology related topics. There weren’t many non-Nerds during that hour, but we suspect that’s because a lot of people just didn’t know about it yet, or wanted to first observe and see what is was all about.
DetailsMalware has become more than just the scourge of the internet – it has become one of the more unpleasant (and sometimes dangerous) aspects of modern life. It just seems to keep getting worse, with no end in sight.
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