When choosing a new hosting company for your corporate website, knowing your needs is crucial. So say all the blogs that attempt to help you find the perfect web host. But, what if you don’t know your hosting needs precisely? What happens if you don’t KNOW what your hosting needs will be next month, next…
DetailsIt seems that our friend (mascot) Niles the Nerd was having a great time at the London, Ontario Dragonboat Race today!
DetailsTwo weeks ago Talia and Himanshu configured and installed a new server for a client. They replaced two old servers with a new Dell PowerEdge server, which significantly increased performance, and memory (RAM), and VMWare to allow for multiple virtual instances of operating systems and software to be running on the same physical machine.
Details97% of emails attempted to be delivered today are unwanted. SPAM. 97%! Think of each mail server as a Mailman or Mailwoman or Mailperson. One of the methods of fighting SPAM is to assign each Mailperson a reputation. This is done through third parties, often referred to as Blacklists. There are many of them. Today…
DetailsOne of the wonderful things about the internet and social networking sites is the ability to share photos with friends and family – or with everyone, if we choose. There have been many warnings about posting photos of a personal nature, and it is unwise to post ANY image that you would not want anyone or everyone to be able to view. When it comes to privacy on the internet, it is best to assume that there is NONE. Period.
DetailsA big trend in the virus and spyware industry in recent months has been seemingly trustworthy ads for free spyware and virus removal that is in fact malware itself. Trouble is, it looks legitimate to those that don’t know any better, and when the software is downloaded and installed, it ends up finding a lot of critical infections and offers to remove them…for a price. This is what is known as rogue software, and chances are if you’re paid for it, you’re out that money and should consider canceling your credit card.
DetailsThese days, we must all keep track of our online passwords for work and personal use of everything from email to Facebook. Many people use the same passwords for all of their accounts, and it’s often something that’s easy to remember. In some cases, users will go months (or years) without changing their passwords. There are many excellent reasons to change your password. If your computer is infected with viruses or spyware, they be monitoring your online activity. After the computer has been cleaned, it’s a good idea to change your passwords.
DetailsDian Smit just sent this to us from The Big Time Out event in Cumberland, B.C., Canada.
DetailsWe do not want to be purveyors of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt), but here are a few facts and statistics that we should make sure everyone is aware of:
DetailsAs briefly described in the last post, Microsoft released a record number of patches and updates for Windows yesterday on it’s monthly Patch Tuesday release cycle. In total, 14 patches addressing 34 vulnerabilities, only a few of which are critical, but all should be downloaded and installed via Windows Update. Waiting to update could potentially mean leaving Windows at risk to be infected by viruses specifically designed to take advantage of the flaws in Windows at some point.
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