The brilliant Deathbulge webcomic came up with this comic about all of those wireless accessories for your computer like a wireless mouse, wireless keyboard, and so on. This is precisely the reason why all of my accessories are still wired. (Credit: Deathbulge) … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
Baby Boomers tend to overshare online
McAfee found a trend regarding those older than 50. They tend to over-share online or not have their security/privacy settings dialed back as much as they should. By being too trusting, these individuals may open themselves up to identity theft, fraud, or robbery. The McAfee blog article that reports on this trend also shares some tips to keep safe. Give it a read and make … [Read more...]
A start on taking a support script from generic to useful
I have never been a waiter for a restaurant. However, because I have been a patron, I think I could do a decent job being a waiter because I would try to do all the things that I have liked and not do the things that I disliked from my other perspective. However, I know it's not that easy, and there would be a lot of situations that would come up that I am not familiar with, … [Read more...]
Microsoft Press provides free ebook, Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Pros
Similar to the release of Windows 8 and Server 2012, Microsoft Press is again providing a free ebook to prepare IT Professionals for an updated operating system, in this case, Windows 8.1. The ebook is titled Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals and is written by Ed Bott and freely available for download. It is currently available in PDF format with Mobi and ePub … [Read more...]
What you should know about CryptoLocker
For the last month, malware known as CryptoLocker has been making its way around the web. It runs on a victim's computer where it then encrypts user-created files on the local hard drive and any mapped network drives where the user has write access. There are at least three variants of CryptoLocker out there. The first version of CryptoLocker demanded $100 to be paid for the … [Read more...]