Ah, those pesky passwords. If you work in the corporate world or in an office, you have one for your PC/Network and, unless there is a password synchronization application that combines them, you probably have more than one for other applications. Add those to the ones that you have for your home Internet, your banking and other websites that require passwords, and before you know it you have a nightmare on your hands in trying to manage them. Read the rest of this entry
I’m often confronted by other technology professionals about product X being better than product Y. The fact of the matter is that there is no magic bullet for IT. There is no single product available that solves all of the issues around a particular problem. There are always trade offs.
So, it is my pleasure to bring you some of the most common “my IT is better than your IT” arguments and my take on it… Read the rest of this entry
About 20% of our clients request that employees use a specific password for their computer/email or that they let managers know what their passwords are and they keep a list of employee passwords. The reasons for this seem logical – managers want quick access to their employees emails or files when they are out of the office. But the effects of this type of policy can be harmful to the health of your business.
Tips for evaluating suspicious emails from Eric Clemens on Vimeo. This video explains how you can better evaluate suspicious messages and avoid opening emails which may harm your computer. Instructions are for Outlook 2007, but should apply to other email programs such as Outlook 2003, Outlook 2010, and Thunderbird. Click the video to view full screen.
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