You’ve probably seen many articles, editorials, and marketing fliers about how great the cloud is; how it can save you tons of money, empower you to do amazing things, free your staff up to do all kinds of important projects, and more. There’s a great deal that is true and accurate in all of those assertions to be sure, even if most of the writing is intended to convince you to buy into the hype.
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Seven Deadly Sins in computer technology!
1: No Anti-virus or outdated antivirus. If I could fix one thing in the computer industry I would eliminate viruses completely from the planet. But since I can’t do that, I absolutely believe that every PC and Server should have an up-to-date antivirus program.
AVG Antivirus 2012 first look
AVG 2012 first look
Micro Doctor, Inc. has recommended, supported, and utilized many antivirus programs over the years. Initially Norton Antivirus was our favorite, however viruses started getting through fully updated and functional installations of this software, and its processes started taking over the CPU cycles of the installed PC, which made the machine run significantly slower.
Windows 7 64 bit…are you ready to take the plunge?
I am usually an early adopter of technology. My profession and position make it necessary to be on the bleeding edge of many new technology services and products to gain the expertise to implement them for our clients. One exception to this trend has been Windows 7 64 bit.
Really Ads on my GPS?
I have had several GPS units over the years. Unfortunately the cost of annual map updates makes the price of an updated GPS unreasonable. I could update my GPS for $100.00 or buy a new GPS for $129.99, but it hardly
seems worth it. So I just kept my GPS, ignored the nag screens from Garmin and hoped I still would get to my destination.
Joplin Tornado News: If your business was destroyed by a tornado… Would you be able to recover??????????
What if your business got hit by a tornado and what if, in that same storm, your IT Company got hit by a tornado? Well, that is what happened in Joplin, MO. Luckily for John Motazedi of SNC Squared and his customers, he had a disaster recovery plan.
Windows 7 versions – Which one should I get?
October 22, 2009, Windows 7 was released from Microsoft as the new long awaited replacement to Windows Vista and Windows XP. There are 3 versions of Windows 7; Home, Pro, and Ultimate. The easiest way to decide which version to get, is when in doubt, go with “Pro”. Why? I knew you were going to ask this.
Facebook offers more secure HTTPS: connections
Facebook started rolling out an HTTPS: option of connecting to Facebook a few weeks ago. I logged in today and got this notice.
I agree on the surface, HTTPS: would be a more secure way to access Facebook.
However this feature is very new. It was just added to some accounts last week as an option.
Safe Surfing
This time of year many of us spend a lot of time on the internet for work, play and shopping. Even though I have written several articles about the “FAKE AV” Virus every week I hear about another customer who has gotten the virus.
Here are my top ten tips to avoid viruses and malware.
ThinkPoint, Another Fake AV threat hits thousands of innocent web users
Do not be fooled by the seemingly legitimate looking ThinkPoint scam. This rogue antispyware application will not benefit your PC at all, but instead work against you to trick you out of your money. ThinkPoint comes bundled with the well known and much hated Microsoft Security Essentials Alert scam.