FakeWare – “I think I have a virus but I’m not sure!”
How Downloading Anti-Virus Software Can be the Worst Idea of All It’s probably happened to everyone at some point -- we’re working on our computer and suddenly a message pops up somewhere on the screen. Virus Alert! Malware Alert! Of course, it’s easy to get nervous; we just want our computer cleaned up as fast as possible so that we can get back to our work. We’re anxious to do whatever we need to do to remove, clean or do whatever needs to be done with this virus/malware/malicious code that is on our system. The bad guys know this, and they’ve figured out how...
Read MoreIs My Computer Safe If I Use Wireless Internet?
This is the one of the many questions I get all the time when I help out family and friends with computer issues. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind the questions or helping others, but this is just the start to many wireless Internet questions: What is this WPA or WEP? And which one should I use? How strong of password should I have? Can someone hack my wireless? Can YOU hack my wireless? – Haha, yes I have been asked this. In the end, it always boils down to: Is wireless Internet safe to use? My personal opinion is it is as safe as the encryption and password complexity you use on...
Read MoreThe IPv4 Break-Up Letter
As the topic of transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 heats up, Many are left asking what is the difference? How does version 6 differ from 4? There are several online articles (see: It’s Not About IPv6 Transition But Urgent Integration and Getting Close to the End of an Internet) pleading with internet users to not hesitate, but to immediately integrate IPv6 into their networks. IPv4 was simply not built to support so many users. The debate is not IF we should break up with IPv4 it is WHEN. Some say it will still be several years before we run out of IPv4 addresses, while others believe...
Read MoreThe Web as a Platform for Business
Today’s buzz is all about “apps”. Cloud “apps”, iPhone “apps”, “apps” that rate your sex life (wait, what?) I want to talk a bit about web applications that can help your business without putting a hole in your pocket. Today there are hundreds of web applications out there just waiting for you to sign up. Some of them are great while others are not. Before reading the rest of this, have you seen our previous post explaining the history of cloud apps? In a nutshell, the “cloud” is a term referring to robust, data-driven...
Read MoreA Little History of Mainframes and Cloud Computing
Years ago, applications were all run from mainframes, which were large central computers with lots of storage space and memory (by the standards of the time, anyway). Everyone had terminals which didn’t have much computing power, and simply connected to the mainframe in order to run the applications. All of the applications were actually on the mainframe. This sometimes proved to be expensive, as everyone needed to “share” one big computer. Over the years, this changed. Individual desktop computers (and then, laptop computers) became more powerful. It made more sense to...
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