Do you dislike having to move your hand to the mouse to do certain tasks such as saving your document? Here is a list of some of the most common keyboard shortcuts that we use on a daily basis. Here is a list of some of the most common windows keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts will…
Failing Hard Drives & Data Backups
Your hard drive is where all your documents, pictures, videos and all the files on your computer is stored. What would happen if your hard drive failed or you get a virus that encrypts your data? Remember, even if you have a MAC, they have now had a virus that encrypts your data recently. Do you have…
Windows 10 Upgrade
If you are using Windows 7 or newer then you probably are seeing the popup for the Free Windows 10 Upgrade. Anyone who wants to upgrade is welcome to upgrade as this will be a free upgrade for a few months. We know there are a few customers out there who do not want this…
WordPress update 4.2.2
Earlier this month, WordPress released version 4.2.2, which would otherwise be unremarkable were it not that the release contained another critical security update to the software. Last month, WordPress released version 4.2.1, which was also classified as a critical security update. These last two updates address specific vulnerabilities called cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, by which a…
In Response to the Mobile Web- Responsive Web Design
Responsive web design is a direct result of the emergence and widespread adoption of mobile devices for personal computing. Traditionally, the web designer sought to optimize a design for viewing on desktop computers, and that tended be a more straightforward process since desktop computer monitors didn’t drastically vary in width and height. The rise of…
Heartbleed
Heartbleed is a term you may have heard thrown around recently. This article is geared on what you need to know about the issue. Firstly, Heartbleed is not a virus. It does not infect your computer – but it does affect you. While Heartbleed doesn’t cause your computer any usual virus symptoms, like crashing, data…
Cloud Computing: A Greener Option for Business
Cloud computing has garnered a lot of attention in recent years as a green solution for business. The market for global cloud computing will be around $180 billion by the end of 2015, according to a Gartner study. This May, the 9th International Conference on Green, Pervasive and Cloud Computing is being held in China…
Scam Warnings!
There have been a lot of scams going around online recently, some of which seem frighteningly real and are completely fake – designed to scare the average computer user into forking over money to ‘fix’ a ‘problem’. Some recent examples would be: the FBI/ICE Virus, or ‘Microsoft Windows’ technicians actually calling over the phone. These…
3 Security Concerns with Employee’s Personal Smartphones
Nielsen’s recent research study on smartphone penetration reveals that 61 percent of cellphones in the U.S. are smartphones. With a smartphone in the majority’s pocket, there’s a good chance at least some of your employees are using theirs during work hours. This brings a number of troubling questions to light. Security issues abound with personal…
Adobe Products
Adobe has several commonplace programs out that you more than likely already have on your computer. These are primarily Adobe Flash and Adobe Reader. Flash is very prevalent on the Internet, with many websites having Flash components, Flash games or advertisements, and Flash-based tool sets. Reader allows you to open and view PDFs (Portable Document…