8 Computer Repair Scams You Need To Know
Scams abound in my industry so I figured I'd talk about some of the more common ones. Like anything used every day, when a computer repair is needed customers tend…
5 Things That Shouldn’t Be Stored On Your Devices
Technology can be scary at times. In fact, I simply don't trust it with anything. I'm not into conspiracy theories and don't think the world's going to end. I simply…
Preventing Cyberwar Victimization: 7 Changes You Must Make To Your Network
We are at the start of what could be a cyberwar which is making people and businesses uneasy. Everywhere we turn we're bombarded with new hacks being done by foreign…
Storing Data: Backups are one thing, but nothing beats a properly designed properly designed RAID1 computer system.
No matter what business you're involved with, I can almost guarantee there's some type of data. Data can be as simple as a mailing list or a complex database, without…
Digital Purging: Keeping documents safely off your laptop or other portable device makes you less of a subject to theft.
Imagine the panic if your laptop or other digital apparatus was stolen. First you'd probably think of the monetary value and justify simply replacing the device. After a few days…
Too much data? Data farms cost money to maintain. Many companies storing large amounts of data are now realizing the financial implications of storing massive amounts of data.
Everywhere we turn someone is collecting data on us. At one point in the short lived history of technology someone, somewhere decided it was crucial to hoard data. Alas, after…
iPhones in the News: I’ve been asked a million times about unlocking an iPhone to secure evidence about the San Bernardino shootings and this is what I have to say.
I've held back long enough from talking about Apple, the feds and security. Frankly, I think we're satiated with news about iPhone security and me writing more on the subject…
Encryption: 2016 will be the year of encryption. Encryption in politics and everywhere else, you wait.
Imagine you and me sitting down and creating a method of mincing and reassembling vegetables that only we knew. One day you pulled a potato from a bag of other…
ATM’s, Bitcoins and Smartphones: Managing our money electronically means one more step towards removing the human element from commerce.
More than half a lifetime ago when I was establishing myself in New York one of the major selling points of the bank I chose was the vast number of…
Reporting Inaccuracies: Don’t trust everything you read on a computer screen.
Monday morning I was boarding my flight from St. Louis when I received a text message asking if my parents could hitch a ride from Boston. Of course I obliged…