IT Ethics from TechRepublic
I thought this video from Jason Hiner of video from TechRepublic would apply only to large offices, but I found that all of the considerations have come up in one form or another in my small office work. Worth watching.
I thought this video from Jason Hiner of video from TechRepublic would apply only to large offices, but I found that all of the considerations have come up in one form or another in my small office work. Worth watching.
One of the interesting things I’ve discovered in doing computer and small network support for professionals and small businesses is that many professionals don’t really want to spend any time learning to use their computer. I don’t mean that they don’t want to become experts. Why should they? It’s a tool for them to get…
There’s an interesting article in Bloomsberg BusinessWeek titled Amazon, the Company that Ate the World. The title may seem just a bit over the top, but the content is interesting. I enjoyed the commentary on Amazon.com‘s business strategy. I admit to some concern as companies like Apple and now even Google try to lock up…
It’s 74%, in fact, according to this endgadget.com story. Based on my own experience I would add that IT expense and software compatibility are the two keys. Even though I’ve found that most software issues can be resolved without excessive effort, I did run into one case in which Quicken Home Inventory would not run…
There’s a story on MSNBC.com about a security vulnerability discovered in DNS servers. Those are the machines that take the name you type into your address bar and convert it into numbers your computer can comprehend. If it converts it into the wrong set of numbers, you go to the wrong place. It would be…
From the SmarterMSP blog: Grace Murray Hopper, the “Mother of Computing” SmarterMSP is maintained by BarracudaMSP. I use their Managed Workplace software as the core of my IT business, and some of their security software and services as well.
To maintain information you need to regularly remind yourself and your employees to be attentive in their use of tools. We learn to follow certain safety rules with power tools, but often we forget to be similarly attentive with the devices that store and (hopefully) protect our information Some (but by no means all) things…
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