The hope of getting something for nothing was encouraged with the advent of computers and software. For technically oriented people, it’s fairly easy, and relatively safe, to steal software. You just copy it. For many, especially in the early days, this didn’t seem like stealing. After all, where is...
Happenings
Does a domain registrar have to reveal personal information to anyone who claims to have an interest? Namecheap explains their position in their fight with Facebook over this type of demand for personal information. I believe Namecheap is in the right on this and that the issue is important.
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.
From New Atlas. Studying material from these could provide incredible information on the history of the galaxy.
If you don’t need Windows only computer games, here’s a Linux version you might want to try: https://betanews.com/2020/03/05/zorinos-152-linux-windows/.
Remind Employees (and Yourself)
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...
Narcissistic Leaders Are Narcissistic
… or something. The actual headline was How Narcissistic Leaders Squash Collaboration. My question is this: Did we need a study to tell us this? The results are worth reading, and if you’re choosing someone for a leadership role, they’re worth heeding. Despite all of this, overconfident leaders are...
Gutenberg, Layout Blocks, Resources
I have been working on using layout blocks for some more complicated WordPress layouts, including a new set of buyer’s guides to various topics. I haven’t really gotten enough expertise to post helpful things on how this works, but I found a site I hadn’t been using before, and...
Securing Your WordPress Site
A recent post on the Wordfence blog discusses a major set of attacks against WordPress sites, title WP-VCD. Most of my readers will not be interested in the technical details (which are, in fact, very interesting!), but the basic actions to keep your site secure listed near the end...
Barracuda Content Shield in Managed Workplace
You can guess how I feel about this one as I provided a quote. Barracuda Content Shield provides off-site checking of content, while Managed Workplace is the core of my services to small offices. If you’re one of my clients, you’re already benefitting from this to some extent. If...