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Have a back up plan for Game Day
Microsoft made a major splash a few years back when they announced that the NFL would be using the Surface tablets on the field and in the locker room for various aspects of team management. Up until now it really only caught the media’s eye briefly when commentators mistakenly identified the Microsoft tablets as Apple
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New Year, New (More Secure) You
It’s a new year, and I’m sure every one of us made at least one small promise (if only whispered to ourselves at 12:01am on Jan 1) to be better or do better at something this year. I can help you out with an easy one that will definitely improve your security profile, and I’m
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Microsoft tries to retire older IE versions
Back in 2014 Microsoft announced that in 18 months it would cease to support older versions of Internet Explorer on currently supported operating system platforms. As of January 12th, Microsoft is making good on that promise and will only support the latest version of its web browser on supported OS’es. You might think that this
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Beware wolves in support clothing
Reports are streaming in of Dell customers being targeted by scammers pretending to be Dell support staff, leading many in the industry to wonder if the computer manufacturer has been hacked and their customer database stolen. The con artists are phoning Dell users and gulling the victims with convincing information about equipment and service records
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In case you missed it
Though it may feel like it some months, I don’t intend to write about doom and gloom every week on this blog. Scattered in among the zero-days, hacks and malware infections are a handful of articles you don’t want to miss. As you prepare to wind down the year and check off your various lists,
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Tech Stocking Stuffers
Looking for a small gift for the technophile in your life? These are my recommendations for this holiday season: Portable Battery Charger: At least one person on your gift list spends their day on the move, whether at work or play, and probably spends the back third of that day babying their mobile device’s dwindling
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