The Next Big Thing?
I don’t know if this is the next ‘Big’ thing but it’s likely to start generating lots of news and interest over the upcoming months. I’m talking about Windows 8 here, the planned next release of the Windows family.
Continue Reading →Am I Surprised? No. Worried? Yes.
So I came across this article today. Short version: Symantec, the makers of the Norton Anti-Virus line of products, had some of its software cracked recently. It was older software, and it was their business line, not the consumer line, that was affected. And the chance of it affecting a large number of people or [...]
Continue Reading →Windows 7 Readiness Redux
The search term that brought most people to our website is ‘windows 7 readiness tool’ which tells me that there are a lot of people still unsure about making the switch away from Windows XP. Which is understandable… XP is a known quantity, it’s been around for about 10 years, and is generally considered to [...]
Continue Reading →Another Major Shift
A couple weeks ago I gave a presentation to the Richmond Chamber of Commerce on understanding new technologies. Things like cloud computing, Software As A Service, and explaining what they mean to and for businesses. Then a few days later I received a news item that seemed very timely to that presentation. This one will be [...]
Continue Reading →AVG Free Update Warning
Avg Anti-Virus Free Edition (http://free.avg.com) is one of the internet’s most popular downloads. And why not? For almost every computer (yes, even Apple machines), anti-virus is essential. And what better price for software than… free? The people at AVG seem to follow a pattern though, and it’s almost time for that pattern to come full [...]
Continue Reading →Outdated Software – How To Stay Safe
There have been a few instances lately of media reports regarding the end of life for certain pieces of software, and other news items about software that is being advised against due to security flaws. A couple examples of this are recent comments by the German government for its citizens to stop using Internet Explorer, [...]
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