Is your computer data backup offsite?
Summer is coming, and so is fire season. Is your computer data backup offsite? I (Warren Frush) used to live in Colorado Springs, CO. Last summer, I was reviewing coverage of the horrible fire burning there, I was jolted when I looked at a map of the fire and saw that it was burning within…
Read MoreGreat Excel Conditional Formatting Post
Productivity Tips: Conditional Formatting in Excel Guest Blog from Sudhir Diddee Let’s assume you have a lot of data and you quickly want to see some values visually. The best tool to do this is conditional formatting. In regards to the table above, if you want to know the most expensive items vs. least expensive,…
Read MoreAvoiding 5 Major Computer Disasters
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Business Owners Make With Their Computer Network That Cost Them Time, Money and Aggravation Want to avoid the most common and expensive computer problems most business owners experience? Then read on! We’ve compiled a list of 5 things you should be doing to save yourself a lot of time and money,…
Read MoreWhat to do when you’ve made a mistake in social media.
InfoWorld has a good article, “Social media disaster recovery: A first responder’s guide” about what to do when there’s been a big mistake made in social media. The article is focused on business use of social media – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc., but the advice is good from a personal standpoint, as well. The article…
Read MoreFeds crack multi-million scareware ring
Some of you have experienced this misfortune of getting what we call “scare-ware” or rogueware. It is an unwanted piece of software that gets installed on your computer, without your permission (or knowledge, usually), that displays a authentic-looking screen on your computer that tells you you’re infected with hundreds of bad things, and then wants…
Read MorePhishing attacks rampant on Facebook, Twitter, gmail, others
After a lull during the summer, there is a huge upswing in phishing attacks, now on Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Yahoo mail, and others. Read the complete story at: http://lastwatchdog.com/unstoppable-phishing-attacks-blanket-facebook-twitter/
Read MoreHow to lower my carbon footprint – move all the servers to Iceland.
Here’s an interesting article in the BBC’s technical web section: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/8297237.stm The gist is this – Iceland has more electricity than it can use, and its produced from geothermal, so there’s no carbon produced by making it. Plus, the cool temperatures can help keep all those servers cool with no air-conditioning costs. Iceland is busy…
Read MoreWhat Is Business Blogging and Why Should I Care???
A business blog is a business communication medium that presents pictures, videos, links to other websites, and eMail accounts in a conversational approach.
Read MoreUpdated – Abott and Costello
You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this. For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on…
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch,
“Who’s on first?” might have turned out something like this:
Read MoreThe Long Robotic Arm of the Law has grown longer!
This is interesting The Robot Arm of the Law Grows Longer by Noel Sharkey
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