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Lotus personnel began testing Windows 10 several weeks ago. Don’t ask us what happened to Windows 9 – it is a mystery to us as well. The most startling “new” feature is a return of the familar Start menu. This time though the start menu is small living tiles that present information much like Windows…
Many Internet firewall managers are facing a quandary when it comes to filtering Internet content for users. As more and more web sites use secure connections it is becoming a question how to filter these connections. If a web site is using a secure connection via an address such as https:// there are limited ways…
I have always thought that the all-in-one computer was a great concept. You can a large format screen with none of the wires and the additional box on your desk. But there is a big drawback I have never been able to get past. All of the waste when you decide or must upgrade your…
RingCentral has been rolling out many new features and enhancements very frequently. Here are just a few of the latest improvements… Call Reporting You can now view reports and graphical historical analysis of your company’s activity, such as: Inbound and outbound call volume Call activity by user or by phone number or group Call volume…
It is hard to believe that Windows XP was released to the general public in October 2001. Even though general public availability ended in 2008 the operating system was available on certain devices until October 2011. That is a good 10-year run for a personal computer operating system. Microsoft has continued to support Windows XP…
When Luther George Simjian invented the Automated Teller Machine or ATM in 1960 I bet he never saw this coming. New York City has gotten the world’s first Cupcake ATM. Sprinkles Cupcakes has installed the 24-hour machine outside their Upper East Side bakery. The Cupcake ATM can hold up to 760 delectable treats at a…
Imagine you take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse and discover it is locked. You also find a message asking for you wire $100 to a hacker to unlock it. It is reportedly happening around the world. Most of the attacks have been concentrated in Australia, but a few reports have came in…
There has been a lot of questions and discussions about passwords with the discovery of the Heartbleed vulnerability a few weeks ago. The discovery is a good reminder of good password habits…. Each service or web site should have a unique password. They should never be repeated. A password should be very complicated and random…
UPDATE 5/1/14 Microsoft released a patch to correct this issue, today. Surprisingly they are going to patch the issue in Windows XP even though they are beyond extended support for the operating system. The patch will be installed via automatic updates if it is enabled on your system(s). You may have heard in the media that a…
There is currently an attack publicly know that can be initiated by Microsoft Office. Word and Outlook are the most susceptible pieces of software. Virus creators can form a rich text format document that can be opened via email and downloaded from web sites including social networking sites. Microsoft has a simple fix which will…
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