Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, popularized and legitimized a crude but reliable solution to cam hacks by positioning a piece of opaque tape over the lens of the electronic camera. Is it being smart or just paranoid? Everyday there are countless spam emails sent in to users saying they have actually been…

Your laptop computer is designed to be a compact electronic workspace for education, work and play. In fact, laptop computers have been so powerful and liberating, they have actually coined a new term of entrepreneurship, referred to as the “the laptop lifestyle” which involves working entirely from your laptop computer. Increasing Life Expectancy of Your…

If you’ve ever felt like Facebook or any other app on your phone was listening to your conversations, you’re not entirely wrong. While it may look like Facebook is “listening” to you, it’s highly unlikely the social media network is tracking your every word through your phone’s microphone. Many users say their phone’s microphone has…

It all starts with a strong password. We all have more passwords than we care to have. It might sound simplistic, but strong passwords are a MUST for protecting our identity, reputation, and assets in this digital age. The Composition of a Good Password A four-character password is much weaker than an 8 to 12-character…

If getting WiFi coverage right across your home or small office is a constant battle, a top mesh system, powered by one of the best mesh WiFi wireless routers, could well be the answer to your connectivity woes. Bad WiFi coverage doesn’t have to be the nightmare it once was, thanks to the recent rise…

What is Ransomware? Ransomware is vicious malware that locks users out of their devices or blocks access to files until a sum of money, or ransom, is paid. Ransomware attacks can be deployed in different forms. Some variants may be more harmful than others, but they all have one thing in common: a ransom. Once…

As we get toward the hot summer months, it is a good time to take a look at some issues that can spell trouble for your computer or networking hardware. Most of these can be avoided with proper maintenance and precautions. 1. POWER SURGES We like to think electricity is a constant stream that never…

Social engineering is the act of tricking somebody into divulging details or doing something about it, normally through technology. The idea behind social engineering is to take benefit of a possible victim’s natural propensities and emotional reactions. To access a computer system network, the typical hacker may look for a software vulnerability. A social engineer,…

Covid-19 and stay at home orders across the world are presenting new and unique challenges for people who are being asked to work from home for the first time. Employees are navigating managing time, work, family and technology in new ways. While using a smartphone or tablet may have been easy to answer a quick…

Kids and Teens are obsessed with the app TikTok.  TikTok is a free social networking app that lets you view, create, and share videos. It was initially available as musical.ly from the U.S. but was re-branded when the 2 apps merged in August 2018.  As they did on the now-defunct Vine, children can create brief,…

 Since the start of computing, usernames and passwords have been required to authenticate user access like a padlock would protect a gym locker. As data became more valuable and hacking became more sophisticated, passwords have also had to become much more comprehensive and complicated to be secure. Today, “two-factor” or “passwordless” authentication have become…

When your obsolete computers and IT equipment sit idle they depreciate in value, literally every day. — There’s an alternative. You can get paid for your older enterprise IT equipment. Not only can you benefit from electronics recycling but this process allows you to recover value on your tech investment. With our IT Asset Disposition…