With more digital classrooms and more jobs working remote than ever before, we wanted to pass along some key Do’s and Don’t for Video Conferencing — both etiquette and security. Following these tips will help you to have more effective meetings and appear more professional and engaged. Don’t delay start times, or waste time throughout…

With so many taking classes and working online today, it is essential that you take good care of your laptop to keep it working well. Following these easy steps will ensure that your laptop lasts longer and requires less maintenance. As an added bonus, many of the steps will also maintain your laptop’s speed.  …

If you own a website or a blog and have wondered, how do you get on pages one of Google, or is it even possible? You may even ask yourself, is Google conspiring against me? Google’s stated purpose is to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Delivering relevant search results…

Facebook Messenger is a great way to keep up with family and friends, but it can also be a method for scammers. A few scenarios We’ve Seen Lately: The”Friend” Impostor Sometimes a message will arrive over Facebook Messenger that appears to be from a friend down to their name and picture — so you have…

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,…