by wwarren | Jun 19, 2017 | Annoucements, Hosting, Internet, Ransomware, Security, Services
This is unfortunate. I do not wish this type of disaster on anybody. ANY operating system is vulnerable to ransomware…yes even Apple. This is why I am a big proponent of ransomware resistant backups. ETC Maryland’s web hosting service has superior data...
by wwarren | May 16, 2017 | Annoucements, Hosting, Services
ETC Maryland continues to enhance its data retention capabilities for all hosting accounts. ETC Maryland has now added a third backup for all web hosting accounts. Every night the webservers send a backup to an on premise server inside the datacenter for quick...
by wwarren | Mar 28, 2017 | Annoucements, Apple, Cloud Computing, Hardware
The newest IOS and MACOS represents a fundamental change in the very guts of the entire Apple ecosystem filesystem. Apple is changing the underlying file system for all facets of Apple OS operations. This update is available for all supported IOS/MACOS devices. The...
by wwarren | Feb 10, 2017 | Annoucements, Hosting, Security, Security Alerts, Services
WordPress 4.7 was recently released and they added a new API to make it easier for third parties to integrate with WordPress. Unfortunately, this new feature was not fully evaluated for its security implications before launching. This new system went too far in...
by wwarren | Dec 1, 2016 | Annoucements, Cloud Computing, General, Google Apps, Internet, Microsoft
I have always wondered why Google always struggles to make it’s hardware and new products “stick”. It turns out Google doesn’t really want folks to be subscribed to it’s “Gsuite” accounts. Why do I say this? I just found out...
by wwarren | Oct 10, 2016 | Annoucements, General, Hardware, Smartphone
Even the replacements are catching fire. All of the major carriers in the US have issued press releases that say they are halting Note 7 replacements and offering exchanges for the phones regardless of purchase date. A lithium ion battery if it goes into thermal...
