by wwarren | Oct 6, 2017 | Microsoft, Office, Security, Windows
I have been thinking for a bit that Microsoft not only wanted Windows 7 to die quickly but Windows 8.x as well. Windows 7 because it is, admittedly old, and Windows 8.x because it is yet another Vista disaster. Windows 8.x however is technically supported until...
by wwarren | Jul 10, 2017 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Windows, Windows365
When the “free upgrade” to Windows 10 started I felt like something didn’t smell right. To quote the last paragraph of that 2015 post: In a way it is a stroke of genius. How do drug dealers do things? They give you free taste..get you hooked then...
by wwarren | Nov 1, 2016 | Microsoft, Office, SBS 2008, Security, Server 2008, Vista, Windows, Windows 7
Windows has design issues…I have talked about it many many times. However it IS possible to have a malware free system. It’s really not that hard. You do need to change your behavior on how you operate your windows systems. 1. Have a security audit...
by wwarren | Apr 2, 2014 | Microsoft, Office, Security, Security Alerts
There is an active exploitation of a security flaw in all versions of Microsoft Word right now. The various online media have been saying this is a targeted attack but i’m seeing general infestations with this security issue. If your machines aren’t...
by wwarren | Jan 19, 2014 | Cloud Computing, Google Apps, Microsoft, Office, Office 365
Being a Microsoft partner when i saw they were giving MAPS subscribers their top of the line Office365 package I thought this would be great. I was met with several challenges right off the bat: 1.Setting up the account isn’t straightforward at all. In...
by wwarren | Jan 14, 2014 | General, Hardware, Microsoft, Office, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8
I know there are many small businesses that are running Windows XP still. As of April of this year Windows XP officially dies. Many programs are simply going to not work anymore as announced by their creators. Sure you can hang onto the old versions but as more and...
