by wwarren | Jul 9, 2015 | Microsoft, Windows 8
Updates. Windows has been prone to update problems ever since Windows update was launched. Windows 8 is the worst about it of all. Once Win8 gets stuck it’s stuck. The process for recovery is quite laborious. In many cases it is because WU installed an...
by wwarren | Jul 2, 2015 | Apple, Apple, Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Security Alerts, Smartphone
There are quite a few businesses that allow this software on their machines. I would HIGHLY advise Itunes be removed from ALL company pc’s immediately and never be allowed to return. Just read this excerpt: The whole iTunes Match and Apple Music thing is...
by wwarren | Jun 29, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Security, Security Alerts
Folks are wondering if the gov’t cannot secure our data who can? Frankly the gov’t in terms of security has always been horrid. I have done contract work for the gov’t more than once and the level of network security outside of the military is...
by wwarren | Jun 13, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Internet
If you are residential user gmail, hotmail, yahoo. Anything but your isp is. If you are a business get a domain on the internet then pay the 50/year extra for your own e-mail addy at that domain so you can look professional AND you aren’t beholden to your isp....
by wwarren | Jun 12, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Hardware, Security, Security Alerts, Windows, Windows 8
*UPDATE* 06/23/2017 Windows 10 works much the same as is susceptible to this same exact situation. When you setup any Windows machine 8.x or newer the way to prevent this is to NOT allow it to connect to any network during the initial setup. Windows will not then be...
by wwarren | Jun 9, 2015 | Hardware, Storage
I have finally got one of these things. I have installed them in client machines and I’ve seen how fast they make a machine but I have not gotten one for myself yet to really beat on it. I just received mine and installed it. Now I didn’t go with the...
by wwarren | Jun 6, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Security, Security Alerts
The results from the survey showed that smaller companies are only about half as likely as larger firms to test their own data security, to hire new data security staff or to require data security training for employees.“This is not just the U.S.,” Graham added. “In...
by wwarren | Apr 29, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Security
Online advertising is crucial for many sites BUT it exposes them to becoming unwitting attack carriers for visitor’s computers. I have maintained this stance for many years. This is why when I deploy a firewall that has some way to block ads I immediately...
by wwarren | Apr 17, 2015 | Android, Hardware, Smartphone
It started off decent but it got too frustrating to tolerate any longer. I’ll give the list of pro’s first as it is much much shorter: 1. S-pen 2. Quad core cpu Cons: 1. QHD screen is a battery killer 2. Typical Samsung bloatware 3....
by wwarren | Apr 9, 2015 | General, Hardware
Sometimes the simple things will get you. Kinda reminds me of Jesus when he mentions using the simple to confound the wise…:) One of the areas I have always had a keen interest in is audio. By the time i was 14 I had the first component system biult. I did...
