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...
by wwarren | Apr 8, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Office 365, Windows, Windows 10, Windows365
With this Windows as a service push Microsoft is making AND the fact they have trademarked the name Windows365, I see no reason to believe anyone who says Microsoft is NOT going to make windows a subscription like Office365. Maybe not at first. For those technically...
by wwarren | Mar 29, 2015 | Cloud Computing, General, Hardware, Synology, Ubiquiti
I had a client who recently moved to a new location. A partial move to the cloud was performed a couple of years ago with the establishment of Google Apps for work account. This rendered the SBS2003 nearly redundant. Its only remaining function was domain services...
by wwarren | Mar 23, 2015 | Cloud Computing, Government Regulations, Security
Public clouds are not the answer but private clouds(virtualization) is a good idea. Sometimes a public cloud is a good idea but most times workloads can be easily virtualized in house with more security and control than the public clouds can offer. With internal...
by wwarren | Mar 22, 2015 | General, Hardware, Microsoft, Windows 10
It was a matter of time. Windows 8 did not present the other lockout problem we thought it would but Windows 10 is much more likely. If you buy a PC from Dell, HP, or anyone else who pre-loads windows you are locked into whatever Version of Windows is installed....
