Archive for the 'Security' Category

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Hey everyone, just a quick note to let you know the August/September issue of The Spearhead is now available! As summer draws to a close and we gear up for fall, we bring you the latest info and exclusive discounts to keep you Ahead of the Rest.® We’re now on our 3rd installment of our [...]

Staying Safe Online

Remember when the Internet first became readily accessible and ‘caution’ was the word of the day? People thought that even if you looked at your computer funny your identity could be swiped from you faster than you could say dial-up. My mother was certain that even having the Internet could make you susceptible to a [...]

Say Goodbye to Your Deep, Dark YouTube Secrets…

Have you ever had one of those nights where you are sitting in front of your computer planning to look up one little video? Say, a particular Radiohead performance (you can thank me later for this one), or something funny that your friend suggested you look up; and three hours later find yourself musing over an [...]

What does Google know about you?

The search giant has clearly established itself as the predominant search engine, and with its ever-increasing list of web properties, the amount of data that Google is able to collect about individuals is increasing exponentially; not only are more users using more Google properties, Google is getting better at collecting more information from a wider range [...]

Tools for the travelling techie

While I don’t find myself hopping from city to city, with commuting, contract work on weekends, and a pseudo-nomadic lifestyle, I find myself constantly on the go. Between fighting to find an Internet connection (a free, wireless one, preferrably), worrying about who’s going to try and grab my laptop from my car, and trying to keep files synched and up-to-date [...]

Windows Server 2008

It’s been 5 years since Microsoft has made a release in the Windows Server family. Like many of the other software offerings from Microsoft, the development cycle has been inflated as the company looks to make significant changes to usability and security. Windows products are often bogged down with unnecessary features and are a favourite target of [...]

If the Internet is down, are you ready?

For many companies, the idea of the Internet going down is beyond a disaster. Multi-national, multi-office Enterprises and Mom-and-Pop E-commerce sites could be hit equally as hard if there was a multi-car pile-up on the Information Superhighway, and what separates those that survive and those that fade off into the sunset may be determined by [...]

Protect Yourself From Domain Tasting

I’d never actually heard of the term domain tasting until recently; a Slashdot article was forwarded to me about domains disappearing after individuals had done some searching for them. There’s a bit of a dispute between those who practice the art of domain tasting and those that are against it, with questions surrounding the legitimacy of [...]