Automation: Benefits and Drawbacks
Eliminating unnecessary costs is a natural part of doing business. By “trimming the fat,” so to speak, organizations can optimize operations and profits. Automation technology is instrumental to this plight, but as these systems grow more advanced and capable, even professional employees are finding themselves at risk of losing their jobs…
You know that you shouldn’t keep a beverage near your computer, but how good are you at actually abiding by this best practice? Due to the busyness of our modern lives, it’s likely that most office workers eat more meals at their computer than away from it. Inevitably, this will lead to a drink spilled…
The answer is "yes, your security program absolutely needs maintenance."
Every organization should have an information security program, which most people recognize. However, what most don't realize is that their program needs proper upkeep or maintenance. There should never be a point where an organization is overconfident after implementing a security program because there is always room…
When shopping for a new computer, you’re faced with a choice: go with a traditional hard drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD). The benefits of an SSD are numerous, but are they enough to justify the extra expense?
To accurately answer this question, you first need to consider your computing needs. If you’re on…
Whether you want to launch an application when your computer goes idle or you just simply want to mute your speakers that way when you leave the office your email notifications do not annoy your fellow coworkers, System Silencer can help. System Silencer has a set of stock toggles such as turning off your monitor,…
If you are suffering from a slow startup on your Windows based machine then I would give StartUpLite a try. Malwarebytes has created a safe, easy, and efficient way to eliminate those unnecessary applications that automatically start when you turn on your computer. The program allows you to disable or remove unnecessary startup entries…
Windows operating system has a utility called system restore that allows you to restore your computer to a previous day and time.
The only thing most users do not know, in the event that your system becomes infected, chances are the system restore files are infected as well. The latest malware infections that claim that your system…
Everyone loves spring.
Everything is new again, time to dust off the grime from winter. But wait, winter has just arrived. Most people do not realize that the wintertime is when the house is closed up and the fresh air is not coming around the computer like it does during the warmer months. Dust buildup is deadly to your system.…
In this day of energy saving, many times we leave our gadgets Mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, Cameras, Laptops etc with charger plugged in overnight. Lets check if this is a major waste of energy..
I just saw a commercial on television, sponsored by some kind of environmentalist group. They claimed that a cell…
Over the Halloween weekend, and even continuing into early this week, G MAIL users' have been unable to access their web mail. This incident is no where near as bad as the September 1st outage, but users' have every right to complain. Google's support forums were blasted over the weekend with hundreds of upset users.
Apparently…
Grisoft, the manufacturer of the anti virus software known as AVG has upgraded once again. As of October 17th, 2009, version 9.0 is released. AVG being widely known for their network security for enterprise and personal protection, but probably best known as a great FREE antivirus program. Yes that's right, they have a free edition…
Tuesday, October 13th, Adobe rolled out an astounding 29 patches to security vulnerabilities which apply to their Reader and other Adobe applications. These apply to all platforms, including Windows, Unix, and yes even Mac. Adobe released a security advisory last week warning of attacks exploiting critical flaws that could cause the apps to crash and…