Over the span of a year and a half, I authored ~150 articles, kickstarting the Faronics blog. Topics included tech trends, I.T. security/support, social media and scam alerts, education, and classroom management.
As many of you may have noticed, times are changing—fast. Home life, office life, etc.; technology is advancing so fast that many of us can’t keep up. You either stay afloat, or you drown.
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Yesterday Symantec surprised many of us with an announcement to disable its’ pcAnywhere software. It seems the irrelevant source code that was stolen in 2006 wasn’t so irrelevant to hackers. Now the anti-virus software you use to protect yourself from threats is what hackers are using to attack you.
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Just because a multi-billion dollar company has a “don’t be evil” philosophy, doesn’t mean it has your best intentions in mind. Yesterday Google announced the company’s new privacy policy. If you thought Facebook liked to ignore your privacy, Google just +1ed them.
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It was only a matter of time after the iPad was released that I expected to hear news that it would revolutionize the textbook industry. While it took a little longer than I had thought, that day finally came last week. With 350,000 digital textbooks sold in 3 days, it looks like an A+ for Apple!
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I can’t remember the last time I logged into Facebook and didn’t see at least one status update of “I love my life!” Everyone I know has a perfect life—must be nice! The truth of the matter is they don’t, but these posts can lead to what is commonly being known as “Facebook depression.”
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As of 9 p.m. PT last night, the English pages of Wikipedia wouldn’t give you results for your searches. Instead you’d get a dark splash screen asking you to “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge.” Why? Wikipedia has blacked out for 24 hours to raise awareness and protest pending U.S. anti-piracy bills.
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If you’ve ever shopped online on Zappos.com then you’ve probably seen an email in your inbox asking to create a new password. The email is the real deal, letting you that your data might have already been stolen. Zappos.com got hacked.
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In a perfect world, when it comes to browsers, safety should be your first concern above all else. Of course the world is not perfect and many of us choose our browser for a number of other reasons, sacrificing safety. Silly people. Google understands this though. Yesterday they released their 7 security goals for making Chrome safe while giving you all of the goodies you want. Now you can have your cake and eat it too.
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Are the blue hues of Facebook making you blue? Wish you could change it? How about pink? Maybe to red, perhaps black? Whatever your flavor, there’s an offer on Facebook to do just that—change your Facebook profile color. The catch? It’s not real. It’s a scam.
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Simply using a Mac or a smartphone doesn’t mean you’re safe from viruses anymore. Mobile malware and Mac threats are starting to show up more and more—and it’s just the beginning.
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Cloud computing is great in all its glory, but the key to that is having internet access. What happens when you don’t?
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There’s never a dull moment when you work in IT Support. You’re always saving the world from imminent destruction! At least that’s what it seems like based on how people react to their IT problems.
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