Month: January 2014

Wireless Router -Secure It Now!

Secure your Wireless Router Your router is part of your window to the world. At home everything you see and do on the internet goes through your router, and wireless routers are becoming the normal way of connecting. But if you can see out the window, there is a possibility someone may be looking in. […]

Internet connected appliances could be compromising your security

(From CNN) — It’s bad enough that we have to fear identity thieves who are trying to scam us with malicious messages sent from PCs. We now must worry about being targeted by our household appliances, as well. An Internet-security firm has discovered what they are calling a global cyber attack launched from more than 100,000 everyday […]

Portable Devices – Laptops, Tablets, Smartphones. What works for you?

Portable Devices – Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone Suppose you are going outside? What kind of shoes should you put on? You need to know where you are going and what the conditions are. Is it wet out? Then the boots need to be waterproof. Is it cold? Then they need to be warm. No one […]

Goodbye XP? Are you ready and why does it matter?

XP has been the favorite Windows operating system for years. Some people have used nothing else, so this is what they know. Like most other Windows systems it got better with age, with the possible exception of Millenium or ME, for which no one had a fondness. Since the release of XP we have seen […]