The 31 Worst Face-Palm Moments in IT
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August 2, 2013
You’ve probably heard the phrase “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”. I want to introduce another in the same vein as that – “The Dumb, the Stupid, and the Unbelievable”. I’ve been an IT consultant for many years, and …
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Undetected Threats: LogMeIn
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August 26, 2009
LogMeIn is a graphical desktop sharing system. After installing LogMeIn on a Windows machine (the host), users can control the desktop of that machine from virtually anywhere via: Any web browser (ActiveX add-on, Java plugin client, Firefox plugin) Windows or …
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Podcast – CEO discusses acquisition of HoundDog
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August 24, 2009
GFI Software CEO Walter Scott and HoundDog Technology Founder Doug Wilson talk about GFI’s buyout of HoundDog (now known as GFI MAX), and its implications for VARs and managed service providers. (Source: MSPmentor) [audio:http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/gfi-max-hounddog.mp3]
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My PC might have a virus – what do I do?
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August 21, 2009
One of the most common posts that you see in various forums is from people who suspect that their computer might be virus infected. Posts such as, “My computer is crashing, do I have a virus?” or “I just got …
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People do reply to email spam
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August 12, 2009
I sometimes wonder how spammers can be so successful in what they do. They send out millions of emails every day promising the world – get rich offers, a pile of cash waiting just for you to claim ownership, pills …
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Defining SPAM Categories
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August 11, 2009
Continuing on from Andrei Zammit’s latest articles on how SPAM emails can easily entice users and get them entangled into an invisible spider-web, I will be providing you with some background information on the different kind of SPAM forms and …
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Windows 2008 R2 – When will I get it?
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August 10, 2009
Windows 7 RTM build distribution plan is in execution to partners and public; however, we were missing the dates when Windows 2008 Server R2 RTM would be made available. Thanks to the Windows 2008 R2 team blog, these dates are …
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DDOS attack on Twitter and Facebook
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August 7, 2009
Two of the largest social media sites, Twitter and Facebook, fell to their knees early Thursday morning, with both being severely disrupted by a coordinated attack. Whenever any of the 45 million users belonging to the Twitter community tried to …
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Windows 7 in your pocket
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August 6, 2009
Windows 7 has, since its first demonstration, been shown to work pretty well on netbooks, but loading it onto a netbook is not as simple as we’d like it to be. According to sources at CNET News, Microsoft are considering …
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Architectural Changes in GFI MailEssentials 14.1
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August 5, 2009
In Q3 2009 we will be releasing GFI MailEssentials 14.1, into which we have put a lot of effort on the architectural front of the product (amongst others). I wanted to take this opportunity to share the architectural changes we …
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10 Security Threats to an Organization – Part 2
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August 4, 2009
When looking at the first five security threats that can hit an organization we dealt with the harmful effects of spam, viruses and malware and how monitoring your network and investing in patch management is an effective way of preventing such threats from …
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