You may have seen or heard about the reports coming out of Microsoft HQ that the newest as well as future processors by Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD will not support older versions of Windows – namely versions 7…
A June 2016 survey conducted by Pew Research Center showed that 77% of the 2,003 surveyed American workers reported that despite workplace policies limiting or prohibiting social media use, they still got on social media while at work…
The “Age of Graphene” is upon us, but are you ready? Graphene is a super-thin, super-strong substance that’s already revolutionizing the devices we use – from wearables to smartphones, sports equipment, and super-capacitors. Scientists and engineers have been…
How Cloud Storage Pricing is Helping Companies Prosper Many small, medium, and larger businesses have migrated their IT networks in recent years to cloud-based computing options. This is for very good reasons – businesses utilizing cloud services gain…
Google’s one-on-one video calling app, Google Duo, launched on Monday for both Android and iOS. The app is expected to be available worldwide in the next few days. The app boasts the ability to transition from cellular data…
You may have heard that 68 million Dropbox users were recently told by the company that they needed to change their passwords due to a general hack of their database. The hack occurred in 2012, but it was…
After spending a half-decade operating undetected, an APT (advanced persistent threat) known as “ProjectSauron” has been uncovered by both Symantec and Kaspersky Labs. A group called “Strider” has been using Remsec, an advanced tool that appears to have…
There is no doubt that the internet has made doing business across the street or across the world easier. Borders and barriers don’t exist for the most part (except in certain totalitarian countries). You can reach customers around…
If you’re currently unfamiliar with the concept of ransomware, consider yourself lucky – it is by far one of the most dangerous threats that Internet users and businesses all over the world face today. Ransomware viruses actually encrypt…
How to back up Hyper-V to Amazon. Public clouds have quickly become an incredibly cost effective option when it comes to backup storage. One of the more widely known public cloud services on the market is Amazon Web…
David Ferris
Wednesday September 7, 2016 