Data Backup Solutions May 9, 2009
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Data backup is critical for both businesses and home users. Unless you would be okay with your computer disappearing from the face of the earth as you read this sentence (never to return), and not miss anything stored on its’ hard drive, then you need to have a backup solution in place and backing up your data on a regular basis. This article covers the importance of backing up critical/valuable data on your hard drive, discusses both “on-site” and online backup options, and recommends some good backup solutions (some of which are FREE).
Web Surfing Monitors & Controls May 4, 2009
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Particularly useful for businesses and parents, web browsing monitors and controls allow the monitoring of web browsing activity, filtering of web sites that can be browsed, or limiting of when the Internet can be browsed. In this article we describe and provide links to several recommended monitoring and control programs. We invite any suggestions of programs to include in these listings. (more…)
Firewalls May 3, 2009
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Taking advantage of the protection provided by a firewall is important in order to maximize your protection from the possibilitiy of a “hacker” gaining access to your computer (and the data stored on it) as well as to prevent viruses and spyware from taking over your computer and communicating with others via the Internet without your knowledge. In this article we describe the function of a firewall, why the Windows Firewall may not provide adequate protection, what to expect when you first install ”third party” firewall software, and we list two of the most popular free firewall programs availabe for download from the web.
“Lost USB Flash Drive” Prevention Utility March 24, 2009
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USB thumb drives are extremely handy. However, being so small it is also easy to accidently leave it in a computer that is not your own, especially if the only USB ports on the computer are in the back of the computer.
This is where LostDrive can help. LostDrive is a small tool set to autorun on your USB drive and when it is plugged in, the autorun will say “Help I’m Lost!” and if chosen, it will launch a user configurable message. The point of this is so you can set this message to something like “If found, please return to…”. If they see that the device is plugged in via “My Computer” and click on its drive icon it will also launch this message. Hopefully, this will result in a phone call advising you where you left your USB thumb drive.
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Track Your Lost/Stolen Computer’s Whereabouts (or erase all data from it remotely) March 21, 2009
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What if your laptop or netbook computer physically disappeared overnight? What would you do? What would happen to your data? How much business would you loose? Could someone steal your identity? All kinds of bad things can happen if your laptop, netbook, or even your desktop PC was lost or stolen. Good news! There are tools that can at best get your computer back, or at least allow you to remotely delete all of the data on the hard drive. Here are two tools that can help (one is FREE!).
