Cybersecurity & IT Resources

Although it sounds like a Nigerian Internet scam, it’s true. With millions of people coming online, the number of IP addresses is exhausted and a new standard for identifying computers and devices has come online: IPv6. So what is an “IP” address anyway and what will this NEW addressing system…

1. Back It Up! Migrating data to any new location is a mess and anything can (and usually does) go wrong. Therefore, make sure you have good, recent backup copies of everything before you make the move. 2. Maintain An On-site Copy At first, moving to the cloud can be a bit scary. What can help…

Businesses price out a server and associated storage cost at a median of just over $1500, so we’ll use $1600 as our base cost. On the average, the same businesses will assign the server a useful life of four years, so the per-year cost is $400, assuming straight-line depreciation. After four years…

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The Story: A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door…

This month’s “Gadget” is not an electronic device. It’s an online tool I’m sure you’ll be interested in checking out. RescueTime is a web application that tracks where you spend your time while working on your PC and then reports how productive you are based on what you consider productive…