Two-factor authentication is the latest technology for securing anything you might log in to. You still have your traditional username and password, but there is an added layer “the second factor.” Typically, logging into an account with two factor goes like this: Add user name and password. A dialog box displays, asking you to enter the authentication code. You have … Read More
Support For Windows 7 Ending
Windows 7, Microsoft’s answer to the disaster that was Windows Vista, arrived on the scene in 2009. Instantly it was a hit with users, and was one of the fastest adopted operating systems from Microsoft in years. However, as with all good things, Windows 7 is going to come to an end on January 14, 2020. What this means is … Read More
Your Website Is A Drowning Fish Without Your Content
Does a fish need water? The short answer is yes you need content for your website, there could be a full stop here and it would be a very short article. Yet, the question is a whole lot deeper than finding out the bad news that you might have to write three hundred plus words about your business on a … Read More
Why We Develop Websites With WordPress
If you have ever owned your own website or considered it, you have probably asked the questions, “What happens if I change vendors? Do I get to keep my website?” We have heard these questions many times from frustrated small businesses who have been burned before by other less reputable companies. There are plenty of freelancers and web development companies … Read More
Intel, AMD, ARM Chips Have Had A Critical Flaw Since 1995, Meltdown and Spectre
In an ever growing drive to create faster and faster processors a type of processing known as speculative processing was born. Speculative processing allows the Central Processing Unit (CPU), the brain of the computer, to process commands and data out of order instead of bottle necking at a single process that might take longer than another. Each time a program … Read More
Lessons From Comics – How To Make Your Content Better
Recently there has been a reading boom in my home. Every kid is reading and reading of their own volition. It all stared with a book called “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” I won’t get into to much detail about what is actually going on in the books but I am astounded by the format. Sparsely placed images amongst … Read More
How To Make A Landing Page and Why
Start At The End Once while I was struggling to complete a narrative on another post a friend said “start at the end and work your way to the beginning.” Common sense but still very wise advice. This stands true for your marketing. Often we start with technology and then try to wriggle our way to some kind of cohesive … Read More
App Development Part 3 – How are you going to pay for it or How I stopped worrying and learned to love investors.
There are no bones about it. App development is an expensive endeavor with many facets and lots of opportunities for things to go wrong. Even when you go about doing it the right way, by finding your MVP and planning accordingly, you will still have to fund the project. Most of the time when an app is being considered it … Read More
Phishing Alert – Micrоsоft Mail Suppоrt Center Message
Your email is important to you, your business, and your employees. It is the modern world’s primary way of communicating. It provides a legal paper trail for communication and can hold some extremely sensitive information. Email security is everyone’s responsibility. We have discovered a new phishing attempt making the rounds that is targeting Microsoft Outlook 365 accounts. Here is an example: … Read More
Backups – A Business Necessity
It may seem like a no-brainer to some, but there are some businesses that do not have a robust backup system in place. Backups are a necessity in the business world, regardless of how big, or how small, a business may be. If you are “backing up” your data, you may not have enough redundancy in place to recover lost … Read More