I’ve preached my security sermon over and over. Now, here is a bank (yes, a bank) telling people to use an Ubuntu Live CD for their banking. Jay McLaughlin, CIO of CNL Bank: Accessing online banking from your everyday PC is just asking for trouble, he says. Your everyday pc? Yes – that means chances are good that if you …
6 months of Google Voice
As I blogged previously, I setup a Google Voice account and have integrated it into my telephone support. You can call 318-995-GEEK (4335), and it will directly ring my cell phone. I setup my iPhone voicemail to automatically route to gVoice too. There are several advantages. First, let me say that the visual voicemail on the iPhone is cool, but …
Tech Question and Answer from Email
From email 3-19-2010. This is a great question and answer for everyone to read. —————- I just got that 100′ CAT6 10/100/1000 cable tonight. —————- You know that Cat5e supports gigabit right? That might have saved you a little money. ————— Did you know Media Center doesn’t come on anything before Vista? That sucks. ————— Wrong. XP Media Center Edition …
iPhone Screen Protectors – do no good
My friends think I’m crazy for not putting on one of those worthless plastic screen protectors on my iPhone. The reason I don’t is simple: the iPhone screen is glass while the protector is thin plastic. Which one is harder? I learned a long time ago from sunglasses when fishing – glass lenses are always superior and less likely to …
About Encrypting your Data – Again
Originally published: 01-08-2009 Re-tweeted 03-02-2010 While scanning through some email newsletters, I came across this article . It looks like data security is still an afterthought to many organizations. I cannot stress enough that it is very important to secure your important data. Even home users have Quicken, Money, or Quickbooks files. I have several clients that store a list …