Facebook Scams/Viruses Continue to Rise

July 24, 2011

  Facebook is popular, and therefore since it is so popular that is where the scammers and the virus creators go.  The most current scam is that of a spider.  In reality it is a survey that in which the scammer earns money for each survey taken.   For more details about the spider scam [...]

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SafeSync to CrashPlan – I’m moving on from TrendMicro

June 3, 2011

I’ve been using SafeSync for a while now, (see previous post), and have finally decided to move on.   SafeSync has a great potential but consistently has performance issues, both at the computer level and the server level. For example to move 35MB to Trend Micro’s SafeSync servers, it took 9:00 minutes.   Compare that to CrashPlan,  [...]

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New Favorite Link: CCleaner

May 7, 2011

I added a new link to my Favorite Links Section, CCleaner. According to Piriform website: CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download. I’ve been using CCleaner now for almost a year and [...]

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Lastpass: Next Cloud Victim??

May 6, 2011

It appears that LastPass might be the next victim of a data breach.     Earlier today on the Lastpass Blog it was noted that some network anomalies were noticed that could not be explained.  Lastpass Management prepared for the worst and put a plan into action.  Although they did have a plan the systems on hand [...]

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Evernote Updates

April 18, 2011

As some of you all know, one of my favorite all time apps is Evernote (see my previous post). Evernote just recently released some new updates that I find very exciting,  most importantly the individual note sharing.  Previously in order to share anything you had to share an entire notebook within Evernote.  This was not [...]

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Strategic Plan – Do You Have One?

April 10, 2011

I believe one of the most difficult plans that must be made is a strategic plan.  Do you (yes I said you) or your organization have a strategic plan?  If not, why not? In order to have a plan, the process, requires you to identify your goals and vision in the long term.  Where do you want to be three or [...]

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Epsilon Breach Includes Best Buy

April 4, 2011

I just received the email from Best Buy.  It appears Best Buy was included in the security breach as well.  As noted in the email remain alert on unusual or suspicious emails. iew:  Mobile |  Web MYRZ.COM BESTBUY.COM Dear Valued Best Buy Customer,  On March 31, we were informed by Epsilon, a company we use to send emails [...]

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Chamberlain Performing Arts and why I volunteer

March 31, 2011

People will often ask me, why do I volunteer for Chamberlain Performing Arts, especially since my daughter no longer dances? Let me share this quick story with you… This past weekend I attended the Chamberlain Performing Arts Dance-a-thon.  The dance-a-thon was described as: Dance Through the Decades Dance-a-thon. A night of family fun awaits you at Chamberlain School of [...]

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PMP Certification Continues

March 7, 2011

I  just completed my second class for my PMP Certification.  I took an online class sponsored by my alma mater, the University of North Texas.  The class is actually conducted by a company called ed2go.com that provides classes on a variety of subjects at extremely affordable prices.  Ed2go.com classes are in four main categories, Career and Professional, Computers and Technology, [...]

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Communication

January 26, 2011

“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” – Cool Hand Luke I have been working with Trend Micro now for over two weeks trying to get their SafeSync product to work.  This past weekend I ran into a new issue.  I called the support desk to report a “new” issue.  I spoke with the first line support [...]

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