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Storage Technology

 Frank Childs

This time around, I thought I would comment on a newer technology that is perhaps not so new after all.  It depends on how you look at it.  For a lot of our small business customers this is somewhat of a newer technology, while for others it has been around for well over a decade now.

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A Technology issue to be aware of

Frank Childs

As we begin the new year, I would like to take this chance to briefly identify and discuss one major challenge or issues for the coming year. Let's first discuss a particular challenge before we get to the good news of a wonderful new opportunity.

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I know your password

Jon Fisher

 

Most Internet savvy users know that when they log into their banking they should check for the https in the address bar and look for the padlock at the bottom of the browser but is that enough to protect our on-line identities? The recent gawker breach has left many unsure of the security in the sites they visit as well as their own practices. Gawker was compromised on December 12th, 2010; this resulted in a security breach at Gawker and each of its sister sites: Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, Lifehacker, Deadspin, io9, and Fleshbot.  1.3 million passwords were leaked revealing some very common ones.  The top 13 passwords used on these sites were:

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Does Technology Complicate your Life or Simplify It?

Frank Childs

The technology we use everyday in our office is usually very vital to our work and our livelihood. I think we can all agree on that. However, it seems that all too often it can get in the way of what we are trying to accomplish and can complicate and add stress to our daily lives. Below are two or three ideas that I believe can help us to simplify our lives.

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What is takes to get Email

Jon Fisher

Clients tell us that the most important service that a business’s computers run is email.  When email goes down everyone in the company is affected, as well as their clients.  But what does it take to setup/keep a mail server running?  It can get complex with many different components involved.  You’ve got to have correct networking setup.  Most mail servers have a mail transfer agent (MTA), a POP3 or IMAP server, a spam filtering service, a virus filtering service, a database, and a web interface to get to that mail.  Beside all of the technical details there are three technical aspects that anyone involved should be aware of: a static ip address, access to the mx record for your domain, and an implemented reverse dns record.

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