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Is Your Website Secure?

Are your on-line assets secure?  While your site may not be as attractive to hackers, as Coke or Pepsi’s sites, you still need to protect your blog.  Here are a few simple tips from a WordPress Resource site which apply to any blog or website.

Protect Passwords
Run Latest Version of Software
Always Keep Backups!

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What is Web 2.0?

Here is the best defintion I could find:
Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O’Reilly Media in 2004, refers to the second-generation of Web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.
Want to know more??  Tuesday, March 18th from 8:30 - 11:30 attend a seminar to learn how [...]


How to reduce the number of programs which start automatically when I launch my computer.

For most people, all you need as you start your computer is your anti-virus software. To eliminate other automatic programs follow the following steps:
1. Click on the start button, go to “run”.
2. Type in “msconfig” and hit enter (do not use quotation marks)
3. This will bring up a window with several tabs. Select the “startup” [...]


Make the Most of Your Connections with LinkedIn!

This is where the real power of LinkedIn comes in. While you may have only 100 people in your contact circle, each of those people know other people. These same connections exist in the off- line world. Your friends know people you want to meet, and sooner or later they may get around to [...]


Are you LinkedIn?

As a confirmed networking junkie, I am always looking for my next fix. My new fix is LinkedIn. An on-line social network, Linkedin is often described as FaceBook for professionals.
With an emphasis on career history, educational background and association membership, Linkedin has millions of members, with thousands more joining each day.

Once you register (basic membership [...]


Are You Backed Up?

Today’s post is made possible because of Gary Hubbard at Data Doctors. He and his store manager Tony, got my computer running in under an hour after I broke something. The drive to the computer store was not scary because I knew my data was securely backed up thanks to Kevin Vanover of Reliance Technology.
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