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Technical Tuesday: How To Stay Safe On Public Wi-Fi
Many of us today are surrounded by free or public Wi-Fi. Burt that is not the necessarily a good thing. In our modern day society we are all attached to our phones/ Mobile devices and basically our entire lives are on them. Meaning that our banking information our bill pay systems and our private emails/ text are all right there. Personally, I try to never use public Wi-Fi if its at all possible. There are a few reasons for this But for the purpose of the post I am going to state the top 3 dangers and also give you some options on how to stay safe. The first on…
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Technical Tuesday: 5 Steps To Take When You Think You Have Been Hacked.
A long time ago… I was personally hacked. This person got ahold of one of my passwords and he/she used it to access a lot of information. I got mad. Why would someone do this? What did I do that allowed them to gain that information? How could I stop this in the Future? So, I started reading every data policy I encountered… Hence the extensive knowledge that led to What do our Data Policies really say? This also made me extremely aware of my bank accounts and transactions and any vulnerable information. Believe me there is a lot out there. In fact, one of the biggest security flaws in…
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Technical Tuesday: What is a Web Browser?
Do you remember the time of clicking the AOL Web browser and seeing the little yellow man running across the screen? Or the time spent sitting waiting for that picture to appear line by line? I Do. And it is pretty amazing how far we have come in the last 15 years. The internet used to be a novelty but now everyone has it. Even our pets have their own social media accounts. We even had to create a digital storage that exist inside the Internet called the Cloud, because we like to save things so often. He Looked like this. But what is a web browser and how do…
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Technical Tuesday: Microsoft Word as part of Office 365
As part of Office 365, you get Microsoft Word which will be the first topic we’re covering in our Office 365 series this month. Microsoft Word is one of the programs that I believe is the most versatile of all the programs that you receive with this subscription. The reason I say this is because you can do so many different things with this one program. It allows you to create anything from resumes to novels. Microsoft Word also connects with every other program available with Office 365. (You can learn all about office 365 here.) Allowing you to change programs if needed or to use multiple programs to complete…
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Technical Tuesday: Driving with Google
Google maps is a great application and one that pretty much everyone already has on their phone. But did you know that most people don’t really use it? I don’t know why… It’s honestly pretty cool to use. My favorite thing about Google Maps is the Explore Nearby. I love to use it when I am in a new town or just want to see something new in my own city. It gives your events and also let’s you use the Google Search by just selecting a button that’s relevant to what your looking for. You can also add in places that you travel to often and check the commute…
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Technical Tuesday: Picking out a new computer?
When it comes to computers, You are going to want to shop around. Look at HP, Dell, Windows, Apple, Lenovo, Samsung. LOOK with those eyes!!! Compare all the prices and the abilities of each of those computers.
