by technicalguy | Aug 20, 2013 | Internet, Security
Another US based website has closed its doors. Groklaw has decided to shut down operations. “Now that I know that ensuring privacy online is impossible. I find myself unable to write.” — Pamela Jones, Groklaw founder. Here’s her farewell post. Is...
by technicalguy | Jul 16, 2013 | Email, Security, Shaw, Small Business Technology
I received an email this week from the domain sjrb.ca. I’m particularly wary of emails from people I don’t know and so I checked it out. It looked like my Shaw Internet business account looking for account information updates, but the return email address...
by technicalguy | Jan 12, 2013 | How to, Security
Java has recently been exploited and using it could make you vulnerable to computer attacks. Here’s how to temporarily disable Java. Internet Explorer 9 Go to Tools –> Manage Addons Under the Oracle America Inc section, click the Java applets shown and...
by technicalguy | Feb 17, 2012 | Security
[This is a reposting of an article from Alarm.com] Vienna, VA (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a home robbery occurs every 12 seconds. While there are multiple security system options available in the market today, Alarm.com...
by technicalguy | Jan 24, 2012 | Security, Small Business Technology
If you followed the now delayed SOPA Piracy Bill in the US, (our review) then you should also know about Bill C-11 here in Canada. Amendments are being proposed to Bill C-11 that would introduct SOPA like wordings and control. the Huffington Post has an interesting...
by technicalguy | Jan 18, 2012 | Security, Technology
Online shoe seller Zappos.com says a hacker may have accessed the personal information of up to 24 million customers. Zappos is an Amazon company and the hack does not include credit card and payment information. However names, phone numbers, email addresses, billing...
