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The gloves are off between Google and Microsoft, with Google announcing availability of a tool to migrate from Exchange Server to Google Apps. The problem is, Google Apps is a ‘cloud service’. Lately, I’ve been badly let down by some cloud services, so...
Everything You Do is Marketing I see lots of individuals and worse, businesses who project a shoddy half-assed online persona. Businesses should really understand this: everything you do says something about your company . Your online presence is perhaps...
Blogging can be an effective publicity tool for any size business. It can help you keep your customers in the loop, provide a means of support, feedback and customer service, be a marketing channel for distributing announcements, offers and product information...
According to Robert Epstein , Head of Small Business for Microsoft UK, In the current climate, making sure your business projects the right image can be vital to success. If you’re using either free or ISP-provided services, your e-mail address will have...
A sysadmin unpacked the server for this website from its box, installed an operating system, patched it for security, made sure the power and air conditioning was working in the server room, monitored it for stability, set up the software, and kept backups...
Our advice: don’t bother. Keep your money. We’ve never seen any hard evidence that there is any advantage in a so-called registry optimizer. Under some specific circumstances, they can be useful, but they can also do a lot of damage. The Windows Registry...
Kudos to the BBC this week for (in my opinion) the best episode ever of Click , the BBC’s technology magazine programme. In this special edition of the programme, Spencer Kelly presents the results of a six month investigation into hacking and cyber crime...
If you are based in South Wales, UK, please take this opportunity to become a charter member of the South Wales Businesses online networking group. The group is aimed at owners and executives of businesses based in South Wales. It provides a way to find...
Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat 9.0 and earlier have a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a remote system by enticing a user to open a specially-crafted PDF file. Targeted exploitation was reported on Feb. 13...
Following reports of increased virus activity, specifically concerning the Win32/Conficker.B/Downadup virus, Microsoft has taken the unusual step of asking prominent members of its technical communities – such as MVPs – to circulate advice to the public...
I received this classic phishing attack email today and it managed to slip through my anti-spam system. It’s an ill wind that blows no-one no good, so I thought I’d showcase it here in the hope of helping you recognise and avoid such attacks. Click on...
Virus warnings are almost always hoaxes. Even if they’re not, forwarding the warning to your friends and colleagues can do more harm than good. My simple advice is this: press delete . Virus warnings and hoaxes are one particular flavour of chain email...
It seems there is an instant messenger virus at large at the moment. The virus sends messages similar to these (the URLs are deliberately obfuscated): "Hot or Not? hxxp://mymsngallery.my.funpic de/viewimage.php?youremail@someplace.com" or "this...
I saw this article in Microsoft's UK Security Newsletter (which you can subscribe to online). Ed Gibson, chief security advisor, relates the following story: The owner of a '.com' web domain name is telephonically contacted by someone claiming...