Gee.....April 1st turned out to be fairly quiet, which is good! That said, the threat still exists as the significance of April 1st was that the deployed infected systems were to request updated instructions from the author(s) of the virus/malware. Those updated instructions might have programed, via the virus/malware, an attack target and date, or simply a new date to check back for more/new instructions.
Reports, from various sources, indicate that a multitude of attempts to get updated instr…
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Added by Ron Lewis on April 6, 2009 at 11:34am —
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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
April 1st could be a very nasty "fool" day if the rumors about the worm/virus Conficker come true. If you saw 60 minutes last Sunday ( if not, or want to view it again - here is a link to watch it http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3036&tag=nl.e019).
This virus is supposed to mutate in some way tomorrow, but the experts can’t agree on what or where or how it will do it’s dirty deed. All agree that the Microsoft Patch of Oct 28, 2008 is the strongest safety agains…
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Added by Ron Lewis on March 31, 2009 at 3:44pm —
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1. Be in business but have an email that is MyBusiness@aol.com/gmail.com/hotmail.com etc. Come on! Are you really in business or just playing? An email only Domain name (e.g. www.IMakeGreatCookies.com) is inexpensive and allows you to promote a more professional appearance on numerous fronts. You don’t have to have a web site, but should consider it. An email only Domain will allow you to have a virtual presence through which you direct your mail to an actual account like YourBusiness@YourIntern…
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Added by Ron Lewis on January 19, 2009 at 11:44am —
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With some regularity I'm contacted by someone who has received a file, via email, that they cannot open. As I deal primarily with business professionals, inevitably the received file is important and needs to be handled in a timely fashion. The inquiring individual usually has been waiting for the file and now that it has arrived is disturbed that they cannot open it. Perhaps you've experienced this same situation. The scenario continues along the lines of a reply email is sent explaining that t…
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Added by Ron Lewis on December 29, 2008 at 8:04pm —
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The end of a year is always fun when it comes to technology. This is when many hardware manufacturers and software publishers come out with the latest iteration of their products hoping to grab a piece of the gift giving season. This is year is no different, but does have some special notes that shoppers and business buyers need to keep in mind.
A family member forwarded a list of stores that may not be in business come January, due to the economic situation. A list can be found at:…
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Added by Ron Lewis on December 9, 2008 at 2:10pm —
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I look at my desk and wonder at the amount of paper that I am still surrounded by! Why is it that when I'm on the phone, I'm still making notes on paper?
An easy answer is that I'm accustomed to holding the phone with one hand and writing, while listening, with the other. Typing takes two hands, for me, and writing only one. Yet, electronic storage of information, notes in this case, is greatly more efficient in retrieving information that has been stored than paper because I can have the machi…
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Added by Ron Lewis on October 27, 2008 at 1:41pm —
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I'll provide you with a short list and welcome additional suggestions from other readers:
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ALWAYS, always, provide a subject line about the content of the message. Subject lines provide the intended receipient with information that they will use to choose to open or disregard the message. For folks that receive a multitude of emails daily, a missing subject (reason) will probably mean the message will not be treated with the respect you believe it should deserve. This includes messages…
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Added by Ron Lewis on September 24, 2008 at 11:20am —
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I recently traded in my aging cellphone (Motorola Razr V3) for a Blackberry Curve. The 'berry includes the capability of adding storage in the form of a "microSD" card and can handle capacities of 1GB to 8GB. Market wise, the 1GB and 2GB are the most prevalent, and there are a plethora of sources to purchase them. Imagine my surprise when comparing prices I found you can obtain a 2GB microSD card from Blackberry for a listed price of
$59.99, while I could get the same thing (
including…
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Added by Ron Lewis on August 8, 2008 at 4:46pm —
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One aspect of information technology is the incredible amount of "stuff" flowing into our email Inbox(es), some of it important, some "of interest" and then a bunch of what can be termed "JUNK". Managing this flow can be challenging and fraught with pitfalls or gotchas.
In the last couple of days I've been contacted by clients having issues with email and both involved how to handle "JUNK" while attempting to maintain focus on business or to successfully stay in touch while away from the "offic…
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Added by Ron Lewis on August 4, 2008 at 10:09am —
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Occasionally I'm contacted for a 2nd opinion. A recent instance involved an almost 3 year old laptop that had suddenly refused to start up, had been taken to a "computer repair" business for diagnosis and the issue was determined to be "motherboard short, power subsystem appears dead". Fairly dire news for the owner.
Fortunately, a Computer Care client recommended (
thank-you very much!) the owner get a 2nd opinion from me and gave the owner our contact information. The "patient" (as we s…
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Added by Ron Lewis on July 29, 2008 at 1:53pm —
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We've been holding free, public, workshops at area libraries this spring and summer. The current workshop is geared to explaining basic computer tips, tricks and maintenance. I'm delighted to say that our most recent workshop, held at the So. Burlington public library, was well received and attended by approximately 26 individuals! We also were able to video the entire presentation and plan to post some, or all, of it here, in the near future. As the workshop is an hour and a half long, we'll pr…
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Added by Ron Lewis on July 17, 2008 at 3:42pm —
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This morning's
Burlington Free Press had an article by Debbie Solomon describing her recent experience with a Hard Drive failure. Hard Drives will fail, eventually, and that is why having a backup plan is critical. We find that most folks don't have a plan and those that do often fail to backup regularly.
What to do when you suddenly cannot access your data? First, especially if the computer is making sounds that you've never heard before, is tur…
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Added by Ron Lewis on July 12, 2008 at 11:32am —
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The
Burlington Business Association had it's monthly membership meeting today, hosted by
Champlain College. Today's presentation, by Prof. Elaine Young, was both enlightening and inspiring. I strongly encourage you to check out the
web version of her presentation.
The content was terrific and I'm sure I'll be "digesting" it for quite a while. I
knew I wanted to get m…
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Added by Ron Lewis on July 10, 2008 at 4:18pm —
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Here at Computer Care, we're always looking at IT developments and what these will mean for our customers. In the course of supporting our clients, we get asked about all sorts of stuff and think that having a blog like this will be a way to collect, organize and make available what we discover. That said, this will also be a place to ask us questions, make suggestions, share knowledge and create a resource about IT for the general public.
So! Join in, learn, and have some fun!
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Added by Ron Lewis on May 31, 2008 at 4:38pm —
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Conficker Follow-up
