Choosing a network connection can be a vexing task, but for some companies and self-employed individuals—especially ones who fulfill Internet-heavy directives on an hourly basis—it may well be the most important business decision you make. Few office difficulties are more frustrating than not being able to connect to the Internet, or having a video stall out or an important email lost in transit, or having an abundance of failed downloads or uploads. That said, there are few silver bullet solutions ...

Many people are aware of FTP method of transporting files from computer to computer (or other servers). FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, a commonly used file transfer method for incredibly large files or website uploads. While FTP may have some benefits, its risky flaws and security issues should be known. Many people are not educated on the problems associated with FTP, so they do not realize that the security of their files and documents, computer, or external servers may be severely compromised ...

As security and customization become paramount in emails, both for individuals and companies, email hosting has become a strongly preferred solution. However, the hosting service itself often offers either a clunky interface or no interface at all. The best solution for most people is to use one of the free email desktop clients, granting the joy of a usable interface and the many advantages of professional email hosting. Here are five of our favorite email clients. 5. MulberryThis highly diverse, ...

The popular websites uTorrent.com and Bittorrent.com has been hacked by cyber criminals. The regular software download was replaced with a fake antivirus program – Security Shield. It’s a scareware program that imitates being a regular antivirus application but in fact has nothing to do with providing good security. Security Shield pretends running a system scan and other functions of the antivirus programs. The real goal of this program is to make computer users purchase this application and ...

Here’s the situation: you check your Facebook wall and find over a 100 negative comments about your business.  What do you do?   Handling this situation can be a delicate matter.  If you delete the posts on your wall, fans will assume you have something to hide.  But if you leave the post as is, this negativity could grow and even faster—infecting your healthy, good natured fans.

Up until recently, most companies have opted to keep their data storage in house as the technology for cloud computing  was limited and outdated. All of this has changed as recent technological developments have made this service more invaluable and practical than ever. Many successful businesses have realized the many benefits of this storage option including automatic synchronization of documents, reliable backups, lower overhead costs and remote access of data. The question then is it right ...

Twitter is an online social networking site that has become a part of America’s popular culture. This social network medium allows users to interact with each other by sending small text messages known as “tweets”. Each tweet can only contain 140 characters and users can comment on various subjects that are available on the network. One feature that makes Twitter such a popular form of communication is that it allows the average person to voice their opinion on any given topic. Individuals ...

Most households have a family computer of some kind and many of us worry about the uses our children might put the computer too or the damage they can potentially do to themselves and the computer with unwary access to inappropriate and harmful material in one form or another. With that in mind we decided to put together a guide to securing your home computer to make it as safe online as possible for your children’s use.