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‘Nuke and pave’ gets ill PCs back to operating condition

By John Agsalud
July 19, 2016

Ever slave over a malfunctioning PC for hours trying fix an annoying problem? Of course, such problems seemingly pop up at the most inopportune time. Read more

LinkedIn breach sheds light on password vulnerabilities

May 24, 2016

Business-oriented social networking site LinkedIn recently disclosed that its 2012 hacking episode affected 117 million users instead of the original estimate of 6.5 million. Chances are good that if you have a LinkedIn account, your password was compromised. Even more chilling is a report that these passwords have been put up for sale by nefarious characters on the Web. What, then, can you do to protect yourself against such evildoers? Read more

Amount of data and budget determine backup solution

April 26, 2016

With hurricane season coming up, and the ever-present threat of tsunamis and earthquakes around the Pacific Rim, folks are always concerned about their information systems. Businesses and government agencies, large and small, need to be prepared for such disasters. Read more

Email users can ease clutter by ‘opting-out’

By John Agsalud
March 29, 2016

A few days ago I was the recipient of a polite email from a doctoral candidate at a reputable journalism school. This email asked me to participate in a survey regarding the effects of social media on newsrooms. From this innocuous message, a trail of nearly 50 replies indicated a clear ignorance of the “opt-out” function. Read more

Beware the complexity, cost of the celebrated ‘5 9s’

By Dave Segal
March 1, 2016

A few weeks ago we ran into a client who stated that he needed to achieve the holy grail of system uptime, commonly known as the “five 9s.” This descriptive phrase is derived from the figure of 99.999 percent. If your goal is five 9s, this means that your system stays up and running 99.999 percent of the time. Ultimately, though, this client had to settle for something less as five 9s was outside of his budget. Read more

Analyze dashcam features before installing one in car

By John Agsalud
Feb. 2, 2016

In recent weeks, video of car wrecks, road rage, poor driving and even plane crashes has made the rounds in society. Such footage is often captured by a dashboard camera (dashcam for short), which is a small camera mounted inside one’s windshield. The primary selling point of a dashcam is to protect you in case of an accident in which you were not at fault. What, then, are the features to look for in such a unit? Read more