March 31 is world backup day. Of course you should be thinking about making a backup of your important data on more than just one day per year but today is timely reminder of just how important it is. Why backup? Well your computer hard drive may be fine now but what will become of all your files (digital photos,[Read More…]
If you’re computer isn’t ancient but is acting a bit sluggish, one way to ramp up performance is by replacing your old hard drive with a Solid State Drive. I did this recently with my home desktop computer and I have to say the performance difference is definitely noticeable, starting with the time it takes to boot up into Windows. Last[Read More…]
Apple has done a great job of keeping malicious apps off their Appstore however this doesn’t mean that the iPhone and iPad are safe from online threats. In 2014 cybercriminals found a very creative way to get in…by sneaking though the users computer. Earlier this year I spoke with Tim Falinski from Trend Micro Australia who described exactly what happened. Listen[Read More…]
One essential accessory for any mobile device is a charging cable and power adapter for it (I pretty much have one in my bag wherever I go), but before you run down to the local weekend market or hit ebay to find one, remember to buy something that is both safe for yourself and your device. The portable USB charger from HPM is[Read More…]
A recent report has revealed that in 2013 over 300 million dollars was stolen by cyber criminals from banks across the world…all by sending phishing emails to bank employees which captured information that allowed the criminals to access accounts. While the findings of this report related to banks mostly in Russia and other countries including the U.S.A, it does sent[Read More…]
