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March 06, 2019
‘Popular’ Email Scams – What You Need to Know
We’ve seen some ‘old favorites,’ some seasonal, and some new email scams. Here are a few examples to warn family and friends so they don’t get tricked, and you should stay away from them too! Microsoft supposedly called our office to let our sales person know that there was a problem with their machine. All […]
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February 28, 2019
How to Make Sure You Never Fall Victim to Ransomware
Late last March, the infrastructure of Atlanta was brought to its knees. More than a third of 424 programs used nearly every day by city officials of all types, including everyone from police officers to trash collectors to water management employees, were knocked out of commission. What’s worse, close to 30% of these programs were […]
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February 25, 2019
ASA Expo and Safety Awards 2019
We’ll be at the annual ASA Expo on March 5th, booth 309. This is a HUGE event, one we’ve attended and had a booth at since at least 2007; we’ve been members since 2002! The event is in Oak Brook at the Drury Lane Theatre, 9:00am to 4:00pm – it’s easy to get to and […]
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February 21, 2019
HP Battery Recall – Possible Fire Hazard
There are some HP Notebook and Mobile Workstation computers that may have issues with their batteries. This was announced in January 2018, and is now expanded as of January 2019. HP says that the affected batteries could overheat, ‘posing a fire or burn hazard’ to customers. They’re very clear that NOT ALL batteries in all […]
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February 15, 2019
Sage 100 Contractor – The Latest Updates You Need
In January, Sage released Update 1 for Sage 100 Contractor version 21. This release, 21.3.52, fixes the Workers Comp report problem; the wages on some employees were showing as double! It also has updated State Tax tables; here’s the list. Alabama Colorado Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New Jersey Rhode Island Vermont Included in this […]
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February 15, 2019
Intel Processor Shortage
Some tough news from Intel, the manufacturer of computer processors. There is a shortage of Intel processors right now, and it’s creating a back log to get new laptops and workstations. The processor is the part of the computer that does all the computations, the heart of the computer. You may have heard techs talk […]
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January 31, 2019
Talent Magnet – Book Review
Rob from my accountability group stumbled on this book at an airport, then suggested all of us should read it; so glad he did! The book is written in a story format. A CEO has a growing problem finding top talent, so he and his team set out to discover what attracts top talent. During […]
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January 25, 2019
Google Location History – On or Off
We recently upgraded our cell phones—mine was significantly out of date, so I’m told. Shortly after that, there was an update to be installed, and I had been ‘guilted’ into keeping my phone current, so I let it update…and nothing looked the same again! The biggest change was I kept getting these notices to rate […]
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January 17, 2019
Chrome 69 and Flash
Seems like we just got word about Chrome 68 and the ‘not secure’ warning for websites without SSL Certificates. Now we have news about the upcoming Chrome 69 release slated for September 4th. Adobe has a Flash plugin that is used on a lot of websites. Adobe had previously announced that it is ending Flash […]
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January 11, 2019
Credit Card Skimmers Thwarted
You’ve probably seen news clips talking about a compromised ATM or point-of-sale device that is being used to collect credit card or debit card credentials. These ‘skimmers’ capture the magnetic stripe and PIN code information. In an ArsTechnica article by Sean Gallagher, a couple of researchers have created the ‘SkimReaper’ device to thwart these skimmers. […]
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