by Roberta | Sep 2, 2012 | News
If you are having trouble downloading your gmail into Outlook or another mail program, or on your smartphone, it may be a problem on Google’s end: According to the “known issues” page on Google’s web site: We are aware of an issue where users...
by Roberta | Sep 1, 2012 | News
This is a fascinating and very readable story about how a writer for Wired had his Amazon account hacked over the phone, leading to his Apple ID being hacked the same way (and all his data being wiped)! What’s interesting about it is that there was almost no...
by Roberta | Sep 1, 2012 | News
A residential client recently asked about updating Internet Explorer. If you’re using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, the latest version of Internet Explorer for you is 9. If you’re running version 8, it’s best to upgrade to 9. However, certain web sites...
by Roberta | Sep 1, 2012 | News
A client recently wrote that in the last two days, she had received two emails, apparently sent from friends, both of which were scams. She was concerned that her system might have been compromised, or even that she was somehow responsible for the breach, given the...
by Roberta | Jul 27, 2012 | News
It was truly gratifying (and admittedly a bit of an ego boost) to see all the sign-ups to our new newsletter rolling in after I sent out an email announcement. As one client put it,”I hope the newsletter is as good as your service.” Not to be immodest, but...