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The latest on cyber security, computer support and small business IT from one of New Jersey and New York’s top managed IT service providers.Shellshock Exploit: Protecting Your Mac
Thanks to my friend Leon Stankowski for sharing this article. If you have a Mac, it should be tested to make sure you aren't vulnerable to this newly discovered hacking exploit:...
Why (and How to) Enable the Hidden Administrator Account
The other day I was setting up a new computer for a residential user. I asked him to create a password for his windows Profile, and he dutifully typed and retyped the password. (I prefer to let the client type in their own password so they can keep this information...
Using OS X Mavericks and Having Trouble with Gmail?
Here's an article detailing an issue some users are having using Gmail with Mac Mail in OS Mavericks. If this applies to you, the free Thunderbird mail client is a good alternative. (It's from Mozilla, the people who brought you Firefox.) Concerns rise on OS X...
If Your Business Uses MS Exchange Consider This Before Buying a Windows Phone
The "people" app (on the Windows phone and tablet OS's) doesn't sync contact subfolders with MS Exchange or MS Online Services. I discovered this while playing with my new Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet. It comes with Windows 8. Overall I like the tablet, and because it has...
Be in Our Video!
We're currently planning a video about NY Geek Girls, and we would like to include a few shots of our techs hard at work with our clients. We are also looking for clients who would like to offer an on-screen testimonial. In addition to helping us out, this is an...
Create a “Snapshot” of Your Hard Drive
If your computer's hard drive fails, it's cheap enough to purchase a new one. New hard drives start at $75 and go up depending on form factor, technology, capacity and speed. It's also (usually) a quick job to swap out one hard drive for another. But what about the...
Heartbleed Bug: Reminder to Change Your Passwords
If you haven't already done it, you should change all your online passwords. As explained in this post, they may have been compromised recently by the Heartbleed bug.
New Security Bug: Change Your Online Passwords
Over the next few days, web site administrators will be patching a newly found bug (known as "Heartbleed") that may have allowed your password and other private information to be compromised. Give them a few more days to finish patching, and then change all of your...
Windows XP Has Expired
If you've received notice from Microsoft that your Windows XP operating system is "expiring" on April 8th, you may be wondering what to do. Should you upgrade? And what are the risks of continuing to use your computer the way it is? Microsoft has been warning for the...
New York Geek Girls Earns Esteemed 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award
Award Reflects Company’s Consistently High Level of Customer Service New York Geek Girls has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review service in 2013....
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