Back in February of 2014, we shared our survival story regarding Cryptolocker, an extremely nasty and expensive malware virus that generally spreads through email. Because Cryptolocker was recently in the news again (Warrick County Prosecutor’s Office Admits 2014 Breach), we thought it wise to continue to raise awareness so that you can take steps to protect […]
PBIS Rewards: Helping Schools by Rewarding Students
What do you think about this statement? “Let’s reward people for doing what they’re supposed to do.” I’m certain that many, and perhaps most of you, read that statement and react negatively. After all, should we give people a reward for doing things such as… turning on their turn signal before they make a turn […]
Windows Server 2003 End of Life: The End is Near
Head’s up: if your company’s servers are running any version of Windows Server 2003 (WS2003) and you don’t yet have a plan in place to upgrade your servers, time is running short. Microsoft ended mainstream support of WS2003 in 2010 and established an official end-of-life date of July 14, 2015 for all versions of […]
Area Code 812: Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing Starts 2-7-2015
If you live in area code 812 then this is for you: mandatory 10-digit dialing starts on Saturday, February 7, 2015. This has been in the works for quite some time (originally announced in August of 2012) and we gave a reasonably thorough overview of the situation last August. Even a call to the house […]
2014 Tech Year-End Review with an Eye to the Future
Now that we have wrapped up 2014, I thought I would share some thoughts on what we’ve learned and predict what it means for all of us who use technology on a regular basis.
Verizon Wireless Gift26.com Phishing Scam
Be aware of a well-crafted and clever scam that is likely trying to gain access to your login credentials to Verizon Wireless. Just today (12/18/2014) I received a robo-voice call from the number 1-800-921-8678 that was claiming to be Verizon Wireless. The quality of the robo-voice was less than what I would have expected and […]
