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Save Resources. Save Money. Green IT.

New Horizons has partnered with Microsoft to present you with this informative Green IT Webinar series designed to show you how you can combine small changes with solutions based on Microsoft software to create a large overall impact. Take advantage of offers that can help you save money, including a BONUS Small & Medium Business [...]

Switch from Telnet to SSH (Windows)

If you use Telnet, you should consider switching to the Secure Shell (SSH) utilities instead. SSH allows you to connect securely to servers for the same purposes for which you use Telnet. SSH has been used on UNIX systems for a long time, but you can also use SSH for Windows.

With SSH, you get mutual [...]

How Temperature Really Affects Your Computer

We all know we don’t want the computer to get hot, but what exactly happens as the temperature goes up? Increased temperature can cause intermittent as well as permanent changes in the electrical characteristics of your computer components. Memory errors, hard disk read-write errors, and video problems are just some of the symptoms of a [...]

Public-Key Cryptography and Windows PKI: How it works

Public-Key Cryptography and Windows PKI: How it works (Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/XP)

Most of your customers have concerns about the security of the data they send and receive. Some Microsoft Windows operating systems include a native public-key infrastructure (PKI) that allows for both encryption and signing. Public-Key Cryptography guarantees that encrypted outgoing data can be understood only [...]

How to Choose Your eCommerce Package

Avoiding surprises by carefully reviewing eCommerce packages

With so many eCommerce packages on the market, how do you find the right one for your online business needs? While you’ll find most of them suitable for general purposes, you should take a close look at the software you choose before you commit to it. Here are some [...]

Protect your web browser from phishing attacks

Spoofing is a term used to describe methods of faking various parts of the browser user interface. This may include the address or location bar, the status bar, the padlock, or other user interface elements. Phishing attacks often utilize some form of spoofing to help convince the user to provide personal information. If a user’s [...]

Good advice on a Monday morning from BlogmasterE

“I don’t get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there’s no sense in getting upset. And I don’t get upset over things I can’t control, because if I can’t control them there’s no sense in getting upset”
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Distractions.

Distractions.

What pulls our focus off of work, the task at hand, et al.? What mantra(s) do we rely upon to help get us back on track? Nose to the grindstone? Shoulder to the wheel? My grandparents would be amused to hear me use the vernacular of their day.

Technology hasn’t helped. Text message sent to our [...]