Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving! We sure did, but we are back at work. While reading an article over on physorg entitled “Research team finds disk encryption foils law enforcement efforts“, I was reminded of conversations from over a dozen years ago with friends in law enforcement about how criminals were using PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) to encrypt their …
Homeland Secure IT computer service Thanksgiving hours #HappyThanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to your family! In order to allow everyone at Homeland Secure IT to prep for the festivities, we are taking off early today, Wednesday November 23rd, hopefully around 2pm, and will return Monday November 28th. We *will* be available for emergency calls as always. Please, eat too much, and spend way too much on Black …
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Why do videos start playing automatically when I visit a website? How can I stop this? #GoodQuestion
Today a client mentioned that videos are playing automatically on their computer and it annoys them. Hey, it annoys me too! Why oh why do websites insist on force-feeding you content you might not actually want to hear? Please, web developers, give us the option to actually play your video if we want to. In fact, there is a particular …
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FREE Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2012? You betcha! Homeland Secure IT wants you to be protected!
We believe Trend Micro’s Titanium Internet Security 2012 is the best anti-virus, anti-spyware & anti-spam package at any price, however one lucky person is going to get it from us at absolutely no cost this month! Titanium Internet Security 2012 includes everything you would expect in an anti-virus package with a few extras… Blocks email and image spam Blocks …
Servosity Online Backup Now with Disaster Recovery for Server & Desktop
If you are from the Greenville / Upstate South Carolina area and are into IT, you likely know Damien Stevens, or at least the name of his company, Servosity. Today, Servosity announced that in addition to their quality online / cloud backup solution, they will have Servosity DR Server and DR Desktop available! DR Server and DR Desktop are …
Microsoft Security Advisory – Fraudulent Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing
Microsoft notifications sent this out in email today (November 10, 2011) regarding fraudulent digital certificates: ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification Issued: November 10, 2011 ******************************************************************** Security Advisories Updated or Released Today ============================================== * Microsoft Security Advisory (2641690) – Title: Fraudulent Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing – http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2641690 – Revision Note: V1.0 (November 10, 2011): Advisory published.
Analysts predict hard drive supplies could run out by end of November due to Thailand’s flood situation #HDDShortage
Remember what I said back on Oct 25th about the hard drive shortage? Then I rambled a bit more and went as far as to say, “Don’t Panic“??? I think I misled you. I now upgrade my opinion to, “OKAY, PANIC”. According to numerous articles citing industry experts and analysts, we’re seeing a total 180 from the “relax, everything is …
November 2011 Microsoft Patch Tuesday includes server update goodness…
It’s that time of the month again… Update time that is for Microsoft machines. Microsoft has not left servers out of the mix at all, so you system admin types will be able to justify reboots for sure. These patches cover everything from code execution to elevation of privileges and even Denial of Service on just about every version of …
Microsoft is trying to tempt you to use Internet Explorer 9 with the offer of free stuff
Are you using something other than Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) for your web browser? A growing number of you are, and Microsoft does not like it one bit. In fact, if you go visit their promo site, you can receive “Free stuff from sites you love” if you will just cross over to the dark side, so to speak. …
HP updates channel partners regarding flooding situation in Thailand #HDDShortage
We received the following notification from HP regarding the flooding situation in Thailand and the subsequent hard drive and component shortage: Dear HP Channel Partners, HP is deeply saddened by the recent flooding in Thailand. The extent of the damage is devastating and our hearts go out to each person in Thailand negatively impacted by this tragedy. In light of …