Linked – The Complete Guide to Giving Better Family Tech Support
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Linked – The Complete Guide to Giving Better Family Tech Support

It’s that holiday time of year again, and that means it’s over the river and through the woods to…well, fix your family’s Wi-Fi and other tech problems. You know it’s coming. Might as well be prepared for it. This article and associated links will help you be ready, and help you help your family in ways…

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Linked – Why clicking on pop-up tech support ad could cost you

One of the best things to protect yourself, Jutras says, is to take your computer offline and then contact the actual provider. Also, do not click on links or documents you don’t recognize. “A legitimate company won’t call you and ask for money,” says Jutras. This is really becoming a thing, so let’s talk about…

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Linked – Most IT pros have seen potentially embarrassing information about their colleagues

“More than three-quarters of IT professionals have seen and kept secret potentially embarrassing information about their colleagues, according to new research conducted by AlienVault. The research, which surveyed the attitudes of more than 600 IT professionals into how they are treated, found that many are being called in to help get their colleagues out of…

Reading – Heinz Ketchup QR Code Takes You to Porn Site
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Reading – Heinz Ketchup QR Code Takes You to Porn Site

I’ve always been bothered by the idea of QR codes. I felt that they undermined everything we tried to teach users about online security. Don’t open email attachments that you weren’t expecting, don’t blindly follow links without checking where they go, or just go to the website and login without clicking a link in an…

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Tackling Depression for IT Workers

I know, I’ve written before about depression, and the risks associated with being in a high-demand, always connected, career like IT. Last week, I spotted another article on this topic that I thought really had some good advice on how to deal with the demands on our profession, yet still keep from falling into depression….