Are Biometrics Really Secure?

People think, “I am the only one with my fingerprint. No one can steal that.” If you use biometrics, that is not true. When you scan in your fingerprint, it becomes a digital file that can be copied, stolen, emailed, posted on a website, etc. Think of it like this, let’s say you had a photograph of yourself and you scanned it in and saved it on your PC. Next, a hacker gets in to your system and steals your photo. Then, that hacker posts copies of the photo all over the Internet. Even though you retain the original photograph, do you think that you are still the only one with that photo? Using biometrics is like having a pin number that you are never allowed to change, even when someone steals it.

Anti Spam Protection

Did you know that according to a December 2006 report, 94% of all email was spam (Claburn, 2007)? Sometimes it feels like an uphill battle. It doesn’t have to be. There are software programs that promise to get rid of spam, and some of them do a good job, but there are other options that many people aren’t aware of. Options for taking back your inbox, AND your bandwidth!

Credit Card Compliance

Windows Vista

People that do not trust Vista normally cite problems with compatibility with various other hardware and software vendors. In January of 2007 we would have agreed with you, but that was almost two years ago. Microsoft has fixed its bugs and has resolved its compatibility issues. It is a stable operating system now that deserves a good consideration. Read this to find out what you can expect from Vista - both the pros and cons.

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Current Events

Location-Based Social Networking

Imagine that it is the middle of the day and you are at a sandwich shop. You're taking bites in between tapping on your laptop. All of a sudden an alert pops up and lets you know that a colleague is at the restaurant across the street. You say, "Cool!", finish your last bite, grab your laptop and head over to say hi. Welcome to location-based social networking...

BlackBerry Storm

The BlackBerry Storm is a lot of things: It's the first touchscreen device ever made by RIM, it has a 3.2-MP camera and it features cut-and-paste technology. But then there's an even longer list of what the Storm is not: The software isn't fully realized, the handset is not lightweight, and the battery life is poor. Most of all, this isn't the iPhone killer RIM was hoping it would be...

Netbooks

They’re not notebooks, they’re netbooks, a class of ultra portable devices that are not quite a laptop replacement, but are fun, capable, and small. If you are out and about and want to be able to check email, follow your blogs, check out videos while you wait for something else, without having to lug around your full size laptop, then this may be for you...

Tip Of The Day

There are many quick tips that can make life easier if you are in front of a PC on a regular basis. These tips make tasks quicker or automated, saving you a lot of time and frustration. Check out these Quick Tip Videos. They are easy to learn and great to know.

1. Using the Quick Launch toolbar for single-click access to your most commonly used programs - and a single click return to your desktop even when you have multiple windows open
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00:09:02

2. Setting the default save location for Office (Word, Excel, etc.) so that when you save a document for the first time, it will automatically pull up whatever directory you want even if it is on a networked server instead of the default My Documents folder
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00:05:39

3. Using keyboard shortcuts for moving your cursor and performing copy, cut, paste, and save functions.
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