The FTC Red Flag Rule
FTC Red Flag Rule
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Social Engineering
Social engineering, also called pretexting, is a term used for a variety of scams and con games involving tricking a victim into voluntarily giving up private information that’s useful. Pretexting is an attempt to elicit a specific response to a social situation the perpetrator has engineered; Read the rest of this entry »
Published by admin on June 10th, 2009 Tagged Security, Defense, Secure Trust, Common Sense, Coding, Vulnerabilities, Tips and Tricks | Comment now »Taking back your Admin rights
This post is for I.T. professionals, and business owners and those who want to gain access to Major Operating Systems, due to employee theft or nefarious activity. Read the rest of this entry »
Published by admin on May 31st, 2009 Tagged Mac, Hacks, Secure Trust, Security, Hacking, Unix, Vista, Windows, Linux, Tips and Tricks, Coding, Open Source | Comment now »10 Reasons why Linux is better than Windows
I always harp on why Linux is better than windows here are ten reason why. Read the rest of this entry »
Published by admin on February 2nd, 2009 Tagged Common Sense, Viruses, Hacks, Unix, Linux, Tips and Tricks, Windows | Comment now »Restarting Windows Without Restarting Your PC
A modern PC with Vista Home or professional Edition takes about one and a half minutes to boot. An older machine with XP is about the same. Read the rest of this entry »
Published by admin on January 4th, 2009 Tagged Security, XP Shortcuts, Common Sense, XP Hacks, Vista, Hacks, Windows | Comment now »IE 7: 102 Security Flaws Found!
* IE 7 allows an attacker to exploit the computer in question by giving the attacker the same access rights as the person currently using the computer; Read the rest of this entry »
Published by admin on December 17th, 2008 Tagged Common Sense, Viruses, Defense, CVE, Advisories, Tips and Tricks, Coding, Vulnerabilities, Windows | Comment now »What is the “Windows” key?
What is the “Windows” key? What does it do? Why does the Start menu pop up when the Windows key is pressed? These are questions a client recently asked me. Read the rest of this entry »
Published by admin on December 2nd, 2008 Tagged Common Sense, Hacks, Vista, Tips and Tricks, Windows | Comment now »“Run” Commands that make life easier
Many times throughout my career, I have been asked about the "Run box", what it does and how it can make programs start up easier and faster and use less resources. First, I guess the question would be… where is the Run box? Go to the "Start" button and left click once, then find "Run box". Type the following shortcut commands I've listed below in the "Run box" and left click once on "OK" to execute the programs. Keep in mind, some of you may not have ALL the programs installed that I have, so make sure you have them installed before you email me and tell me they don't work. This also works with XP Home, Pro, and yes Vista! Read the rest of this entry »
Published by admin on September 22nd, 2008 Tagged Adobe, Fireworks, Photography, Google Hacks, Hot Keys, IBM, Hacking, Speed, Shortcuts, XP Shortcuts, Outlook, Secure Trust, Mac, Sun Microsystems, Vista, Tips and Tricks, Linux, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Common Sense, XP Hacks, Hacks, Google Talk, Windows | Comment now »How to Speed Up Browsing of XP Folders
Have you noticed that every time you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers when you open Windows explorer. To stop XP from doing this follow the instructions below. Read the rest of this entry »
Published by admin on September 17th, 2008 Tagged Common Sense, Windows | Comment now »