Windows 7 – End of Life – Jan 14, 2020

In a post earlier this year titled “Windows 7 – One Year Left!“, I wrote about how Microsoft will be dropping support for Microsoft 7 in early 2020. Well, that time is coming upon us fast … in just 2 short months. In that post, I wrote about what will happen as well as your…

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Two-factor authentication – does it work?

In the past, I’ve written a few posts on two-factor authentication (2FA) security and why you should implement this option for all of your logins. Well, I can say from experience, my implementation two-factor authentication on my own account really paid off when I recently received a critical security alert from Google on a suspicious…

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Shortening your URLs

URL Shortener

In the business world, we send a lot of links to websites, articles and documents we may have on our sites. When we send these links via email, social media or text message, the links can be very long and not look that attractive. One solution is to use a URL shortener. This article will…

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Why you should stop using Desktop Email Clients

Stop using desktop email clients - Bisinet Technologies

How do you read your emails when you’re at your computer? Do you use a web-based email client, or do you prefer to catch up with your messages using a desktop email client? Of course, the web email vs. desktop email client approach has its pros and cons. But we think that broadly speaking, a…

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Is your website ready for business?

Is your website ready for business?

A few days ago, I had the pleasure of presenting to small business owners at the Medway Business Council. The topic was on Website Design: Is your website ready for business?. I wanted to share with you some of the key messages I presented to the business owners as well as some tips and tricks…

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HTTPS – Does that mean a website is secure?

Most web traffic online is now sent over an HTTPS connection, making it “secure.” In fact, Google now warns that unencrypted HTTP sites are “Not Secure.” So why is there still so much malware, phishing, and other dangerous activity online? Secure sites only mean a secure connection Chrome used to display the word “Secure” and…

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Windows 7 – One Year Left!

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7 with security updates on January 14, 2020. It’s like Windows XP all over again—but much worse. Many more people are sticking with Windows 7 than stuck with XP. Windows 7 usage still high If you’re still using Windows 7, you’re not alone. Research shows that 35.63% of Windows users…

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Secret email address in Gmail

Secret email addresses in Gmail

Do you know that your Google Mail, or Gmail, account has an infinite number of email addresses built into it?  That’s right!  Your one Gmail address can become thousands of email addresses. How do I use multiple email addresses? It’s actually pretty simple.  Let’s say your Google email address is john33@gmail.com.  All you need to…

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Stop using Internet Explorer

Back about a year and a half ago, I wrote a blog post on how Microsoft is ending support for IE8 – IE10.  One of the suggestions was if people were really adamant about Internet Explorer, then they should upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11). As I work with clients, I notice that they…

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Why SSL Should Be Enabled on Your Website

Did you ever look in your browser window and see an “https://” in front of the name of the website?  Do you know what SSL is?  Should you care? What’s that extra “s” for?   Well, it turns out that the “s” stands for “SSL,” which stands for Secure Sockets Layer — the technology that…

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