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Creating a Custom iPhone or iPad Lock Screen Wallpaper Image With Your Name and Contact Information

Technology > Apple > iPhone Summary. These days, most people have their  smart phones locked. This is good for security, but if the phone is lost and then found by someone, they won’t ever be able to get into the phone … Continue reading

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Best Security Practices for TeamViewer, GoToMyPC, LogMeIn, and other Remote Computer Access Support Software

Technology Summary. Remote computer access support software such as TeamViewer, GoToMyPC, LogMeIn, and others make it very convenient to support users from a distance, or monitor your own computer while performing time consuming installations and updates. Below are instructions for … Continue reading

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Computer Security Update – Summer 2011

Technology Summary. This year has been busy for anyone involved in computer support and security. Hijacked Computers. Computers are being taken over by viruses that turn them into remote controlled drones. In one group alone, more than 4.5 million computers that … Continue reading

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Bicycle Stolen – Sign of the Times

Effective Living Summary. With the recent news of rampant hacking in the digital world, it’s not surprising that we’d see a rise in crime in our physical world. When well financed businesses, organizations, and institutions are having their computers broken … Continue reading

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Computer Usage Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting Systems – Using System Log Files or Commercial Software

Technology Summary. This document provides some retail solutions as well as do-it-yourself solutions for computer usage reporting. Monitor. It’s sometimes helpful to know computer usage over a given period of time. For example, when evaluating the use of shared or public … Continue reading

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YouTube Most Viewed This Week Rankings and Ratings Hacked

Technology Summary. Hackers have recently been manipulating search engine results and content ratings. On 3 June 2011, we saw an example of this on YouTube. Under the Most Viewed category for This Week, in position #12 with 4.8 million views … Continue reading

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Facebook Friend Request – Safety and Security Guidelines for Accepting, Evaluating, Identifying and Discerning Fake from Authentic

Technology > Facebook Support Summary. This page provides guidelines for evaluating friend requests on social networks like Facebook. While this document refers specifically to Facebook, these guidelines apply to just about any online social network. Background. Some online discussion boards … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office 2011 for Apple Mac Update Error – “The installation failed. The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail.”

Technology > Resources | Apple Summary. On 13 December 2010, Microsoft released a critical security update (14.0.2) for their Microsoft Office 2011, the Apple Mac version of their office suite. A few days prior, on 8 December 2010, Microsoft announced … Continue reading

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Yahoo BrowserPlus Removal Instructions Wrong for Snow Leopard

Technology Summary. BrowserPlus by Yahoo is a browser plugin that allows sophisticated programming on top of a simple website making it possible to launch programs written on the BrowserPlus platform. It is similar to Adobe Flash, Adobe Shockwave, and Adobe … Continue reading

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ResourcesForLife.com Security Policies and Best Practices

Technology Summary. We research and implement best practices regarding website security and stability. In addition to preventative measures, our site is scanned and monitored regularly by multiple redundant internal and external automated systems for any unauthorized content changes that may … Continue reading

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