This area is a list of security threats known to be affecting our customers to be made available to our customers and newsletter subscribers. We will include the process we are using to minimize the impact of the threat. Note that solutions employing filtering only contain threats that go through our email servers and do not protect outside or unmanaged accounts. ... (more)

The University of Melbourne in Australia released a study in 2009 which claimed that workplace internet leisure browsing (or WILB) increased overall workday productivity by 9%. The study specified that this increase correlated to individuals who browsed the internet for 20% of their day – to recognize the difference between the average user, and an addicted user (whose results did not reflect a productivity increase).... (more)

How important is internet access to your office’s operation? Today, the answer would be almost unanimous: extremely important. Few businesses can effectively operate without it; many management systems are accessed via internet, not to mention conducting crucial and time-sensitive correspondence through email. You’d lose referrals, and likely be unable to process billing inquires.... (more)

Can Customers Find You?How do our kids and grandchildren look for products and services today?  Do they open the phone book?  Yeah, that thick publication with white and yellow pages that's probably in your closet, collecting dust until the next one arrives on your door step.  Chances are that you rarely open it anymore either.  Let's face it, everybody's looking on the WEB...for pizza, plumbers, accountants, attorneys, and yes...insurance.    ... (more)

How Secure Is Your Data? Of course it's secure!  Why do "I" need to worry about it?  What information that I maintain could possibly interest anyone?  I have "IT" people that handle IT.  Do you?  How secure is your data...really?... (more)

DID YOUR TAPE BACK-UP RUN LAST NIGHT?Would you appreciate a phone call letting you know that your back-up failed last night? Is access to CURRENT information on YOUR Customer Data Base important to you?  Of course it is.  If your file server had to be re-built, how current would the data be?  Can you afford to lose one or more days work recreating the data?  What would it cost you in lost time and productivity?  If the prospect of losing data and subsequent time lost recreating it is unappealing to you, there's an easy solution.... (more)

“The only safe PC is an unplugged PC! However, for those who need to surf the net…”PC running slower than normal? Getting annoying pop ups? We used to refer you to programs like Spybot and Adaware, but like all things technical there is change. Newer operating systems have more internal protection than ever before, and adding these 3rd party programs may make some things harder to do.... (more)

Are two monitors better than one? At Computer Rescue, we think there’s no debate. After you try it, you will not believe that you were fine using just one. You are probably familiar with how to change from one window to another; with two monitors, you can have one window open on one screen and another open on the other screen. This makes data entry from one electronic document to another easier (without resorting to printing it).... (more)

  There is a common misconception that battery backup and power surge systems are only required on a file server, when in reality, almost everything on your network belongs on a battery backup or power surge device.    Whether you experience a power surge, "brown out" or complete loss of electrical service to your home or office, battery backup systems provide both short-term battery power and power surge protection to key devices so that they can be properly shut-down when the need arises. Power strips afford protection for power surges, but won't help you in a brown out when power generation across the grid is less than what's needed to operate your equipment. You will damage your equipment not only with a power surge, but more frequently in a brown out.    Equipment that requires battery backup or power surge devices includes:    ... (more)

Are you and your staff inundated with SPAM in your inboxes? If you’re wondering who’s sending it, the answer is simple: every e-marketing company on the planet that's been able to glean e-mail addresses to your company, through product registrations and more.    ... (more)

When you are first introduced to a new business, what is the first thing you notice? Countless businesses, large and small, use branding design to make a solid, lasting first impression on their customers. The look and feel of their logo, Web site, business card, and more all relate to one another, and communicate something about the company.... (more)