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11Sep2018: Windows 7 Support Ends in January 2020

Here’s our first warning: Microsoft will end technical support of its Windows 7 operating system in January 2020. That means there will be no more security patches and bug fixes. Is that bad news? Probably not. Performance-wise, the operating system has outlived its usefulness, and all the special applications and hardware you run off it

11 Sep, 2018
Norman Rosenthal
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end of life, Microsoft, performance, risk management, win7, windows 7,

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11Sep2018: Refreshing Devices Re-Energizes Them – Up to a Point

Refreshing your computers, peripherals and devices requires you to take a long pause, but in the end, it still might leave you thirsting for better results. If you’re hanging onto old equipment, Tech Data reports a few facts that might make you change your mind. First of all, the report says, some 46 million small

11 Sep, 2018
Norman Rosenthal
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cybercrime, cybersecurity, data security, Microsoft, new hardware, performance, risk management, small business, win7, Windows 10,

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11Sep2018: Password Agony; No Ecstasy

Passwords are a total pain. Upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and special characters in one password are likely unbreakable over the course of a lifetime. But just to be safe, you’re required to change them periodically – without repeating one you’ve previously used for a website. And if you go to extremes, well, it is

11 Sep, 2018
Norman Rosenthal
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cybercrime, cybersecurity, data security, online safety, privacy, risk management, security, spoofing, strong passwords,

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