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Pirated Software – Don’t Let This Be You!
The following article highlights yet another successful case against businesses using pirated software. Don’t let this be you. Illegal software costs Victorian architectural firm $118,000 Another Autodesk user falls foul of watchdog. A Victorian architectural drafting company has settled a $118,000 case of illegal use of Adobe and Autodesk software. The Preston firm, Planning and […]
Is This Your Password?
Here are the 15 most popular passwords used in 2013. If a password you use is listed below we suggest changing it. 1. 123456 2. password 3. 12345678 4. qwerty 5. abc123 6. 123456789 7. 111111 8. 1234567 9. iloveyou 10. adobe123 11. 123123 12. sunshine 13. 1234567890 14. letmein 15. photoshop
Solid State Drives (SSD) – Overview
Until recently most PCs and laptops were equipped with Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) to store your computer files. Think of a HDD as similar to DVD – it works by reading/writing data onto a spinning disc that holds your data. Like a DVD, HDDs are “non-volatile” which means the data doesn’t disappear when power is […]
Still Running Windows XP?
The Windows XP operating system is no longer supported by Microsoft. If you continue to run XP then you are vulnerable to security threats. Now is the time to upgrade and this is why…. Known vulnerabilities will no longer be fixed Since April 8 updates to Windows XP are no longer provided by Microsoft to […]