Author Archives: Isaac Grover

Expectant parents put significant thought into their childrens’ names.  Maybe they’re named after a relative, your best friend from college, the EMT who saved your life years earlier, or your favorite NASCAR driver. I.T. folks likewise put significant thought into … Continue reading →

As tax season continues, be alert for phishing emails that appear to be messages from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Scammers use email, websites and even social media like Facebook and Twitter to trick taxpayers into sharing personal and financial … Continue reading →

Google, Facebook, Microsoft and other operators of massive data centres are always looking for ways to make their facilities more energy-efficient, primarily to drive down the skyrocketing costs of running these operations, as well as to lessen the impact these … Continue reading →

If your business has an in-house Exchange server, here’s why you should consider Office 365 for email and calendaring: No hardware purchase or maintenance costs. World-class reliability and support. Easier integration with mobile devices. No worries about in-house disaster recovery. … Continue reading →

What was once sold door-to-door, has celebrated 244 birthdays, and is something we have all used?  The Encyclopaedia Britannica. As a sign of the times, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is no longer being released in print, moving instead to their website … Continue reading →

In early March, San Jose police were tracking down a stolen iPad and had traced its possible whereabouts to an apartment complex.  Without a warrant, officers knocked on the apartment door, and were politely let in by the tenants to … Continue reading →

The story goes that a marketing firm is partnering with a homeless shelter in Austin, Texas, to outfit their homeless clients with backpacks that turn them into pay-as-you-go mobile 4G hotspots. Mobile users wanting to use the 4G send a … Continue reading →

A rapidly growing form of Internet fraud is a practice known as phishing. Phishing refers to perpetrators sending fraudulent email messages requesting confidential information. The information then allows the perpetrator to gain access to your accounts and steal money, your … Continue reading →

As we live an increasingly digital life, we can’t afford to ignore the enormous amount of data that we create.  Think about all the precious baby videos, financial documents, love letters, business emails and wedding photos that you’d lose if … Continue reading →

The epitaph for the USB memory stick, also known as a flash drive, might read as follows: “Gone but not forgotten – you allowed us to carry our entire digital lives in a space the size of our thumbs…” So … Continue reading →