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Microsoft Outlook natively supports Google calendar on Mac not on PC
If you use Google Mail and its associated calendar, they work a treat using Outlook on macOS to share your calendar across devices however if you’re a PC user there are a few extra steps. ** Update: I’ve been using a freeware app in a couple instances that sorts this right out. More details at…
Read MoreDon’t use Time Machine with your NAS/Network storage
What seems like a great idea will deliver great heartache when you need that Time Machine backup and the only or most up-to-date copy is in a network storage location. The heartache will start when you can’t access that network drive location, when you’re doing a system restore following a catastrophic failure. You’ve suddenly got…
Read MoreWatch out for voicemail emails
Today a new email notification of a voicemail arrived – that proved to be illegitimate. Like all phishing instances, this was very cleverly done, right down to the sending of the email to spoof as being legitimate. Making it even more convincing, the URL contained in the email tied it to the sending platform –…
Read MoreSecuring your website with https:// is not enough
Unless you’ve recently had your website security upgraded, chances are it is vulnerable. For most websites there is a momentary window of opportunity for hackers to bust it open if they test its ability to redirect from the http:// to https:// address. It is a cat-and-mouse game of shoring up against hackers, for them to…
Read MoreIs your email account scam resistant?
Knowing how reliant your business is on email requires you be one step ahead of the scammers. That starts with using a premium level service provider and, if you’re using a mail service attached to your domain name, that it is configured to deflect spam and scams. What used to be ‘okay’ in terms of…
Read MoreDo not click the link in the email!
Did you get an email from Apple about purchasing something from their App store? Take a good look at it and have a good think. Most of all, don’t click the link! That it appeared in my junk box was the first clue that was where it was meant to be. It looks like the…
Read MoreTroubleshooting: Trusting your gut to find the solution
How often does the light-bulb moment happen and you suddenly realise what you need to do to and fix the fault in front of you? Usually when you’ve given up and gone on to something else, right? It was a lesson I learned early in life – where the answer, or path to finding the…
Read MoreHow we are paying to take down scammers
Are your online viewing choices feeding those who are taking down scammers and their call centres? It doesn’t take too much digging to find that is exactly what is happening. From busted refund call centres to sophisticated share trading schemes, the background publicity of seeing these networks taken down has bred a multi-million viewer and…
Read MoreNetflix email scam
The ever-growing rise in email scams is taking another twist with their level of complexity increasing in an attempt to defeat filtering and first-glance credibility tests. Netflix are victim to an interesting scam that was worth digging a little deeper on. First clue was the email ended up in the Junk folder – that’s the…
Read MoreUse Zoom? You’ll need a password
Edited 7 April: more details below: As of Sunday 5th April 2020, Zoom teleconferencing requires use of a password to enter a meeting room. A knee-jerk response to address security concerns and the rise of Zoom-bombers, the password step has stone-walled the majority of users. Oblivious account users are wondering why people aren’t joining regular…
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