Information corner
Hacking spikes and one easy way to lock down your website, now
Disappointingly but not surprisingly I’ve seen a large increase in the number of website hacking login lockouts in the past week. It’s only a matter of time before traditional lines of defence are beaten – that’s why I’m enforcing the really simple extra layer of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA or TFA) on client sites, now. For…
Read MoreMYOB blocked from running?
A recent update by Windows has caused heated headaches in the MYOB community with a few Windows 10 users experiencing the ‘This app has been blocked for your protection’ message. “No. It was working fine yesterday, it should work fine today.” That’s a simple and reasonable thought. Luckily there is a relatively simple solution, several…
Read MoreFacebook not previewing your website posts?
When you drop a website post link into Facebook does it populate with the post title and featured image, like you’d expect? While there could be many reasons behind this, one possible solution could be as simple as your DNS settings. Facebook scrapes a preview of website posts based on the AAAA DNS record (IPv6).…
Read MoreWhy your website has to be mobile friendly
You’ve probably seen evidence of it every time you encounter someone aged 18-25 – they’re spending so much time each day staring at their mobile device. Statistics show time they spend attached to their phone has nearly doubled in three years. In 2012 average use was 1.88hours/day, in 2015 that had increased to 3.26hrs/day. Those…
Read MoreTime-lapse photography trade secret
Here is the no-brainer tell-all on what makes for the ultimate time-lapse camera operation to capture the images that will save hours of post-editing to remove the sea-sickening variations and deliver a smooth result – every time. Since I first started in 2010 I’ve learned a lot of hard and heart-breaking lessons. I’ve had plenty…
Read MoreWhy you need to protect your computers power source
Inevitably at some stage the primary source of power to your computer will be cut – and if you are in the middle of something important you can be sure there will be data loss or corruption. That is why you need a UPS. Not the postal service kind – the one that keeps your…
Read MoreBrushed with CryptoWall 3.0
Recently a client had ransom message appear on their computer right while they were completing a task for a client of their own.It was a spine tingling moment. What do you do? You’re trying to serve your own customer and suddenly your computer makes you freeze – that your next move could delete everything on…
Read MoreLife in the cloud is beautiful
The whole ‘cloud’ term has long been a pie-in-the-sky target for business users as a method of storing and securing precious data and files. As the dominant service providers (Google, Amazon, Dropbox, Microsoft and Apple as examples) offer cheap cloud storage the shift to storing valuable data offsite has become more affordable. Equally; as data…
Read MoreIs your website really secure?
The fastest way to get your email address added to spam lists is to have it intercepted by someone ‘sniffing’ insecure web data traffic.Website security comes with so much jargon it is often left to chance in the hope those hosting/looking after your site will be your defence against foul.First; consider your own circumstance:Does your…
Read MoreWhy you will love the person who told you to backup your files
As if lightning can’t strike twice another client has just found (luckily) the value of having data files backed up and why they loved heeding lessons learned by others.The cost was a couple hundred dollars by the time they factored in the specialist help. A paltry cost given what they now have.Everything had been going…
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