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How to Secure Your Windows 7 System – Part 1

February 24, 2010 | 4 Comments
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I recently purchased a new computer that had Windows 7 installed. With my new computer I figured it would be a new start with both the new operating system and security. Over the past month I have been busy reading, learning, and applying various security measures on my new computer. I have learned a bit [...]

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What Makes a Great Backup Plan?

October 7, 2009 | 2 Comments
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It has been a little while since I have talked about data backup. I like to bring up this subject once in a while since I think it is important for everyone to understand. If you have taken many digital photos, collect your family genealogy information, or have written many work/school assignments then you probably [...]

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Protect Your Computer with Sandboxie

September 30, 2009 | No Comments
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Keeping your data and computer secure is very important, especially if you spend much of your time online. There are many ways for hackers to gain access to your computer while you download files from web sites. This is why it is important to always install and use anti-virus and anti-malware software, a software firewall, [...]

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How to Backup Data in Windows XP

September 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

I take backing up data very seriously. I have a lot of digital photos and several home videos that I have taken and have currently backed up. The main reason that I backup my data is that the data can’t be replaced, and I don’t want to lose any of the files. Many people probably [...]

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What Data Files to Backup on Your Computer

August 12, 2009 | No Comments

I have written many posts regarding backing up data on your computer. There are many methods that you can use to backup your data, such as CD/DVDs, external hard drives, USB flash drives, or an online data backup service. With so many options it is important to regularily backup your data. The question many of [...]

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Stop Spam with Project Honey Pot

July 17, 2009 | 5 Comments
Project Honeypot

If you have read my posts recently you get the idea that I hate spam. In fact, I don’t know anyone that likes getting spam. Whether through e-mail, blogs, forums, or Web sites, spam is very annoying to receive and deal with. I have implemented several measures to prevent spam from appearing on Technically Easy [...]

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10 Excuses Why You Didn’t Back Up

July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments

This is a guest post. Dell recently released a report that was produced in partnership with the Ponemon Institute, where they surveyed over 800 people across 106 airports in order to find out more about how/why laptops get stolen or go missing during business travel, and what could be done about it. According to the [...]

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5 Reasons to Backup Data Online

July 10, 2009 | 3 Comments
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I have written many posts in the past regarding data backup. I regularly backup my data, especially the data I can’t replace, such as digital photos or videos. I have seen hard drives and entire computers fail, and all data stored on them lost completely. There are many methods to backing up your data, including [...]

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