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  • Why You Should Use a Standard User Account in Windows

    Why You Should Use a Standard User Account in Windows

    I was reminded recently as to why all users should be running with a standard user account on a Windows machine. Up until Windows Vista, users generally have used an administrative account that provided unlimited access to the computer and its resources. While this made it easier to use the machine, it also made it easier for malware to propagate among Windows machines.

    It was the fact that some adware was installed on a Windows 7 system that I was reminded why I don’t use an administrative account for my day-to-day account on my Windows 7 systems. Because of this, I haven’t had any malware in the 7 years that I have used systems running Windows Vista and above. Here is the story of

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  • Content Moderation Options for Businesses

    Content Moderation Options for Businesses

    Nowadays, many businesses have an online presence on blogs, forums and social media networks. Such platforms can be very useful tools for connecting with consumers and receiving feedback. People share their questions and suggestions about your business or brand by sending tweets, posting on your Facebook wall, leaving blog comments or posting on your forums. Responding to this feedback in a timely manner encourages more interactions and builds a strong following for your brand.

    However, at times, people are likely to post content which is misleading, irrelevant or offensive. If such content is not moderated, it might have a harmful effect on the reputation of your business or brand. Content moderation ensures that any content that appears on the business sites or forums is relevant, accurate and helpful. In turn, this maintains order in the community and protects the site from all sorts of abuse.

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  • 5 Ways You Can Use Your WordPress Backup

    5 Ways You Can Use Your WordPress Backup

    One of the best ways of protecting your WordPress blog or website is to perform a regular backup of all your website’s files and database tables. While the main reason for backing up your WordPress website is to easily restore the website in case it is no longer accessible, there are other reasons backing up your WordPress site can come in handy. Let’s look at 5 ways you can use your WordPress backup.

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  • Smartphone Security: 9 Ways to Protect You and Your Phone

    Smartphone Security: 9 Ways to Protect You and Your Phone

    Your smartphone is your lifeline for connecting to the world. It’s also a computer in your pocket, with more apps and tools than a Swiss Army knife. All that functionality creates new risks, in addition to the old risks of loss and theft. Like a computer, your phone can get hacked, fatally crash due to malware or bad apps, or track your activity and send it to third parties. Here are nine ways to protect you and your phone.

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  • 12 Common Listing Mistakes on eBay

    12 Common Listing Mistakes on eBay

    How did we earn our stripes and gain national recognition for outstanding sales and conversion rate? The answer is simple: optimized listing descriptions. We launched ourselves into the eBay world of selling by drop-shipping items from wholesalers on eBay.

    However, due to our savvy method of drop-shipping directly from fellow eBay sellers, our prices weren’t the lowest on the market by any means. So the question begs – how did we boost our sales so rapidly?

    By producing our listing editor, CrazyLister, we managed to refine and create stunning, professional eBay listings based on an acute focus to conversion rate. We set ourselves apart from the competition by fine-tuning our listing aesthetic and by presenting ourselves as professional, trustworthy sellers via CrazyLister’s optimized listing descriptions.

    I have composed a list of key information gathered by team CrazyLister. All our information is based on years of experience, shrewd observation, and our own magnanimous success as sellers on eBay.

    In addition to our own findings as sellers on eBay, this list is an analysis of thousands of case studies from CrazyLister’s very own user base which illustrates how to avoid the many common listing mistakes on eBay.

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  • Tips to Help You Repair a Damaged Online Reputation

    Tips to Help You Repair a Damaged Online Reputation

    With almost the entire globe heavily dependent on the Internet for meeting various requirements, one wrong move can lead your career spiralling down in the wrong direction. Usually, the availability of various resources like social media, forums and the likes enable people to be more vocal about their likes and dislikes.

    Therefore, it is very important that you constantly keep a track of what is being said about your business online. Sometimes, there is a possibility that people may get way too critical about your business.

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  • How to Create a Secure Wireless Router Setup

    How to Create a Secure Wireless Router Setup

    We live at a time when the “Internet of Things” is starting to gain traction in our life.  It seems every new product sold today can easily connect to the Internet through a wireless connection, which is usually a wireless router. Of course, as with most things created, it may seem like a good idea to be able to get access to your devices remotely, it also means that malicious users may also be able to gain access to your devices.

    I have many devices in my home that connect to my wireless router, and while I am always conscious about security, I am confident in my devices being protected when connected to the Internet. While nothing is ever 100% secured, there are several steps you can take to make sure you do a proper wireless router setup. Ensuring the security of your wireless devices starts with your wireless router.

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  • 5 Tools to Secure Your Windows Computer

    5 Tools to Secure Your Windows Computer

    Since the days of using DOS, personal computers have always had the risk of being infected with malicious software. Over the years, malware has evolved from basic viruses, to rootkits, and now ransomware that encrypts your data. With each new release of malware, it seems anti-virus software developers are always playing catch-up to make sure their software can protect a computer from the new malicious software.

    The fact that anti-virus, or anti-malware, software has always been reactive to the changing threats has made such software unreliable, at times, to protecting a computer. While I am an advocate of using anti-malware tools, my entire computer security policy isn’t based on those tools alone. Computer security today requires more protection depth than just an anti-malware tool and a firewall.

    To help with creating a more detailed security policy, I have compiled my list of 5 tools to secure your Windows computer. I use each of these tools, and feel confident in recommending them.

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