Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!
Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.
Question from Brad: I have a really old Dell Optiplex 745 desktop computer that I absolutely love.
This machine has an 80 Gig hard drive and it’s recently started giving me problems.
These past few days when I turn on the PC the hard drive makes clicking sounds for about 5-10 seconds, then it finally starts booting up.
I know it’s the hard drive that’s doing the clicking because I removed the cover and listened to it. [Read more…]
Do you have a WordPress blog? If so, you’re probably concerned that hackers could break into it and either deface it or hi-jack it for their own illicit purposes.
Well, I’m here to tell you that your concern is well-founded.
Hackers are always looking for vulnerable blogs to attack, and with WordPress being the most popular blogging platform on the Internet, the blogs powered by it are bombarded daily with hacking attempts. [Read more…]
Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.
If you take a look at most any photographer’s portfolio, what you’re likely to see is a collection of his/her very best shots.
After all, no one really enjoys showcasing images that aren’t so great.
That’s right, even the most talented and experienced photographers take plenty of duds which typically are left out of their galleries.
That being said, some of the awesome shots that end up being shared with the world didn’t start out all that great.
“If you want peace, prepare for war”, goes the old Latin adage – and one could argue that in no industry does this approach stand truer than in cybersecurity.
Traditional, reactive cybersecurity focused on setting up defenses, identifying breaches, and mitigating damage.
Proactive cybersecurity takes it up a notch by constantly monitoring and adapting to new threats.
Why does a proactive cybersecurity approach matter and how can you ensure optimal implementation across your business or organization? [Read more…]
Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.
Question from Erica: I have a question about the cooling fan in my Dell laptop.
When I’m using the laptop I rarely hear the fan at all.
However, when my son is playing his games the fan speeds up for several seconds and then slows back down at random times.
It sounds really awful when it speeds up like that.
My question is do I need to have the fan replaced? [Read more…]