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A Google official confirmed Tuesday the report that an engineer was dismissed for breaking the company’s strict internal privacy policies.
Google also acknowledged an earlier case in which an employee was fired for spying, though it didn’t involve minors. TechCrunch reporter Jason Kincaid applauded Google for acknowledging the issue — unlike Facebook, where at least two [...]

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Need to quickly find out what day it would be 45 days from now without counting squares on a calendar? Want to know how many days until a holiday, birthday, meeting, or other special event? The built-in calculator in Windows 7 can answer these questions.  Read more to find out more about this feature.
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Hidden IT costs can be stifling your company and you just don’t know it. It’s important to assess what those costs are and find a way to help your business perform better.
In this day and age, few businesses (if any) can survive without an IT arm. Every business, big or small, needs someone, or preferably [...]

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Before you entrust your sensitive data to a “cloud” service provider, make sure you weigh the risks with the benefits.
“Cloud computing,” largely synonymous with Internet-based computing, has become a hot topic of discussion among many in the business community, with its promise of radically simplifying the access to, and use of, computing resources on demand. [...]

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In order to see images the way they were intended to be seen, your monitor might need to be calibrated. If you’re a web designer, digital photographer, or graphic professional, this is especially important. You don’t want to spend hours choosing the perfect subtle color scheme only to see a mis-matched mess on someone else’s [...]

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Running an environment-friendly business may seem like too much of a hassle, but in truth, you can save money.
 There’s been a lot of buzz about environmental issues such as climate change, and with the effects reaching everyone around the world, we all need to do our part to help. The good news is that going [...]

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Threats to the security of your organization can not only come from malware, hacks, and network attacks, but also in more subtle ways. One such method is called “social engineering”.
Be aware that hackers have another tool in their toolset that employs a particularly subtle, insidious way of compromising the security of your systems and network. [...]

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The continued exploit of many vulnerable applications that have been fixed by vendors for over a year highlight the need to keep software updated with the latest versions and patches.
A new report released by security firm M86 Security reveals a trend toward more sophisticated forms of malware in taking advantage of vulnerabilities in common software [...]

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The ShoreTel Web Dialer application provides one-click dialing to any telephone number displayed in a Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox browser window, taking the time and effort out of dialing when working online. Telephone numbers on the page are highlighted in orange, making them easy to find. With one click, users can dial local, [...]

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Scanners are the critical link between the non-digital and the digital world. Any picture or document can be turned into a digital format with a scanner. When looking for a scanner, you want to get one good enough to do what you need it to do, but avoid overpaying for features you will not use. [...]

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