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Are you getting sick and tired of spam emails?
Have you had your fill of scams and phishing emails trying to steal your hard earned cash by fooling you into giving away money or personal details?
Well, now you have an opportunity to fight back and Scam the Scammers.
Today’s “Off Topic” article for the Friday Funny spot is actually not that funny. It is very thought provoking and as a person who loves technology and the good things it can do, this scares me as it shows how technology can be used in ways that are not so good for humanity.
I mentor at the robotics club for the school that my sons attended and am a committee member for Robocup Junior Australia (WA). I love robots, but only when they help make our lives better.
I am flying to Nashville, TN, USA today for GPUG Summit and the pre conference Dexterity and GP Power Tools training I am presenting. Here is something fun, but with a serious underlying message.
A few days ago, the company that 40 years ago invented the “hook and loop” fastening, Velcro, released a funny video begging people to stop calling the fastening “Velcro” regardless of who actually made it.
They are trying to address the issue where the name of one of the most popular brands for a product becomes synonymous with the product itself. This becomes a problem as it is difficult to maintain a trademark when everyone is misusing the brand name. There is a legal ruling about not being keep a trademark that has become part of the common language.
This is a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to warn you about a new style of Phishing email which is very easy to be fooled by.
The email appears to come from the Office 365 Team, telling you that your Mailbox is almost full and offering to add additional quota to your storage.
Cybersecurity is back in the news this week.
The WannaCry ransomware or crypto-virus has infected many computers around the world and highlighted that the threat of scams, viruses, trojans, worms and ransomware is very real and that you need to be forever vigilant to keep your systems and your data safe.
In this article I want to remind everyone of some easy and simple ways to keep yourself safe.
Today is New Year’s Eve 2016, the final day for the year before we welcome in 2017 singing Auld Lang Syne like Boney M and then sleep for the first half of the day.
So for the final post for the year I have some videos to make you think.
Here is the call for all Perth based Microsoft Dynamics GP partners and customers to register for the next Perth Australia GPUG Chapter Meeting for Q4 2016.
The meeting will be held in one week’s time at the Microsoft Office in Perth on Wednesday 14th December at 2:00pm to 5:00pm.
Time to vote.
This is the sixth in a series of blog posts where I will be highlighting Microsoft Connect product suggestions that need the community’s support. If you agree with the product suggestion, please help get as many votes as you can.
Here is a call for all Perth based Microsoft Dynamics GP partners and customers to register for the next Perth Australia GPUG Chapter Meeting for Q3 2016.
The meeting will be held in one week’s time at the Microsoft Office in Perth on Wednesday 14th September at 5:00pm for a 5:30pm start.
Following on my previous Public Service Announcements (PSA) about scammers and user credential hacks, today I have one on ransomware.
A while back, I posted a warning about Backups and Cloud Storage and how ransomware and in particular crypto viruses could destroy your cloud backed up files if they are automatically synchronised with your local files.
You are still safest to have a back up on a drive or system that is not always connected, and avoid getting ransomware on your system.