Protecting yourself: Social networks edition

Personal information, so ever valuable for the malicious ones – scammers, hackers alike, but treated lightly by most. A study by Carnegie Mellon University revealed that Facebook users shared more after tweaks to the social network’s privacy settings were implemented in 2009.

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A basic software evaluation guide

As consumers, we often do some research or at least a cross comparison between brands before making a big purchase. The same goes for purchasing software for your business operations. Of course, the best way to go about this is to seek an IT professional’s opinion. However, that may not be the most cost-effective option in some situations. If that is the case, then you should at least take a closer look at these five aspects of a software before making the purchase.

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A day in the life of a system administrator

Ever wonder what system administrators do? After all, you don’t see them around the office very often and when you try to contact them, they are almost always not at their desks or are busy with something. To give you an inkling, here’s how a typical day in the life of a Computer Guys system administrator goes.

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