Denver IT Support: Anti-phishing Software
Growing technology allows the threat of spam to continue evolving, and phishing is the scam of the moment spammers are using. Your best defense against phishing is to be cautious and maintain a healthy level of skepticism. However, you can save time by using good anti-phishing software.
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Anti-phishing software works by searching for any phishing content that may exist in an email. It is normally used as a complementary service to your email service in the form of a toolbar. This toolbar will display the real name of any website you visit and any fake websites phishers tend to use.
This software offers a backup defense for blocking phishing attacks and sites that might… Continue reading...
How to Choose Anti-spam Filter Software
Everyone experiences the flow of unwanted emails wanting you to join this or that or insisting you have won tons of money. This spam email is not only bothersome, it is also dangerous in some cases. Many spammers use emails to transfer viruses and also adware and spyware to your PC. To stop this you need to use a good anti spam filter. This will also reduce the amount of junk mail you receive.
What is an anti-spam filter?
This refers to a special program used for detecting and blocking dangerous emails. It looks for words and phrases or other things that may indicate an email is spam. It is based on the assumption that email containing certain details is spam.
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Losing Your Mind with Data Recovery
Losing all your data is a very traumatic experience for any computer user. This is especially true if you use your system for business or other important matters. Losing information that you have worked long and hard to accumulate can be very stressful, to say the least.
Everyone knows that it is a good idea to back up data on your computer every so often, however did you know you should check that backup? It will compound your frustration to find out what you thought was adequately backed up is not functioning correctly when you need it most.
Data loss can happen to anyone, even the most perceptive computer user or business can experience this problem. The problem is people tend to think… Continue reading...
Bluetooth 101: The Magic Of Wireless Technology
Bluetooth technology got its name from the Viking King Harald Bluetooth of Denmark, who was famous during his time for his excellent mediation skills. He connected with a lot of people and was admired by his men for this talent. Hence, when the technology was invented, the name stuck.
This wire free technology enables a broad selection of devices to be able to exchange information with the help of 2.4 GHz short-wave radio signals within a range of up to 120 feet. Devices like video game consoles, mobile phones, PCs, laptops, PDAs, MP3 players, stereo headsets and printers all can be connected to each other through Bluetooth.
Technology has made our lives so much easier and Bluetooth is one such invention. The best thing about Bluetooth is that you can connect any… Continue reading...
Take Control of the Email Deliverability Problem
Although internet marketing through the mass mailing method has become popular among web based business owners, one of the biggest and most fundamental flaws of this system is the question of email deliverability.
This process usually involves selecting a mass mailing service with a high rate of successful email deliveries, and lower ‘bounce rate.’ This service then sends a designated amount of emails promoting your product or service to random email account holders, and some of the recipients may become potential customers to your company.
However, this might be too much of a risk to take since, inspite of their claims, these services may not actually possess an extensive number of valid email addresses, hence the deliverability problem, which… Continue reading...
How to Adjust the Text Size of Your Monitor
From personal preference issues to vision problems, any number of reasons might lead to the need to tweak the monitor settings related to text size. This is a simple task to complete once you know where to look for these settings.
In addition to personal preferences that might dictate how you want the display on your monitor to appear, there are certain medical reasons lying behind the need to change these settings. For example, computer eye strain can often be minimized when optimal text size settings has been incorporated.
It is important for you to understand that the default setting is designed to provide optimal performance. Therefore, you can always revert to these settings if you are unsure of what to do.
How to Adjust the Text Size in a Windows-Based System
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The Costs of Spam
The sheer volume of spam that is mailed out every minute has reached epidemic proportions. There is one simple reason for this, the cost is little and the rewards are excellent. Anyone with a list of addresses and internet access can send out thousands or millions of messages with a click. The cost to others however is now running in the millions of dollars.
Bandwidth
Spam costs everyone valuable internet bandwidth that is used for spam instead of legitimate business or personal use. Bandwidth is the rate at which data is transmitted, particularly the amount that can be transmitted in a specific amount of time. The lower bandwidth rate, the slower information travels.
Think of it as a traffic jam on a major highway… Continue reading...
How Spammers Get Your Email Address
Spam represents a large amount of mail sent, with thousands and thousands sent everyday worldwide. The worst part of it all is that some of the spam is coming from what appears to be your email address! So how exactly do spammers get your email address? Unfortunately, there are many ways spammers can access your email address with very few being legitimate.
Spammers use a technique known as “harvesting,” where they collect your email address from legitimate websites like USENET, chat rooms, message boards, AOL profile pages, and special interest group postings. They are sites you have visited and filled out a request info form leaving your contact information or ecommerce sites where you have placed orders.
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Online Data Protection
Data protection is very important for companies who carry out most of their operations with the help of computers or other electronic devices. As well, personal computers need to have a backup system in case of computer crashes. While computers are wonderful inventions and great timesavers, they can’t be completely relied upon, and they may crash at any point in time. Having data backups is essential for a smooth, uninterrupted business operation as well as maintaining peace of mind at home. If you’re a happy-go-lucky person, take the time to get organized and implement an effective data backup strategy before you wind up paying a heavy price in valuable information being lost. Anything can happen and disasters occur anywhere. These things can… Continue reading...
Spam – What is Your Protection Under the Law?
Spam has become the scourge of the internet world over the past several years, costing honest businesses much in time and money.
As the spam epidemic has grown the government has enacted the CAN-SPAM act (Controlling the Assault of Non Solicited Pornography and Marketing). This act has attempted to legislate the activities of any company hoping to send bulk commercial email as well as companies that are marketing their products in the messages. It has created stiffer penalties for those who violate it and gives the consumer the right and the way to ask that spammers cease and desist.
The CAN-SPAM act was signed in January of 2004. This act covers any and all emails whose express purpose is advertising or promotion. Even including… Continue reading...
