7 Threats To Your Company’s Data
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of CDW. All opinions are 100% mine.
What is your data loss prevention plan? Consider this – “24.6 million customers had their personal information compromised from a single data breach in April 2011.” When you think about it, our entire lives and identities are stored digitally – from websites that save our credit cards, to social media accounts, to documents that we all save in cloud storage. It can be scary.
So how do you stay safe personally and for your business? Well the first step is to identify the 7 Identified Threats, and CDW can help you. Read more
It’s Funny Because It’s True [Cartoon]
I love this cartoon because I know this must happen ALL the time.
“Sometimes I hate working in IT” Read more
Recycle Your Old Electronics With Apple
As a true geek, I typically purchase a new desktop and laptop every two years. Alternating years; I am an unpaid blogger afterall.
My system for getting rid of the old computer has always been giving it to someone in the family who needs it or storing it in my basement. But now that I am 1,600 miles away from most of my family and live in Texas, where houses are not typically built with basements, I have no system. My old Dell tower is currently just sitting next to my new HP tower. Read more
Gone Fishin’
Since I have yet to find an app that will actually lower the temperature down here in Texas, I am heading up North for a reprieve. Oh, and to visit friends and family.
Here are some “new to you” posts from The Neat Geek: Read more
Protect Your Children Online With AVG Family Safety
With children younger and younger using the internet for entertainment purposes, it’s becoming more and more necessary for parents to monitor their usage.
AVG Technologies – the great people who have given you the antivirus and anti-malaware software – have created a solution for parents. AVG Family Safety gives your child the freedom to roam the web, but also keeps you informed of what they’re doing. Read more
Everyone Needs Some Time Off
Even unpaid bloggers.
So The Neat Geek is on a little hiatus while I move into my new house and then fly back up north for a family event.
USB Port Times Infinity
We recently featured the Double USB, which would help those of us who can never seem to correctly plug in a USB cord. And just when you thought that was the best idea, something new and better may be out there soon.
And it has recently won the International Forum Concept Award – the Infinite USB. Read more
Organize That Inbox Once And For All
We love our email. We hate our email.
Email keeps us in touch, email keeps us in business. But it can also be a productivity killer. Read more
Plug In Your USB Correctly The First Time, Every Time
You’ve done it, we’ve all done it, I actually did it just yesterday – you go to plug in a USB cord and you plug it in the wrong direction. And if you’re not careful, you can actually do damage to the USB head.
Well necessity is the motherhood of invention and someone has come up with a concept design for a USB that can be plugged in correctly on either side. Read more
A Keyboard That Is Kind To Your Hands
Let’s face it, we love our tech. And we don’t bat an eyelid on dropping $1,500 on the newest television or computer.
But what about our computer accessories? I’m sure there are lots of people who just use the free mouse and keyboard that come with their new desktop. That’s fine, but free does not mean comfortable. And if you spend most of your day on your computer, comfort is important. Read more
Last Minute Gift For The Non-Geek In Your Life
So it’s Christmas Eve, Eve, and you haven’t finished your shopping. No worries.
You have a few choices – you can get over to Amazon.com, where you can still order up until 3:30PST today in order to receive the gift tomorrow. And deplete your 401k to pay for the shipping. Read more
Open Any File Easily With DocDroid
Picture it – you get an email from your buddy with the subject “Funniest thing EVER!”, but you can’t open the attachment. Frustrating? Yes. Hopeless? No.
Honey, They Shrunk The Computer – The Xi3
Techies love things tiny – except our monitors – and the new Xi3 is one tiny computer.
But don’t let the size fool you. The X13 has six USB 2.0 ports, DVI, two eSATA ports, audio in/out, DisplayPort, ethernet and special Xi3 Port. All in a 4 inch cube. Read more
Those Apple Geeks Are Always Thinking – New MacBook Air Accessory
Now this geek, she’s a PC. I have a Dell desktop, an Acer Laptop (a cool, slim TimeLine one) and I just purchased an HP laptop. They’re all running Windows 7 – and coming from Vista, it’s a breath of fresh air.
But I have a confession to make – I have iEnvy. Read more
Unsightly Cables Begone!
The geekier you become – the more gadgets you have. The more gadgets you have – the more cords and wires you have all over your office.
That’s why being an organized geek is the best kind of geek to be. Read more
