Synology: More than a NAS
I recently had the opportunity to attend a seminar showcasing Synology’s lineup of network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Their offering is truly impressive, with everything from two-disk home units up to …
Crypto Viruses: the Online Stickup
You may have heard of a resurgence of the CyptoLocker/CryptoWall ransmomware viruses. These make me nervous because they can actually encrypt the files on your drive, making them unreadable and …
MCB Systems Celebrates 25 Years!
Way back in January 1989, fresh off the plane from Germany, I moved to Oceanside, California and hung out my shingle on the ground floor of a rented vacation condo. …
Yes You Can Shred a Hard Drive
Normally when I decommission a computer, I use Darik’s Boot and Nuke to wipe the hard drive to Department of Defense standards. However, if the hard drive has crashed, you …
Have You Heard Yet of CD-ROM?
I recently came across a letter that I wrote to a theologian friend in November 1987 about a business idea. Reading it was a fun reminder of how far technology …
TurboTax Fails to Print Supporting Details
I want to raise awareness about a TurboTax bug that may affect your ability to defend yourself in the case of an IRS audit. I use the TurboTax Supporting Details …
Mom Dodges a Fake Antivirus Bullet
Tonight my mom was browsing her local utility’s web site when she got a popup “Message from webpage” that Microsoft Antivirus had found critical activity A “Microsoft Security Essentials Alert” …
Skype Password Token Is Not Recognized
So you’ve gotten rid of Microsoft Messenger and switched to Skype. But you forgot your password, and now Skype has you in an infinite loop of “Sorry that password token …
Secure Email Signatures in Outlook 2010
I don’t come across Secure MIME (S/MIME) signed emails very often so I thought it might be interesting to post a few screenshots of what happens when you receive a …
SkyDrive vs. Google Drive for PDFs
A few notes as I test SkyDrive and Google Drive for storing some PDF documents. Google Drive The “drive” is a special folder on your PC. You can even put …