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How to extend a wired Ethernet connection to a distant room without running any wires

Posted on October 23, 2025

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Accessing a high speed Internet connection from a distant room can be a challenge.

Wi-Fi signals diminish with distance, and they weaken further as they pass through walls and/or floors on the way to a distant computer.

There are several ways to extend your Internet connection to a distant room. Here are the two most common methods: [Read more…]

The more security tools you buy, the weaker you might become

Posted on October 21, 2025

It’s a paradox that keeps IT directors up at night and leaves executives questioning their cybersecurity budgets…

You invest in best-in-class tools for endpoint protection, cloud security, and network monitoring, expecting to build an impenetrable fortress. Yet, with every new solution you add, your organization’s actual security posture can begin to crumble.

This counter-intuitive reality stems from a critical problem known as “alert fatigue.” Your security team, tasked with protecting your most valuable assets, becomes so overwhelmed by a constant flood of notifications that they lose the ability to distinguish real threats from background noise. In this chaos, the most dangerous attacks are the ones that slip through unnoticed.   [Read more…]

What happens after the “Oops” click? The anatomy of a phishing attack

Posted on October 21, 2025

You open an email. Maybe it’s from “IT Support” requesting you verify your login, or a “shipping notification” for a package you don’t recall ordering. You click the link, and for a fleeting second, a pit forms in your stomach. Was that… real?

That moment of uncertainty is something countless employees face every day. You might think a suspicious click is a rare mistake, but phishing simulations show that when users do click, a staggering 60% proceed to enter their credentials. The door to your business network is suddenly wide open.   [Read more…]

How to create a System Image Backup with Windows 11

Posted on October 17, 2025

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If you’ve been using computers for a while you probably know that a hard drive or SSD failure, a horrible virus infection or some other catastrophic event can result in data loss.

If that ever happens you, you’ll need to be able to restore the drive’s contents from a backup.

The question is, which backup software should you use to create your backups?  [Read more…]

Don’t just junk your old computers and gadgets. Sell them.

Posted on October 14, 2025

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Do you have a shelf full of obsolete computer equipment or a drawer full of old, but working mobile devices that you’re thinking of hauling to the curb?

If so, I have a suggestion for you: Don’t trash them, sell them!

You might not realize it, but there’s probably someone out there in this big world of ours that would love to buy your old, unwanted gear and be willing to pay you a decent amount for it.  [Read more…]

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