18 October

How safe is your password?

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How safe is your password?
First a few things to think about. Most people pick something that is easy and relates to them in a personal way. This is the wrong way to do it, any person who puts a bit of thought into it can guess your password. Your not under risk from other people guessing computers can run threw a few hundred passwords changing numbers letters etc.. guessing your password over and over again.
Do not use the same password for everything, check out some password managers these can help you hold lots of password securely and not having same password for everything. Check out LastPass https://lastpass.com/ , Super Gen Pass
Things YOU MUST avoid:
* Don’t use a password that contains personal information (name, birth date, etc.)
* Don’t use repeating characters (aa11).
* Don’t use words or acronyms that can be found in a dictionary.
* Don’t use keyboard patterns e.g. (qwerty) or sequential numbers (123456789).
* Don’t write down your passwords.
* Don’t email your passwords
* Change your passwords once a year
Tips for creating a secure password:
* Use marks and/or numbers. e.g. ()-.!;:/`@$%^&*()-_+=345971
* Mix capital and lowercase letters. e.g CHeNe36F
* Include phonetic replacements.
Tips for keeping your password secure:
* Never tell your password to anyone (this includes significant others, roommates, parrots, etc.).
Test your passwords

15 October

Talk at Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women

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Time: Wednesday 20th October from 9.30-10.45am
Every business, big or small, is totally reliant on technology. Christian Kortenhorst, will talk about some simple, cheap and easy IT solutions for small/medium size companies like ours to use in their every-day business. He will introduce us to some useful and cost-effective applications. He will also show us how to spend less time on our computers trying to solve those frustrating recurring problems that annoy us so much!
Some of the topics Christian will explore:

  • Email, IMAP VS Pop3
  • Online services VS Desktop applications
  • Document-sharing
  • Dropbox
  • Calendars
  • Multiple computer setup
  • Using what you have
  • Mobile devices
  • Hardware recommendations
  • Online backups
  • Open source software

If you have a specific IT topic that you would like Christian to address, you can email your request to Christian@cksolutions.ie .
After the session you should have a better understanding of how a small to medium size business should ideally be set-up for managing files and documents, coordinating email and backing up your data.
Christian Kortenhorst is based in Dublin, Ireland. He has over 10 years’ broad-ranging technical experience, for example in setting up servers, network environments, and backup systems. Christian offers consulting and hands-on solutions in these and many other technical areas. He set up his business – CK Computer Solutions – in 2008 having completed 4 years in Computer Science in DIT.
Christian’s mission is to provide a quality and creative IT service to small and medium sized businesses. “We strive to advise and provide the best product and services that fits a company’s needs. With our constant research and testing of products and services we are able to keep our clients up-to-date with the best possible products and services that are tried and tested. We select products and services objectively based on a company’s needs and wants.”

7 October

Easiest Way To Set Gmail/Google Apps As Default Firefox 3 Mail Client

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At the Firefox 3 address bar, type about:config and you will be prompted with a warning page as shown below. Just click on I’ll be careful, I promise!
Search for
gecko.handlerService.allowRegisterFromDifferentHost and set to True
and
network.protocol-handler.external.mailto and set to True
copy and past
javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","https://mail.google.com/mail/?extort=mailto&url=%s","GMail")
to address bar and hit enter
for google apps users change example.com to your domain name,
javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","https://mail.google.com/a/example.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","GMail")
Click on add application.
Now go to Tools -> Options -> Applications and search for mailto
Change mailto to GMail
For more details on this check out Addictivetips.com

6 October

BT IT support

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Business Sales Support

Call 1800 924 929, +353 1 4328846
Opening hours are
Mon-Fri: 9am – 5.30pm
BT Business IT Support
Call 1800 924 924, +353 1 4328846
Opening hours are
Mon-Fri: 8am – 6pm
Sat: closed
Sundays & Bank Holidays: closed
Major Business customers should call 1800 924 925
Emergency 24 hour support is also available outside office hours on the same number.
you may have been moved over to Vodafone services for support

Vodafone Business customers

  • From a mobile or landline: Freephone 1907
  • From Abroad: 00 353 1 203 8232
  • Fax: +353 (0)1 203 7620
  • Support hours: 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday
  • Email us
  • Mail us: Business Care Team, Block GC, Vodafone, MountainView, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Ireland
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