So is Google secure?  I’ll let you decide?  Today I came across this nifty walk-through that Google put together called ‘the story of SEND’ that gives an easy to use explanation of what happens to an email when you click send.  Along the way, you get to see live video footage of the Google Data … ]]> Since the launch of Google Drive and all the legal mumbo-jumbo surrounding it, there have been questions in terms of how secure Google’s data is.  I know personally, I’ve heard several clients express concerns over how secure Google and their data is.

So is Google secure?  I’ll let you decide?  Today I came across this nifty walk-through that Google put together called ‘the story of SEND’ that gives an easy to use explanation of what happens to an email when you click send.  Along the way, you get to see live video footage of the Google Data Centers and the steps that they take to secure your data.

Enough of me rambling on… go check it out for yourself:
http://www.google.com/green/storyofsend/desktop/

http://www.attsavings.com/technology-timeline

Yes, GoldMine can export it’s contact data out to CSV format (in a round-about way through ASCII text file format).  Yes, that data can then be imported … ]]> Ok… I OFFICIALLY do not like GoldMine CRM.  My client liked it and it seemed like it did a good job, but like most 3rd Party Solutions out there, it’s development fell by the wayside and when it came time for him to move up to Windows 7, GoldMine wasn’t ready to go with him.  It is great software, while you’re using, but when you want to move away, things aren’t so great.

Yes, GoldMine can export it’s contact data out to CSV format (in a round-about way through ASCII text file format).  Yes, that data can then be imported into other software.

Yes, it can export out it’s calendar data – sort of.

Yes, it can export out the emails it’s been monitoring in Outlook.

BUT – it’s a painful process and the data comes out garbled.  I had thousands of calendar entries, over 5 thousand contacts and years worth of emails to move over into Gmail… and I did it, after many hours spent fixing the data that came out of GoldMine… but I hope I never have to do it again.  (Which of course means I’m sure I will end up doing it again. )

My client is now happily on a Google Apps for business account and is perusing Insightly for a  CRM solution.  I’ll post more later on how that goes over.

We came out and did the usual ‘magic’ to make the projector and laptop get along.  But on the way we hit … ]]> I had an occasion today where a client called me up last minute and said he was doing a power point presentation this afternoon and he had it on his laptop and the venue had a projector and that he needed us to come out and ‘make it all work.’  He said he had seen these little ‘presentation clicker thingies’ that people have used before so they could walk around the room and advance the slides while speaking.

We came out and did the usual ‘magic’ to make the projector and laptop get along.  But on the way we hit Best Buy for his Wireless Remote Presenter (otherwise dubbed ‘clicker’ just because it’s easier to understand and say  I gotta say, for a last minute grab that needed to function quickly and easily with a very very minimal learning curve for the non-so-tech savvy in a pinch, this little $50 gem made by Logitech did the trick.

The major highlights that made this ‘clicker’ a good grab:
- It’s made by Logitech, and so far, I’ve liked their products in general
- It had a carrying case and stores the USB plug inside the remote when not in use
- The two AAA batteries are easy to deal with
- It has a built-in laser pointer (reviews said it’s easier to see in a dim room, which I found to be a no-brainer, but thought I’d mention it)
- It has a 50′ range

All-in-all… good little ‘clicker’ in a pinch.

Simple Answer:  No

Detailed Answer:  
In the best-case scenario, having more than one anti-virus program on your computer just makes your computer run slower since they are both monitoring your activity and scanning your files for virus.

In the worst-case scenario, they can both miss a virus.  Think of this like two baseball players out in left-field with a high fly ball coming.  They both yell “I got it!” and they both assume the other one has it so they both … ]]>

Will my computer be better protected from viruses if I install more than just one Anti-Virus program?

Simple Answer:  No

Detailed Answer:  
In the best-case scenario, having more than one anti-virus program on your computer just makes your computer run slower since they are both monitoring your activity and scanning your files for virus.

In the worst-case scenario, they can both miss a virus.  Think of this like two baseball players out in left-field with a high fly ball coming.  They both yell “I got it!” and they both assume the other one has it so they both miss it.

Since ICanStalkU.com is winding down and about to shut down their site, here is the information they shared with regards to disabling geo-tagging on your model of phone:

The … ]]>

 By KATE MURPHY - Security experts are trying to raise awareness about the potential dangers of geotags, bits of GPS data that identify where a photo or video was taken.