This Weeks Free Software Pick
If your laptop is lost or stolen, it’s very easy for someone to get your data, even if your login is password protected. How? Simply pull the hard drive out, plug it into another computer and voila, access to your data.
The answer? Data encryption. Encryption encodes your data so that it is unreadable without a decryption key. Fortunately, Windows 10 (not the Home edition though) includes built-in data encryption. Learn more about Bitlocker here.
Protect Data on Lost Phones, Tablets, and Laptops
1 in 20 devices are lost or stolen. Without protection, your data is at risk, even if your device is password protected.
Here’s an easy way to protect your data even if a hard drive is pulled from a lost or stolen device.
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This Months' Technology Insider
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This Months' Tech Guide
Cybercrime is a $1 Trillion industry and no business in Niagara is immune, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Every business is a target for cybercriminals. Here are 5 ways you can help protect your business from being victimized.
Free Ebook!
What would you do if you returned from vacation to find that your business bank account had been robbed to the tune of $1200? It’s not all that hard or uncommon for that matter. Learn the in and outs of protecting email in my new ebook, Email Hijack.
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Last Weeks’ Niagara Business Technolgy Social Media Posts
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Monday
Microsoft is the latest company to adopt hybrid working. Do you think a mix of office and WFH is the way forward now?
#microsoft #FutureOfWork #RemoteWorking
Tuesday
Speech-to-text apps are having a resurgence. Here are 10 ways you can use them to benefit your business
#SpeechToText #productivity #business
Wednesday
Has your Windows 10 PC started to slow? Check out this guide on clearing the junk and getting back up to speed
#microsoft #windows10 #NotScaredByASlowComputer
Thursday
This has been frustrating us about Teams – you can’t respond to specific messages so you lose context. Microsoft is about to fix that
#microsoft #teams #MessageContextNeeded
Friday
Why should people with iPhones have all the fun? Hot new social media platform Clubhouse is finally coming to Android. Will you sign up?
#clubhouse #android #ClubhouseFOMO
Saturday
Going for a run but can’t find your FitBit? Now you’ve no excuses. Find your Fitbit from your phone using something called Tile
#fitbit #tile #HealthyLiving
Sunday
Got an Apple HomePod mini smart speaker? A secret temperature and humidity sensor has been discovered inside
#apple #HomePod #SecretSensors
Do You Run a Nonprofit?
Did you know that Bowes IT supports nonprofits throughout the Niagara Region?
Glen has worked in or with nonprofits all of his working career and understands the technology challenges nonprofits face.
Don’t let technology deter you from the work you do in the community. Call us at 289-479-5606 to learn more.
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