Create a Secure Password
photo credit: Phillip
The first point of entry of any computer security system is, of course, the password. But just how secure are most passwords? The truth is, not very. Most people use passwords that are fairly easy for someone who knows them to guess (or in the case of Sarah Palin, someone who can [...]
Making a Computer Backup Plan: Don’t Get Caught With Your Pants Down
In my post Questions for the IT Guy, I went over some of the information you need to know about how computers and files are handled in your company. If you followed my advice there, and you found out that your company doesn’t do backups of files on the PCs, you will need to develop [...]
Questions for the IT Guy
Or girl as the case may be.
As an administrative assistant, part of your duties is to maintain and safeguard your boss’s files, including electronic files. I will be writing a series of posts on managing computer security and maintenance.
Before you start on the wonderful world of safeguarding your electronic files, you need to gather some [...]
Floppy Disk Disposal
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If your office is like mine, you have stashes of floppy disks hanging around from the days when they were the way to transport electronic documents. These days, we tend to just toss them in the trash when we find them, since most PCs don’t even have floppy drives.
Before you trash those [...]
