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Fraudulent Mobile Apps: What You Should Know and How to Avoid Them
How many times has it happened to you: you download an app for your phone that looks like a fun game or a useful service, but your battery starts draining faster, you hit your data limit sooner, or the app itself causes things to run at a snail’s pace or (worst of all) it asks to access parts of your phone you don’t w...
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FBI Bulletin: Are you protecting your computer?
On October 2nd, the FBI issued a warning that malware, ransomware, and other sorts of cybercrime is on the rise, detailing steps you and your business can take to protect yourself. We’re glad the FBI caught up! If you’ve listened to TechBldrs’ advice before, you’re likely already putting into action the defensive step...
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Consider a VoIP Solution for Your Company’s Phone System
Regardless of the ubiquity of texting, e-mailing, or instant messaging in business communications, there will never be a substitute for telephony. Short of speaking to someone in person, it’s perhaps the best method of communication in business; telephony isn’t asynchronous and there’s instant feedback. Ignoring the y...
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The Importance of Effective Backup Infrastructure
Arguably one of the most important facets to any successful IT Department is the implementation of an effective backup infrastructure. Though backups may seem like a purely technological concern to any organization, the hard and unforgiving truth is that a lack of disaster recovery preparedness has far-reaching conseq...
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Ten Rules About Technology
Being in the technology business, I have a love-hate relationship with technology. The kid in me loves the new shiny stuff, but the realist in me has to have a cynical view when trying to find a real world application. Like most geeks, I own more defunct technology that we just don’t want to part with, but have no use...
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