April 2, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to protect yourself from coronavirus phishing threats
I just got an e-mail from the World Health Organization (WHO) asking for a donation to help fight coronavirus. It looked good. It sounded good. It was a fake. Asking for a donation in Bitcoin set off my alarm. Anytime, … Continue reading
March 24, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Don’t let the coronavirus make you a home office security risk
Welcome to life working at home, where the only one standing between you and all kinds of malware, ransomware and other security threats is, well, you. Sure, the tech support desk will try to help you, but it’s not like … Continue reading
March 19, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to survive and thrive while working from home
I’m one of the roughly 5% of Americans who work full time from home. I’ve been doing it for 30 years now. If I could manage it with a 28.8K modem internet connection back in the day, you can do … Continue reading
March 19, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Pet the cat, own the bathrobe: Linus Torvalds on working from home
So your boss isn’t sure you’ll be productive while working at home. Perhaps, they should consider Linus Torvalds. He created a little operating system called Linux, which runs everything in the world except desktops, and Git, which is used by … Continue reading
March 18, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to avoid the time-suck of social networks while working at home
Bad news here! Cute kitten there! Work alert here! Now that you’ve moved your work life to your home space you may find yourself overwhelmed with social networking distractions. I get it. I’ve been dealing with the constant beep, chirp, … Continue reading