Security and Maintenance

by Richard Pascoe (AdelaideTechGuy.com) The backbone of a good computing experience is keeping your computer and network safe from infection. Now, there are only so many precautions you can take to keep your documents and computer safe, as well as to prevent virus, malware intrusion from infecting your computer and system. To start off, here are some basic tips we often come across:

Face it; your inbox is infested with spam. And it's not like you asked for all of these messages either. Or did you? Believe it or not, your behavior online plays a big role in who has access to your email address — and that includes spammers. Regardless, you're probably frustrated about unwanted mail and want to do something, anything. Rest assured that there are steps you can take to reduce the amount of junk flooding your inbox. By: Kami Griffiths

How effective would your nonprofit be if your email, word-processing documents, and contact databases were wiped out completely? How many hours would it take to rebuild the lost information from scratch? Regular backups are vital insurance against a data-loss catastrophe. Unfortunately, this is a lesson that most people learn only from bitter experience. Developing a solid backup plan requires an investment of time and money, but the cost is far less than the often-impossible task of recreating data for which no backup exists.