Here is a great article from Microsoft on passwords, specifically “strong passwords”: what they are, how to make and use them, and so forth.
The idea of a “strong password” is one to pay attention to. Passwords really matter, and with identity theft getting more prevalent every day, strong passwords can really help.
Basically, strong passwords mean [...]

Our own Craig O’Connor created this baby: a quick reference to the main Windows keyboard shortcuts.
With Windows (XP or Vista), many things you normally do with a mouse you can do faster with a keyboard. Check out this reference for a handy list. Print out as many as you need!
A personal favorite: in an Internet [...]

Click Here to go to PC Magazine’s catch-all page on the new MS Vista operating system.
Bill and I have been running it for about a week now and we are…getting used to it. It is different, and a *real* resource hog, but there are lots of tips and tricks you can do to help it [...]

This tech site had some worthwhile tips on getting the most out of Microsoft Outlook. The color coding of messages is a very helpful one.
Check it out here

This came up last week on the WCTM NewsTalk 580 radio show with Ron Jolly — we were discussing Google Apps. Microsoft-Office-like applications you can run from a web browser, without loading any software on your PC or workstation. Free for personal use, $50 per user per year for business use (which has increased storage [...]

Check out this different PDF reader / creator. It’s called “Foxit”.
We all know and use Adobe Acrobat Reader for reading PDF documents, and many of us have Adobe Acrobat for creating PDF documents. While the PDF reader is free, the full Acrobat is expensive. Add to that, Adobe has gotten worse and worse through the [...]

The web smiley is 25 years old. What a day!
Check out this report from CNet.com

We didn’t see too many issues relating to the new DST start. Most issues were on the single-app variety as opposed to network-wide, and the ones that were there were mostly minor. Outlook and various calendar issues were the biggest hassles.
CNet.com has a good report. See it here
eWeek’s report was much more negative. Here is [...]

Terrapin Networks announces its selection as the sole provider of IT Support Services for the City of Cadillac, Michigan. The agreement runs until January 2011.
Terrapin Networks provides the City of Cadillac with a fully staffed IT Department, including on-site help desk and desktop support staff, network engineer services, and IT consulting.
The City has named Timothy [...]