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Paul Mah

December 2008

December 26, 2008

Allocate a Budget to Ward Off 'Digital Dark Age'

I was reading an article titled 10 Tips to Preserve Data for the Long Haul on Network World when I was reminded of the need to budget for long-term storage. You see, while digital storage has bee... More >

December 24, 2008

A Simple Way for SMBs to Secure Their Data

In yet another laptop theft involving a high-profile figure, security experts have concluded that despite the use of password protection, it will be "child's play for thieves to access sensitive data... More >

December 23, 2008

Ways an SMB Can Implement Spam Filtering

I read with interest a news report about a Hong Kong businessman who pleaded guilty to using unsolicited e-mails to manipulate stock prices . Apparently, he was one of a group of 11 who were indicte... More >

December 19, 2008

Office Games

Ann All's thoughts in her Straight to the Source blog about possible reasons that companies don't go for gamers made me recall an article I chanced upon at PC World on gaming at work . Can such ... More >

December 18, 2008

Green IT for the SMB Starts at the Desktop

A report just published at Ars Technica highlighted the fact that the greening of IT is accelerating despite the current recession. However, as opposed to larger organizations with their racks fu... More >

December 17, 2008

Setting up a New Office for the SMB

The modern office can sometimes be likened to a smorgasbord of seemingly disparate yet utterly essential IT equipment. Examples of such hardware can range from network switches, firewalls, wireless a... More >

December 16, 2008

HP Announces the Latest Reason to Switch to Linux on the Desktop

HP and Novell have announced that HP will preload Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise onto its Compaq dc5850 desktop PC. The dc5850 is a small form factor PC specially designed for the SMB market. As ... More >

December 12, 2008

SMBs Relying Too Heavily on Reactive Security

Does an SMB need to care about security? This was the question that I posed to Monte Robertson, president of Denver-based Software Security Solutions . His response was elucidating: As hackers encou... More >

December 11, 2008

Watch out for Virtual Server Sprawl

I previously shared some of the benefits of implementing virtualization , as well as tips on how to prepare for virtualization . Now, while it is true that virtualization does bring a large number ... More >

December 10, 2008

Poor Economy Should Not Stop SMBs from Hiring

SMB hiring statistics rose slightly in November despite the state of the economy, says SurePayroll . In a survey conducted by the online payroll company, 43 percent of the businesses said that they ... More >

December 5, 2008

Workers Prepared to Steal Corporate Data

You must have seen the news report this morning of how employers have slashed a stunning 533,000 jobs in the month of November alone – the highest figure in 34 years. This news brought to mind a surv... More >

December 4, 2008

Logitech Makes One Billionth Mouse; Is Your Mouse Hindering Your Efficiency?

Logitech announced yesterday that its factory in Suzhou, China, has produced the company's one billionth mouse .  While the value of this landmark to the rest of us is debatable, there is no doubt t... More >

December 2, 2008

Future Lenovo ThinkPads to Come with Remote 'Kill' Switch

As organizations big and small become increasingly reliant on technology, it is inevitable that security becomes increasingly important. This is especially pertinent to SMBs, which often will not hav... More >

December 1, 2008

Free Microsoft Morro Will Shift 2009 Antivirus Market

In case you didn't catch the news last week, Microsoft has announced that it will offer Windows users free antivirus software . Code-named Morro, it will be a new offering to be made available by th... More >

The Threat Posed by USB Storage Devices

In an earlier post on whitelisting , I related the news that the U.S. Army has imposed a ban on USB flash drives, among other forms of portable media. Wired reports the ban on "USB sticks, flash m... More >