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Beautiful smiles and respectable faces greet you when you visit the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) web service. Visit the OPP’s new reporting website. The Ontario Provincial Police Force has launched a Citizen’s Self-Reporting system, which allows citizens to report on selected non-emergency crimes online which does not need a complainant to call or go to a…

ATM skimmers in Europe are reinventing themselves to become untraceable, stealthy, and more effective when pilfering money from cash machines. Brian Krebs notes that that a series of mini fraud devices has been outlined by the European ATM Security Team (EAST). Some skimmers went as far as installing video cameras to record your PIN. Illicit use…

Little is known to most people about the depths and dimensions of IT enough for it to expand, and become a business practice on its own. Information Technology is always associated to computers, computer problems, and people who fix and resolve them. Little is known to most people about the depths and dimensions of IT…

If you haven’t had the time to explore your Windows, then you’re missing tons of obscured features that may just make your life easier. Windows is deep and flexible, that you can stretch it farther than your Internet browser. Your “Start” button is just one that hides a great potential. Here are some tools to…

Wireless networks have extended from desktop computers to all sorts of devices. Even productivity applications have become dependent on it that wireless networks have become a part of the usual household or office. But now that having Wi-Fi means convenient connectivity and motility, dead spots have become a pressing problem to everyone who connects not…

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is an open standard used for sharing media files within a home network. Set up your devices and enjoy streaming HD. What’s the simplest way to stream videos stored in PCs in HDTVs using the Internet? The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is an open standard used for sharing…

Aren’t passwords a bit of a hassle to remember? What with having multiple accounts, it’s a confusing ordeal to remember a bunch of letters and numbers to access your accounts. But it is a matter of security, and one we can’t do away with at the moment. Donna Spinner, a 72-year-old grandmother who lives outside…

Just as everyone was preparing for a Fourth of July barbecue, Microsoft was busy on their end preparing for the release of advance notification for Patch Tuesday next week. Six security bulletins, two Critical, three Important, and one Moderate, were publicized. Compared to 106 bulletins in 2013, six seems fewer but still enough to keep IT…

Here are some of Firefox’s extensions that may just convince you to start using Firefox too. When Internet Explorer fell off the face of the internet, tons of other browsers came up strong and fresh. It seems every browser has features lacking in others, so the real standard for which is the best all comes…

A majority, 93%, also purchase products online via their laptops or desktops. Among more than 23,500 executives and consumers in 43 countries, the survey revealed that 50% of them procured IT products for business using smartphones, with 13% spending between $1000 and $3500 USD. However, a 45% found security concerns troubling, and another 43% are hesitant with…

To admit plainly, business network and server requirements can be quite expensive for small business ventures. Many start-up businesses are turning to cloud computing to mitigate the heavy cost of maintenance and financial burden. After all, cloud computing has a lot of benefits including improved scalability, automated back-ups, and on top of that, it costs…

Choose your fonts wisely when creating your PowerPoint slides. Getting a clear message across to your potential audience will make a good impression. The slides should be intelligible. The need of it is so crucial that you may want to try to double check whether your PowerPoint fonts are compatible or available at the place…