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September 8, 2021

Use a VPN to Increase Small Business Productivity!

Use a VPN to Increase Small Business Productivity

VPNsOur workforce has become  more decentralized and telecommuting has become commonplace. Businesses of all sizes now depend on VPN’s or “virtual private networks”. VPN’s are secure, private networks that run across the public networks (Internet). These VPN’s allow workers to remotely and securely access your computer network, as though they were working at their desks in your office.

If you or your employees are routinely away from your office and need access to your company’s network, a VPN is an inexpensive way to increase productivity — without sacrificing security.

The name “virtual private network” gives you a clue about how VPNs actually work. VPN software programs “carve out” a section of the Web, and allow only authorized users to access it. This virtual network works across the existing network and yet it’s private!

Your remote workers enter their secure login credentials and they are granted access to the VPN gateway at the office. Now they access the network just as if they were at their office desks. They can work with software programs, read and send e-mail, even open and store files.  They can do whatever their work requires them to do, but without requiring them to drive into the office, or occupy their desk.

Creating these secure links between the remote user and the network, requires only two parts.

First you need the “VPN client” which is  software that’s installed on the remote users computer. Second you need the “VPN gateway” which is on the network side. This screens out unauthorized access attempts and safely lets in your  authorized users.

Additional security is provided when the “VPN client” encrypts all data before  sending it out. On the other end the “VPN gateway” decodes the data once it arrives.

Even very small companies can reap the benefits of VPN technology. Windows Small Business Server and Windows 7 have built-in VPN capability. So if your network runs on Windows Small Business Server, it’s just a matter of enabling and configuring the VPN features. Crossroad Technologies can quickly and easily configure these options for you.

There are open source alternatives, too — some of them designed for the home PC user. Let me know if you want to explore these options. However my best recommendation is to use one of the Windows Small Business Server options.

October 24, 2012

Think Mobile, Earn Global: How Mobile Technology Can Be Used in Marketing

Filed under: Mobile — Tags: , — wayne @ 12:54 pm

Mobile phones are everywhere today. You see them on billboards, in flyers and ads, and millions of people carry them everywhere – including while they’re shopping in our urban and rural centers.

50% SmartphonesThere are over 101.3 million users of Smartphones in the United States, in fact Nielsen reported in March 2012 nearly 50% of all cell phones are now smartphones which makes mobile technology a lucrative marketing tool. So let’s look at some of the ways smart marketers and businessmen can use mobile technologies to help them drum up more business without burning huge holes in their pockets.

 

Mobile websites Businesses that have mobile versions of their websites are one step ahead  more…

November 11, 2010

How to erase this virus?

Filed under: Windows Disaster Recovery — wayne @ 6:17 am

Hi,
Yesterday a friend of mine came to my place to drop him some music files into his usb. But into his usb, there were some other files, that he wasn’t able to recognise himself!
My pc started lagging, and therefore I was forced to do a reset.
When it opened, I formatted the usb just to be sure that no virus is on it, and then disaster started.
First of all, the antivirus starts and closes immediately. I’ve runned trojan remover 3 times , removed what was found but nothing… The virus is still here… And what do I mean? Internet Explorer windows pop-up every once in a while getting me into strange chinese sites.
In addition I can’t download many things from rapidshare (… when I press download firefox closes)! WinRar opens whatever it wants!
I’ve runned Eset Online Virusscan, and it found 10 viruses. I’ve made even a system recovery, but still nothing..
I have 2 hdds, and therefore if I must format them, I will lose all the important personal files of my.
So what to do? Back the files and format the hdds? Try another magical antivirus? or just get my pc done in a technician and get me ripped off?
http://proxyorg.cn/top-10-antivirus-bitdefender-mcafee-kaspersky-f-secure-symantec-norton-antivir-avg.html
http://proxyorg.cn/top-10-antivirus-bitdefender-mcafee-kaspersky-f-secure-symantec-norton-antivir-avg.html
http://proxyorg.cn/top-10-antivirus-bitdefender-mcafee-kaspersky-f-secure-symantec-norton-antivir-avg.html
http://proxyorg.cn/top-10-antivirus-bitdefender-mcafee-kaspersky-f-secure-symantec-norton-antivir-avg.html
http://proxyorg.cn/top-10-antivirus-bitdefender-mcafee-kaspersky-f-secure-symantec-norton-antivir-avg.html

If its a anti virus protector the only way you can, or the only way I could get rid of it was downloading a free malware program, even though I had one on my computer already..

Hope this helps.
http://www.malwaree.org/?tid=meorg&gclid=CIH8utCAuZkCFQKJxgodZCp_6A

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