Security & Privacy: To Cloud or Not to Cloud?

A recent TechRepublic newsletter article reminds all of us of something we might have forgotten:

“…your data can be accessed by government agencies exercising appropriate authority at any time, whether it is in the cloud or in your basement server room.  For cloud

SCS Patriotic Attempt Thwarted By Minion Bureaucrat

SCS recently offered the City of Auburn Hills, MI, 200 veterans buttons (pictures at left) for distribution at their annual bluegrass festival staged the second weekend in September, 2011.  The offer was extended to

Good-bye-ra Avira!

In a remarkable stroke of idiocy, Avira antivirus put out an update to their free product that forces user to accept their “Webguard” and it comes packaged with the incredibly moronic Ask Toolbar.  Needless to say, there is a mass exodus from the Avira product.  Here is a reference

E-Banking and automatic payments — be careful!

Most of us enjoy the convenience of on-line bill payment because it’s easier and there are no foul tasting postage stamps involved.  What SCS did not know until reading an article in the June 16 Detroit Free Pressis that many automatic bill payment arrangements are not

Another Scam From The Scum Pond

A SCS client forwarded this message asking about its legitimacy.  It is an obvious phishing attempt, and a very poorly executed one at that!  If you read the message it will leave no doubt the writer’s primary language is not English

Email etiquette: 20 tips and reminders for even the most astute

I get a lot of email every day. Tons of it! I try to read everything promptly and calmly but some senders’ etiquette makes it very difficult. Here are some tips and refreshers on the art of email communications:

AT&T Caps Usage

If you’re a subscriber to AT&T’s DSL Internet access you should have received an email notice during the past few days with the title “Updates to your AT&T Internet Terms of Service”.  Chances are you ignored it just like you cast aside all the other notices informing you that the companies you do business with…