Wi-Fi — oh so convenient, yet oh so dangerous. Here are seven ways you could be giving away your identity through a Wi-Fi connection and what to do instead. Using free hotspots They seem to be everywhere, and their numbers are expected to quadruple over the next four years. But...
TechRec: Create Professional Flowcharts & Diagrams with Just a Few Clicks with LucidChart
Every organization needs to create diagrams or flowcharts to illustrate and document company workflow or management structure. Most commonly used tools to create these diagrams can be cumbersome to use and are limited to the software program and platform where they are created and the ability to collaborate on the...
Trim Helps You Identify & Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions
Modern life is full of subscriptions: Netflix, Apple Music, Birchbox, magazines...so many that it's hard to keep track. Trim is a new subscription tracker that makes it easy to keep tabs on the services you use and cancel the ones you don't. Companies make it easy to sign up for their...
How to Check Your Router for Malware – Reposted from HowtoGeek
Reports of hackers infiltrating personal routers for nefarious activities have been in the news lately. Our friends at HowtoGeek recently posted a great article on how to determine if your home router has been compromised and we thought it was something our readers would find informative. Consumer router security is...
8 Ways to Fend off Spyware, Malware and Ransomware
At The Launch Pad we believe the best defense against spyware, malware, and ransomeware infections is education. The more we understand how we are vulnerable, the more we are able to protect ourselves from these costly and time consuming intrusions. Paul Mah wrote a great article for CIO.com and we...