Microsoft released Office 2016 on September 22. The Office 2016 apps were already available through Office 365 subscription but they are now available for Windows users with traditional individual licenses. At first glance you might be relieved to see that not much has changed from Office 2013. Yet Microsoft has...
TechRec – Mobile Apps Series: Jumpshare, Dragdis, & Ubooq
In 2001, the top 10 websites drew 31% of total online traffic. By 2010, the top 10 websites commanded an astonishing 75% of all traffic on the web. This is a direct result of the number of mobile device users spending larger and larger amounts of time working with apps...
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...
Pretty Soon We Could All be Surfing the Dark Net
Many of us have heard of the mysterious Dark Net, a parallel internet best know as home to a collection of illicit websites that cater to political activists, rogues or for purchasing illegal goods and services. What many people don't know is that the Dark Net is becoming more mainstream...