As always, there are some really mean people in the world. The latest example of this is hackers who are using the swine flu epidemic to spread their viruses. Many people have been affected by this latest scam. I hope that everyone will be very careful about the sites they choose to visit and the e-mails they want to open. I always say that its better to be safe than sorry.

I received an email that described the details about what causes the computer attacks known as “denial of service”. I thought it was interesting and so I decided to pass along the gist of the article. Whenever you receive this message, this is what may be happening.

These are attacks on a server by hackers. They write codes that take over people’s computers and cause them to send repeated requests to a certain server. The server is in turn overloaded and can no longer perform its job. That’s a very basic explanation, but it’s the main source of the problem. Unfortunately, there is not a whole lot you can do to prevent it except for making sure your computer is guarded. I hope you have security measures in place!

Recently our office stumbled onto a money saving idea. We found a site that provides brand name copiers for less. It turns out that many copiers may be refurbished to their original condition. These copiers are then resold with the same warranties as any brand new copier would be. We were so glad to find a great way to save on the new copiers we needed for our office.

The site is called copiersrefurbished.com. They sell many of the top brands of copiers online. These copiers come with a warranty and in many cases can be shipped for free. We purchased two Ricoh Copiers for our office. We were delighted to find that they were delivered so quickly and worked so well. Since we were so satisfied with the results, we thought of new ways to take advantage of this service.

Our company has offices all around the country. We thought that from now on, whenever we needed a copier we would purchase it from this site. The savings over time will add up and increase our bottom line. I was also glad to be given credit for this idea and it certainly made me look good in front of the boss! I am glad I am so smart!

When it comes to the safety of my family, nothing is too important. One thing I really worry about is my kids being home alone after school. I wanted to be assured that the kids would be safely inside the house and secure. That is why I decided to look into purchasing a home security unit. I started doing some research online and was satisfied that I had found a reliable company to deal with.

I looked at a number of companies and compared their qualities. After some review, it was clear to me that there was only one way to go. When it comes to reputation, ADT has the best. I also did some research on response time and reliability which further convinced me that there was only one choice. These days, price is always a factor as well. This was another area where ADT excelled.

Now that we have our security alarm installed, I feel so much better. I like knowing that the kids will be safe until I am able to get home and protect them. I know that any would-be attacker will be thwarted by an alarm that alerts the authorities. I also like the feeling of knowing that my kid’s safety is in the hands of someone I can trust!

Throughout the years, I have acquired a number of passwords. Lately, I seem to have had a problem remembering them all. Some that I use all the time are the ones that I know by heart. There are others though that I seldom use and have forgotten. My inbox is full of password reminders for these troubled sites.

That’s not my only problem. I also seem to have trouble remembering the password reminder answers. What’s the name of my first pet? My first school? It seems that need to develop some sort of system to remember them all! I like the new technologies as they make life easier and faster. But some things we do never seen to change, Such as human error!