Everything seems to be moving to "the cloud" these days, and you have a few options such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS to name a few. Depending on your needs, these cloud services can offer a huge number of services ranging from basic web applications all the way to a complete IT infrastructure setup. [...]
Today Google launched Chrome 69 with some new features, a new design and a new password manager. While using the new browser, you might notice some changes in the address bar after a website loads. In the screenshot above, you'll notice that the URL only shows tecklyfe.com instead of www.tecklyfe.com. Webmasters can setup different sites [...]
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a new regulation by the EU which will become effective May 25th, 2018. The goal of the GDPR is to give citizens of the EU control over their personal data, and change the approach of organizations across the world towards data privacy. Basically, users must confirm that their [...]
Beginning February 14th, 2017, the Microsoft Edge browser and Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) will start blocking websites with a SHA-1 certificate. The browsers will prevent sites that are protected with a SHA-1 certificate from loading and will display an invalid certificate warning. Users will have the option to ignore the error and continue to the [...]
According to a report released by ProPublica today, Google quietly changed its privacy policy in the past few months, allowing its advertising system to collect data that is associated with identifiable user information. Google’s DoubleClick ads can now use information from your Gmail to serve you up ads on YouTube or your YouTube search history [...]
Tor is free software and an open network. Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. You can [...]
If you run any Windows Servers, you may run into a scenario where you want to remove access to Internet Explorer. Usually, any administrators that log into servers won't have a need for it anyway, plus it can be a security concern. Sometimes, you might have a server that refuses to update to the latest [...]
A few years ago, I wrote a Tech Tip for Speeding Up Google Chrome. As with any technology, Chrome has released a number of updates since that 2013 article. Most of the advanced settings I mentioned then are now either the defaults, or they're not available anymore. Out with the old and in with the [...]
As the need for internet security rises, it is important that server administrators keep up with security protocols and disable obsolete and insecure protocols. If you're running a website on IIS, then you'll want to read this article and check your servers. Basically, you'll want to disable the older protocols and ciphers through your registry. [...]
As Windows 10 becomes more and more popular, there will be more compatibility issues that arise as it is adopted into the workplace and enterprise. There are many reports of Cisco's WebEx not working in Windows 10, in any browser. There are a few different error messages you may see, including: "Invalid input or system [...]
