Meet Mike Slavko Mike joins Grundig IT as a desktop support technician with a wealth of IT experience, including retail/tech support at Geek Squad & Computerware, educational tech support at St. Mathews Episcopal Day School & Brandies Hillel Day School and high tech at Apple & Intel. Mike's unique combination technical expertise and computer support will enhance the Grundig IT experience for all our clients. Mike has lived in the Bay Area for over thirty years. He is originally … [Read more...] about Meet Mike Slavko
June Newsletter: Windows 10 Upgrade Coming
Is it June already? I was not going to create and send a newsletter just yet, but Microsoft forced my hand. This time, the topic of the Grundig IT Newsletter is Windows 10. Windows 10 will be released on July 29th and warrants some attention. As usual, feel free to suggest topics which you would like to see covered in an upcoming newsletter or on the Grundig IT news page, which can be found at under the News tab at www.GrundigIT.com As Always, Happy Computing! -- … [Read more...] about June Newsletter: Windows 10 Upgrade Coming
Computer and Network Security
Computer and Network Security Major Security Breaches Continue: If you have been following the news lately, it is evident that large businesses, government departments and other organizations continue to be hacked, sometimes disclosing personal information of millions of customers. Recent major breaches include the Sony Pictures hack (which was purportedly carried out by the North Korean government) and the Anthem breach, which affected millions of customers. In the Anthem case, … [Read more...] about Computer and Network Security
April Newsletter: Security Breaches Continue
Greetings and Happy End to the Tax Season! Now that the tax season is over, individuals and businesses can focus their attention on other important areas, like computer security. This time, the topic of the Grundig IT Newsletter is computer and network security. As with many areas of computing, focusing on prevention of problems now can save a lot of time, money and frustration in the future. Security is no exception. As usual, feel free to suggest topics which you would like to see … [Read more...] about April Newsletter: Security Breaches Continue
Technology Predictons for 2015
Windows 10: Windows 10 will be more popular than Windows 8 has been so far. It will be released during the middle of 2015 and will improve on some of the features that Windows 8 premiered while reintroducing some items from Windows 7 that were missing in Windows 8. Windows 10 will feature, unlike Windows 8, the normal-looking start menu in the bottom-left corner of the screen. This is what we have become used to over the last 20 years. While Windows 10 is being … [Read more...] about Technology Predictons for 2015
January Newsletter: Technology Predictions for 2015
Greetings and Happy New Year! It's that time of the year. Time for my technology predictions for 2015. The technology world is moving fast and there are many different areas which we can look at. While I won't be able to cover them all, I will focus on some key areas which are relevant for small businesses and individuals who want to get the most out of their technology. As usual, feel free to suggest topics which you would like to see covered in an upcoming newsletter or on … [Read more...] about January Newsletter: Technology Predictions for 2015
Passwords, iPhone 6 and Ask Leo!
Passwords: Computer security has been at the top of the news this year, especially with exploits such as the heartbleed bug and others taking advantage of vulnerabilities in computer security which are used throughout the Internet. The heartbleed bug puts our focus on passwords. Passwords are pervasive. We used them to access almost every site on the Internet. It is not enough to have strong passwords any more. The same passwords should not be used on different sites, especially … [Read more...] about Passwords, iPhone 6 and Ask Leo!
September Newsletter: Passwords, iPhone 6 and Ask Leo!
Greetings! The focus of recent Grundig IT newsletters has been on security and on emerging cloud and mobile technologies that businesses can harness to enable their employees and grow their companies. This time, we will be taking a look at a particularly important security topic: Passwords. I'll also review the new iPhone 6 and reveal a great website that covers a variety of computing topics in a manner that is easy to read and understand. As usual, feel free to suggest topics … [Read more...] about September Newsletter: Passwords, iPhone 6 and Ask Leo!
May Newsletter: Computer and Network Security
Greetings! The focus of recent Grundig IT newsletters has been on emerging cloud and mobile technologies that businesses can harness to enable their employees and grow their companies. This time, we will be taking a look at some security tools which businesses and individuals can use. Security is becoming a bigger concern with each passing year, as evidenced by the recent Target Corp. security breach and other incidents which have been in the news. As usual, feel free to … [Read more...] about May Newsletter: Computer and Network Security
Computer and Network Security
The focus of recent Grundig IT newsletters has been on emerging cloud and mobile technologies that businesses can harness to enable their employees and grow their companies. This time, we will be taking a look at some security tools which businesses and individuals can use. Security is becoming a bigger concern with each passing year, as evidenced by the recent Target Corp. security breach and other incidents which have been in the news. FIREWALL:The first line of defense in … [Read more...] about Computer and Network Security
