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TLA Communications, LLC
One South Sherman Street 101
Denver, CO 80209
(303) 744-2372
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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
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NEWS: Brave New World
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19 December, 2007 |
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What a year! Technology is swallowing us up, and there are new ways to be relieved of your money from the comfort of your own computer. You can be bilked from your cell phone nowadays, if you prefer.
Computers are vulnerable to all manner of attacks and users that are unaware are laid victim to phishers, e-mail scams, and botnet brokers (is your computer a zombie?).
Norton Internet Protection, McAffe, etc., all seem like a fix-all, but what happens when they break? Often, they become as troublesome as a virus infection. This defeats their purpose. What are we to do?
Most IT and security professionals agree on the same basic approach to protection on the internet- it is the 4 pronged approach to security that generally covers every situation.
It is as important as ever to keep yourself informed and protected. Don't trust a single piece of software to protect you. It costs money and trouble in the long run.
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NEWS: Fast Moving Technology
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1 August, 2005 |
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Things are happening quickly, and if you don't go out and buy the latest and greatest technology right now, well... don't worry about it. Prices will drop, new standards will be set, and that nifty gadget just might be the surprise in a Happy Meal only months from now. Or maybe it will fall out of a box of Raisin Bran and you'll be instant messaging and downloading ringtones before you're done with breakfast.
Yes- it's true that things are moving quickly, but most of the technology is not really very new at all. What's new is the application of the technology. Much of it is improved somewhat, but not by too much. Batteries still need to be charged, and systems need to be booted. Chances are very good that your device will be out-dated before it breaks (or before you learn how to really use it).
I'm a fan of gadgets, but I tend to go for learning how to use something to its full potential rather than buying something new. And don't be fooled- it's all about enticing you, the consumer, to buy the next gadget, the next fastest notebook, or the next newest standard for head up GPS displays for fuel cell powered jet packs with Atkinson-friendly shoulder straps.
I've just been in a mood and I think I'm going to download and run Linux on my computer for a while.
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NEWS: Free Long Distance
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4 March, 2005 |
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You've all heard of Voice over IP, haven't you? That's VoIP. IP is Internet
Protocol and even if you can't remember one more acronym, it means that your voice
is digitized and sent across the Internet to a receiving party (and vice versa). Nifty, isn't it?
You don't have to be a total geek to use this now. Skype
offers a free client to client service and very low rates for client to PSTN networks- or
regular telephone systems, if you're not up on all of that stuff.
Here's what it really means: Whether you use Windows, Macintosh, Linux, or Pocket PC,
you can make phone calls all over the world. It's a great technology and it's only getting
better. It's certainly not perfect, but it's workable and we'll be seeing more of this type
of application.
Go to Skype.com or follow a link on this page and install
it. I'm "tlacommunications" if you want to look me up.
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NEWS: Microsoft to Crack Down
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1 March, 2005 |
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By some time in the middle of 2005, it's probably a good idea to have all of your
Microsoft licensing in order. If you do not have a valid, legitimate, bona-fide installation
of your Microsoft Products (Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2000, Server 2003, Office, and
most likely many other products), you will eventually not be able to get security updates.
The implication is that there will be thousands and thousands of pirated or illicit versions
of these Microsoft products running on the Internet with serious security issues.
Microsoft will continue to allow these computers to update (rather than let the Internet take
a beating because of an increasing number of unpatched computers) but for how long? I'll keep you
posted as I learn more of this, but it's time to make sure that all of your software is legitimate.
An alternative is to move to Linux based systems and non-Microsoft applications, and there are
some good alternatives, but can we let go of Microsoft just as it's putting the squeeze on us?
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NEWS: Spam is Bad
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1 March, 2005 |
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In checking "tlacommunications" on several search engines, it has come to my attention
that this domain name was used a short number of years ago by somebody that did some mass
mailing. That's SPAM- Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (UCE), and not
the delicious meat product.
This was not me or my company, and I find it as distasteful as the next person. Now SPAM,
of the edible variety, is a different story.
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