tech review spring 2011
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Quick review of some popular, mostly free programs. Outline of presentation for Real Estate Brokers SpringTRANSCRIPT
Epsilon e-mail Leak
• Holds approx 250 million e-mail addresses
• 40 billion e-mails last year• Capable of sending 15 million per
second• Opt-out page: http://www.epsilon.com/Epsilon-Consumer-Opt-out-Information/p152-l2
General Tech Review
Spring 2011@HectorAriceaga
5 e-mail Safety Tips
1. If you don’t know the sender, don’t open the email.2. Watch out for emails that request personal
information3. Be careful with emails that look like they're from
PayPal, Facebook or any of known stolen sites4. Watch for typos or spelling mistakes5. Watch for red flag phrases like, "You have won!" or
"Please verify your account!"
Helen Popkin – Technolog – msnbc.com
Free AntivirusPrograms
• AVG Free Edition - http://free.avg.com/us-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free
• Avast - http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
• Panda Cloud AV - http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/
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Words of caution
• Once posted it is permanent• Online presence = online
resume• Our “friends” online
activities spill into our online profiles
• Good privacy-setting-review habits are important
Popular programs
• Online Storage/Collaboration–Dropbox.com – 2+GB free –Box.net – 5+GB free–JungleDisk.com – 5GB free–Sugarsync.com – 5GB free–Windows Live SkyDrive – 25GB free
Video / Presentation e-mail
• Eyejot.com
• Goldmail.com
Office Suites
• Google Docs
• Open Office
• Libre Office
QR Codes
www.tapreader.com/qrcode.html
The Backup - Online
Carbonite Online PCBackupCarbonite tries to make remote backup simple and affordable.
IDriveGetting started with IDrive might be more confusing than with any other online backup service, but IDrive partly redeems itself with quick uploading and many extras not found elsewhere.
Mozy Home Online BackupMozy offers reasonably priced unlimited online backup that's highly configurable, but it could stand some usability improvements.SOS Online Backup BetaEven non-geeks can painlessly back up their folders and files, but the service also gives the more technically inclined an impressively powerful set of features to play with.
The Backup - Local
Cont
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–[email protected]–@HectorAriceaga–blog.fatcopdx.com
• Amanda Cox–[email protected]–@techgirlpdx–facebook.com/techgirlpdx