The next time you think about “Checking In” with Facebook or Tweeting about your vacation, don’t. Burglars are now using social media sites to target homes when people are away on vacation, business or just out at dinner.
One such web site, PleaseRobMe.com, swears they never intended to encourage burglars; however, this site pulls information from social networking sites like Twitter, Foursquare and Google Buzz to expose how much information criminals can easily learn about you online.
Joe Ford of American Asphalt Company
Joe won a $20 gift card for Wawa Markets
Last month’s answer
What 2 American Presidents were born during the month of October?
b) T. Roosevelt & Carter
This month’s question is:
What U.S. President was elected, defeated, then re-elected?
a) Cleveland
b) Roosevelt
c) Jackson
d) Johnson
E-mail Kathy Tuno ktuno@productivetech.
Look at your emails, how many do you have that require your immediate attention? If you answered zero, you should be commended. If you answered too many to count, you’re among the majority. While it would be nice to reach and maintain the near mythical zero, you should first aim to ensure that your inbox is organized so you can leverage it to increase your productivity.
Here we are, the last quarter of the year. Have you stayed focused on your goals and achieved those things you set out to do before the year’s end?
It takes discipline to focus. Many of us might fool ourselves into thinking we are focused. Here are some signs that you may not be as focused as you would like to believe:
At the end of the week, you are asked what you did this week and nothing great comes to mind.
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a smaller iPad, dubbed the iPad mini, at a highly anticipated event in San Jose, Calif.
The device, which has a 7.9 inch screen, is one-third smaller overall than its 10-inch cousin and weighs less than a pound. It’s also 23% thinner than the full-sized iPad.
Face it—downtime is depressing, difficult and downright dumb. You can’t afford to lose business, customers and your reputation because of failed computer systems. That’s why it’s so important to pay attention to Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC).
Almost every business depends on secure, reliable computer systems.
Linda Coyle of American Asphalt Company
Linda won a $20 gift card for Wawa Markets!
Last month’s answer
What Fall tradition began when Henry VIII was king?
c) Bobbing for apples
This month’s question is:
What 2 American Presidents were born during the month of October?
a) Lincoln & Jackson
b) T. Roosevelt & Carter
c) Reagan & Clinton
E-mail Kathy Tuno ktuno@productivetech.
If a company is going to stay in business, it has to change, and that can be scary. A Navy aviator once told me that many pilots have died because they stayed with their disabled aircraft too long. They preferred the familiarity of the cockpit to the unfamiliarity of the parachute, even though the cockpit had become a death trap and the parachute had become a ticket to life.
Since the launch of Apple's App Store in 2008, the number of smartphone apps has proliferated to the point where the catch phrase, “There’s an app for that” has been overheard in conversations everywhere as a joke answer to any question or problem.
Disaster Supplies Kit
www.beprepared.com
Although this isn’t a “gadget,” we wanted to give you a resource for preparing your home and family for any emergency; after all, it IS National Disaster Preparedness month.