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Updates of Note: August 2025
In addition to the regular feature and product patches typically released, there were a few updates of note last month that may be applicable to your site including: Security-related Patches in August: WPBakery 8.6.1, Secure Custom Fields (SCF) 6.5.7, TablePress...
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Tech!Alert: Fake iTunes Gift Certs. Hassle Windows Users
A new attack for Windows users comes to your email inbox in the guise of a $50 iTunes Gift Certificate. The only real payout, however, is malware that infects your Windows computer. Purporting to come from "iTunes Online Store", the malware comes as a ZIP file...
Green Tech: Recycling Old Computer Equipment
A major problem for businesses of all sizes is the disposal of old desktop computers, printers, displays, servers, and more when it's no longer needed. While I'll often encourage small businesses to make the most of existing equipment and improve performance by...
Green Tech: Recycle Your Old Discs
Most small businesses are used to recycling information that comes into the office in paper form, but what about electronic media like CDs, DVDs, USB Flash drives? Or that pile of Floppy Disks in your drawer that you no longer have the drive to read? Well, the...
Green Tech: Recycle Spent Ink and Toner Cartridges
As much as we've romanticized the possibilities of a "paperless future", the reality is that the ease of printing off an e-mail or PDF for "reading later" means small offices are blowing through ink and toner faster than ever before. And an unfortunate side-effect of...
Get Ready For A Big Patch Tuesday!
Microsoft is preparing to roll out patches to fix 25 security vulnerabilities for its products, tomorrow, Tuesday April 13th. The 11 security bulletins detail patches to Windows, Microsoft Office, and Exchange. Of the 11 bulletins, 5 are rated critical, 5 important,...
Is Apple’s iPad Right for Your Small Business?
With all the hype the past few weeks over Apple's iPad, you might be asking yourself: Is the latest gadget from Apple something I should consider adopting in my daily business? After all, a quick glance down the list of features for the iPad reveals myriad apps for...
Snow Leopard Updated to 10.6.3
Apple's OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" has been updated to version 10.6.3 for Intel Macs. This is a major update to the OS for your Mac including fixes and updates in several categories such as: File and Print services, iCal and Mail, Time Machine, Mobile Accounts, AirPort...
ESC! Technologies Group Joins the Huntley Chamber
Huntley, Illinois - ESC! Technologies Group is proud to announce that we're now a member of the Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce! A long-time resident of Huntley, Mike Potter, President of ESC! Technologies Group, is committed to bringing fast, friendly, and...
Tech!Alert: Fake Lawsuit Notifications
Tech!Alert: A client called this morning to ask about a very convincing e-mail he received that purported to be from a law center in Florida named Marcus Law Center. The URL for the law center is legit and clicking the link leads to an RTF document disguised as a Word...
Firefox Update Patches Critical Bug
Firefox 3.6.2 was released this week to patch a critical bug in the font decompression routines that could allow "an attacker [to] use this vulnerability to crash a victim's browser and execute arbitrary code on his/her system." Users of Firefox 3.6 should upgrade to...