Today 1 in 5 consumer PCs is a Mac so they are a tasty target for hackers, spammers and criminals.
See these two brief videos for more info: Do Macs get viruses?
and this: What does a Mac threat look like?
Showing posts with label great service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label great service. Show all posts
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Free Anti virus protection for Macs
Introducing Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition
Sophos has released their latest free tool - Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition. This is their first consumer anti-malware product designed to provide Mac home users with up–to-the-hour protection that is simple to use and FREE!
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition features:
• Full protection from viruses, Trojans and worms— both Mac and Windows threats
• Anti-virus technology that stops all threats in their tracks, even if it’s something new
• Quarantine and cleanup of threats it finds
• Business-quality anti-virus, backed by SophosLabs
• Protection that is light on resources and easy to use - it installs quickly and doesn’t get in your way
• And yes, it’s 100%, totally, absolutely, completely free
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition is available for Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and supports all Apple Mac hardware including the new MacBook Air.
To downlad it free, go to www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/free-mac-anti-virus/
B Technologies is a Gold partner of Sophos so far any security needs, write to us at info@btechnologies.com and we will get back to you promptly.
Sophos has released their latest free tool - Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition. This is their first consumer anti-malware product designed to provide Mac home users with up–to-the-hour protection that is simple to use and FREE!
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition features:
• Full protection from viruses, Trojans and worms— both Mac and Windows threats
• Anti-virus technology that stops all threats in their tracks, even if it’s something new
• Quarantine and cleanup of threats it finds
• Business-quality anti-virus, backed by SophosLabs
• Protection that is light on resources and easy to use - it installs quickly and doesn’t get in your way
• And yes, it’s 100%, totally, absolutely, completely free
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition is available for Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and supports all Apple Mac hardware including the new MacBook Air.
To downlad it free, go to www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/free-mac-anti-virus/
B Technologies is a Gold partner of Sophos so far any security needs, write to us at info@btechnologies.com and we will get back to you promptly.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Make long URL addresses usable!
Have you ever sent someone a huge url (address) to a website and wished it didn't look quiet as complicated?
Here is a fantastic tool called Tiny URL which is available free of charge to anybody and is very easy to use, that turns big urls into short ones. Here is an example of how it works:
You can turn this URL:
Here is a fantastic tool called Tiny URL which is available free of charge to anybody and is very easy to use, that turns big urls into short ones. Here is an example of how it works:
You can turn this URL:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?tinto this tinyURL:
ype=3&campid=5336224516&toolid=10001&customid=tiny-
hp&ext=unicycle&satitle=unicycle
http://tinyurl.com/unicyclesWhich one would you rather cut and paste into your browser? That's the power of TinyURL!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Open any image format with ease
In our last post we told you about 2 great programs to use to open any video formats but we had a number of enquiries about viewing (and editing) some obscure image files images.
Go to http://www.download.com/ and download a free product called "Irfan View".
This small program will open / edit images in any file format that you throw at it.
This product has been downloaded a staggering 47 million times so you know it works!
It has other impressive editing function that you can explore yourself.
Go to http://www.download.com/ and download a free product called "Irfan View".
This small program will open / edit images in any file format that you throw at it.
This product has been downloaded a staggering 47 million times so you know it works!
It has other impressive editing function that you can explore yourself.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The perfect weapon against SPAM!
We at B Technologies have a brand new service to combat the ever growing threat of SPAM to small businesses.
SPAM messages waste time, disrupt work and often carry malicious attachments or links that threaten your systems.
We have recently launched a SPAM filtering solution which uses technology which ensures that your emails are filtered of SPAM before they get to you, using the latest anti-spam technology with 5 layers of filtering, thereby producing a number of benefits.
- The load (or pressure) on your server to process all the SPAM emails is decreased, therefore you may see an increase in system speed.
- The filtering screens Email for malicious software - such as computer viruses and spyware, and phishing (fraud based emails).
- The service is relatively fast to set up and can be activated in 1 or 2 days with the results starting to take effect within 2 working days.
- The SPAM filtering process uses the latest technology (IronPort Mail Security)and is highly successful, ensuring that approximately 95% (or more) of your SPAM will be rejected or captured. As SPAM continues to grow as a business challenge this service evolves to combat the increasing new threats.
Kind of feedback we have been receiving sound like this:
“Daniel this is working like a dream – thanks heaps. The boys are only getting one or two spam a day if any.”
“The spam is a LOT better, thanks very much. We only received 2 in the last 2 days they both said spam in front of them.”
“I had only 1 spam email today, and it went directly into my junk email folder. I have asked around and everyone is getting the same”
Personally we at B Technologies have also been using this service and have reduced our daily intake of SPAM from several hundred to only a couple.
Contact us now to eliminate SPAM from your business - 1300 885 200.
SPAM messages waste time, disrupt work and often carry malicious attachments or links that threaten your systems.
We have recently launched a SPAM filtering solution which uses technology which ensures that your emails are filtered of SPAM before they get to you, using the latest anti-spam technology with 5 layers of filtering, thereby producing a number of benefits.
- The load (or pressure) on your server to process all the SPAM emails is decreased, therefore you may see an increase in system speed.
- The filtering screens Email for malicious software - such as computer viruses and spyware, and phishing (fraud based emails).
- The service is relatively fast to set up and can be activated in 1 or 2 days with the results starting to take effect within 2 working days.
- The SPAM filtering process uses the latest technology (IronPort Mail Security)and is highly successful, ensuring that approximately 95% (or more) of your SPAM will be rejected or captured. As SPAM continues to grow as a business challenge this service evolves to combat the increasing new threats.
Kind of feedback we have been receiving sound like this:
“Daniel this is working like a dream – thanks heaps. The boys are only getting one or two spam a day if any.”
“The spam is a LOT better, thanks very much. We only received 2 in the last 2 days they both said spam in front of them.”
“I had only 1 spam email today, and it went directly into my junk email folder. I have asked around and everyone is getting the same”
Personally we at B Technologies have also been using this service and have reduced our daily intake of SPAM from several hundred to only a couple.
Contact us now to eliminate SPAM from your business - 1300 885 200.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Where has all the space gone on your computer?
You want to find out how much space your music collection is taking up?
You want to find out why you can no longer fit downloaded movies onto your harddrive?
Here is the answer...
You laptop or PC has a certain amount of hard disk space which you can store files on. In a standard computer you can find out how much that is by clicking on 'my computer' and right clicking' on the 'C' drive. Select 'properties', and you should now see the size of your hard disk and also how much free space you have available.
But if you want to find out where the space has actually gone on the computer, which files and folders are what site... then you need "TreeSize Free 2.3" This is a small program that's free to download and easy to use.
Once you have downloaded and installed it, you run the program and it will start to give you the size of each folder. Each folder can be expanded in Explorer-like style to see the size of its subfolders.
Something to note: You will not be able to open files from this program, and the program doesn't remember the data it collected so you have to run it from scratch every time you want to see the size of your folders but this is no big deal as I don't expect that this is something that you would need to do often, the process doesn’t take long and it can run in the background whilst you do other things.
How to get this program:
1. Go to http://download.cnet.com/
2. Enter "TreeSize Free 2.3" and scroll down to find it amongst the results
3. Press 'download'
4. Save it somewhere and run it to install it
You want to find out why you can no longer fit downloaded movies onto your harddrive?
Here is the answer...
You laptop or PC has a certain amount of hard disk space which you can store files on. In a standard computer you can find out how much that is by clicking on 'my computer' and right clicking' on the 'C' drive. Select 'properties', and you should now see the size of your hard disk and also how much free space you have available.
But if you want to find out where the space has actually gone on the computer, which files and folders are what site... then you need "TreeSize Free 2.3" This is a small program that's free to download and easy to use.
Once you have downloaded and installed it, you run the program and it will start to give you the size of each folder. Each folder can be expanded in Explorer-like style to see the size of its subfolders.
Something to note: You will not be able to open files from this program, and the program doesn't remember the data it collected so you have to run it from scratch every time you want to see the size of your folders but this is no big deal as I don't expect that this is something that you would need to do often, the process doesn’t take long and it can run in the background whilst you do other things.
How to get this program:
1. Go to http://download.cnet.com/
2. Enter "TreeSize Free 2.3" and scroll down to find it amongst the results
3. Press 'download'
4. Save it somewhere and run it to install it
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Keeping Microsoft Windows updated is easy, free and important
For Windows users, you should regularly install Microsoft suggested critical updates!
If you have a Windows operating system installed on your computer you should ensure that it is set to receive automatic updates as they are released. These updates are released as security and performance issues are identified on a regular basis, so receiving the updates is a very important process.
To ensure you have the latest updates RIGHT NOW, you can go to http://update.microsoft.com/. You will first be asked if you want to do an express or custome installation of any critical updates. I usually select 'custom' so I can review all of the available updates. By reading their descriptions I can decide whether I need them or not.
Once you have selected one of the buttons a scan of you system will start automatically which will identify all available updates to your system. You should install any critical updates and sort through the optional updates to see whether you really need them or not.
The same concept applies to any other programs THAT YOU TRUST. If you know that the program is safe, it is advisable to now and again check for any updates as these are usually released by the developers to fix any issues that have been identified or to add new features.
Remember this is all free.
If you have a Windows operating system installed on your computer you should ensure that it is set to receive automatic updates as they are released. These updates are released as security and performance issues are identified on a regular basis, so receiving the updates is a very important process.
To ensure you have the latest updates RIGHT NOW, you can go to http://update.microsoft.com/. You will first be asked if you want to do an express or custome installation of any critical updates. I usually select 'custom' so I can review all of the available updates. By reading their descriptions I can decide whether I need them or not.
Once you have selected one of the buttons a scan of you system will start automatically which will identify all available updates to your system. You should install any critical updates and sort through the optional updates to see whether you really need them or not.
The same concept applies to any other programs THAT YOU TRUST. If you know that the program is safe, it is advisable to now and again check for any updates as these are usually released by the developers to fix any issues that have been identified or to add new features.
Remember this is all free.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
What should I expect from my IT provider?
What should I expect from my IT provider? That's a great question that someone asked us recently so we thought we'd briefly answer it here.
Your IT provider should make your life easier in two ways.
Firstly we must be able to solve your day to day issues - so when you call us with something that is frustrating you, like something is not working for example, we must be able to get you up and running, as 'down-time' is often 'no money time'. We must care about your business as we do about ours, so when a call comes in it is to be dealt with as a matter of priority to reduce an impact to your business.
Secondly we must plan for your future. Your business is not static; hopefully it is growing and evolving month by month. This means that the IT system you have in place today has to be able to support your business in the future, or become a pivotal part in the development of your business. We have grown with over 100 small businesses and are experts at planning for your future.
Of course there are numerous other characteristics you expect from all your suppliers such as Trust, Experience, Service, a strong Relationship and Timely and Responsive Support.
The benefits you gain by dealing with a reputable and professional IT company like B Technologies include:
- Increased productivity
- Reduced downtime
- Increased information security
- Reduced hardware and software costs
- Benefits of our expertise and experience in solving problems
- Increased customer satisfaction
- Access to specialised skills
Our website contains information on our truly complete range of services for your business or home.
Click here to read testimonials from some of our satisfied customers that really understand what a professional IT service means to their business.
Your IT provider should make your life easier in two ways.
Firstly we must be able to solve your day to day issues - so when you call us with something that is frustrating you, like something is not working for example, we must be able to get you up and running, as 'down-time' is often 'no money time'. We must care about your business as we do about ours, so when a call comes in it is to be dealt with as a matter of priority to reduce an impact to your business.
Secondly we must plan for your future. Your business is not static; hopefully it is growing and evolving month by month. This means that the IT system you have in place today has to be able to support your business in the future, or become a pivotal part in the development of your business. We have grown with over 100 small businesses and are experts at planning for your future.
Of course there are numerous other characteristics you expect from all your suppliers such as Trust, Experience, Service, a strong Relationship and Timely and Responsive Support.
The benefits you gain by dealing with a reputable and professional IT company like B Technologies include:
- Increased productivity
- Reduced downtime
- Increased information security
- Reduced hardware and software costs
- Benefits of our expertise and experience in solving problems
- Increased customer satisfaction
- Access to specialised skills
Our website contains information on our truly complete range of services for your business or home.
Click here to read testimonials from some of our satisfied customers that really understand what a professional IT service means to their business.
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