You probably know that we [Koinonia Way] provide consulting services for other non-profit businesses and individuals. Our consulting staff includes expertise in computers, networking and technology. This page is to share some "Tech Tips" that we have learned and recommend!
Sometime during the first quarter is a great time to do back-ups. One of the familiar calls we get is that someone's corporate or personal computer has crashed and they need to restore files. And sometimes the crash has damaged files beyond recognition. We can reformat your computer but that means that you will likely lose some important stuff. So please at least once a year (twice is better) back-up your important files.
PLEASE take time to back up your computer - esp. things like:
1) Picture/movie files
2) Important corporate &
personal documents
3) Important Emails*
* NOTE: if you are using a mail client like Thunderbird or Outlook/Outlook Express or Opera you will need to back up your emails from those applications - many stand-alone back-up applications will not include restorable email files.
Q: Is FaceBook secure?
A: No
The good news is that more stuff is available to help secure your personal information. But you have to use it. The default set-ups in FaceBook are not automatically secure. You need to do two specific things:
1) DO NOT list or give out or put in your profile any personal information about you home address, your personal phone or email or anything that would not pass the "I am willing to show this to the world" test. This is a tough one for teens also - parents and older teens need to help their younger siblings and be sure pre-teens and young teens are monitored
2) Check your security settings: Log into FB, goto Account>Privacy Settings then review all your settings and remember that depending on how you set up your security a "friend of a friend of a friend" may see stuff that you would not normally publish.
