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February 2016 Trivia Challenge

Congratulations to our winner, Stuart Greenberg of Greenberg & Company, the lucky recipient of a $25 AMC gift certificate.

QUESTION: What series finale jokingly revealed the entire series had just been a dream?

(ANSWER: Newhart)

IT Security Tip #8: Don’t just close your browser!

Quick Tip: Logoff and then close your web browser.

Why: When online accessing a banking site or any other application containing sensitive data, make sure you logoff of the site and THEN close your browser. If you simply close your browser, some of the session information that a hacker can use to gain entry is still running in the background.

How Skype plans to revamp their mobile app

In a mobile communications space dominated by WhatsApp, iMessage, and Facebook Messenger, the voice and text messaging company, Skype, wants to be much more than just another mobile messaging tool. Earlier this month, they launched their new communication hub named “Skype Mingo” to improve upon the traditional, well-known Skype app.

IT Security Tip #7: REMOVE that unwanted freeware

Quick Tip: Uninstall unneeded software, especially freeware.

Why: Like it or not, PC manufacturers LOVE to stuff your brand-new PC full of “free” applications (they get paid to do it, so you’ve got a slim chance of getting one without a side of spamware). But clutter is the enemy of a speedy PC, and if you’re not using a particular software on a regular basis, it’s best to REMOVE it completely.

Get to know Tom better…

Tom is the resident Virus Guru here at IT Radix. Truth be known, we have some great virus techs here, but all of them learn from Tom.

No computers (not even Macs) are impermeable to viruses. Anti-virus software available today is just a piece of the puzzle.

Steel Company Exceeds Customer Demands with IT

We are pleased to welcome a nearly 60-year-old firm, Morris Industries Inc. of Pompton Plains, New Jersey to the IT Radix family. This privately held company is one of the largest distributors and fabricators of steel pipe and water well casing. The groundwater industry is their stock and track as they maintain multimillion-dollar inventories of water well as well as environmental/geothermal products in four locations in the northeast.