There is a fun feature in Outlook that allows you to set up Electronic Business Cards for your contacts. This is useful because it enables you to see a picture of your contact—putting a face to the name.
Adding a picture to your Microsoft Outlook contacts is easy
Go to the Outlook navigation bar and click the “People” icon
(the icon looks like two people standing near each other).
Under “Current View” click on the “Business Card” view.
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Identity theft is a form of fraud where a person pretends to be someone else in order to access resources in that person's name. Akin to a famous movie star hiding behind her designer sunglasses to disguise her true identity and assume the appearance of an “every day” person.
When thinking of a PC with a multiple-monitor setup, it is easy to visualize TV shows and movies with the computer hacker in front of screens full of numbers and code. However, the use of multiple monitors has become far more common in the workplace and is something that many people swear by.
Many people find it difficult to see small text on their computer screens. Some people fix this issue by making the text bigger or by enlarging the screen itself. However, the problem with those options is that they’re not real fixes—after changing the text size, one will need to change it back.
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Quick Tip: Separate work and personal accounts/devices as much as possible.
Why: If you’re using a company device to access a compromised account, you’re opening up a door to a hacker who can then get into your company’s network via your email or PC. Bottom line, don’t use company PCs, devices, phones or internet for PERSONAL use.
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Quick Tip: Check before you download.
Why: So you have a big file you need to get over to your printer YESTERDAY and you can’t get it to “send” via email because the file is too big. What should you do? The right thing to do is contact your IT department (us!) so we can assist by installing a secure, commercial-grade file-sharing application.
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