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Tech Tuesday for April 27, 2021

This Weeks Free Software Pick

Do you need to be able to easily create PDFs but don’t need all of the bells and whistles that come with Adobe Acrobat? Collect digital signatures, merge and rearrange, secure your PDFs, use on the network, and more with PDF Creator. PDF Creator is completely open-source:

“PDFCreator is and will remain freeware. And even more: It is open source. You may download the code, modify it and create your own application from it, as long as you grant your users the same rights you have received. “

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MileIQ – the friend you didn’t know you have

We all want to keep CRA happy, don’t we? Let’s face it though, tracking mileage is a pain in the neck.

If you have Microsoft 365 however, tracking mileage becomes dead simple. Dare I say fun?

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Did you know Windows 10 can protect
you from distractions?

What do you think technology will
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Learn how to automate tasks in Outlook

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This Months' Tech Guide

Cybercrime is a $1 Trillion industry and no business in Niagara is immune, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Every business is a target for cybercriminals. Here are 5 ways you can help protect your business from being victimized.

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Free Ebook!

What would you do if you returned from vacation to find that your business bank account had been robbed to the tune of $1200?  It’s not all that hard or uncommon for that matter. Learn the in and outs of protecting email in my new ebook, Email Hijack.

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Always looking at your mobile? The new Android ‘Heads Up’ feature is here to save you. It’ll remind you to look up if you’re walking and browsing

#android #HeadsUp #safety

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Another week, another massive leak. Data scraped from 500 million LinkedIn profiles has been found for sale online. Are you worried?

#LinkedIn #DataScraping #DarkWeb

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These teens built a Twitter bot to help their parents get a vaccination. Now more than 2,000 people are using it

#covid #twitter #heroes

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This is scary – it’s how hackers can lock you out of your WhatsApp. Do you still use WhatsApp to discuss business with colleagues?

#WhatsApp #hackers

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Chrome is a great browser. But Microsoft’s Edge is getting better and better. Here’s a good comparison. Which do you prefer?

#chrome #edge #BrowserWars

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Do you like paying with your face using iPhone’s FaceID? When you don’t have a mask on, anyway. This report says it’s going to be huge in the future

#FacialRecognition #ecommerce #FaceID

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Spotify has launched its first gadget – a Spotify player for your car called Car Thing. Catchy name. And if you have a subscription, it’s free

#spotify #CarThing #HeySpotify

 

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