How do you keep up on the News that you are interested in?

One of the rules that are part of my mantra in choosing the tools that I use on a daily basis is that it must be available to be used on any device that I pick up. I don't like having to go to one specific device to be able to use any one application. So what I'm looking at a solution, that solution must be available on my phone, on my tablets, my computers, in Android, iOS, Windows or Mac OS. What good is a tool if it is not available to you when and where you want to use it?

So when Google got rid of its Google reader program I had to go looking for an alternative. I came upon an app called Feedly. At the time it was perfect because it pulled all my RSS feeds from Google Reader so I didn’t have to set them up again. Other great features let you group them so that if you are looking for specific information it is easier to go to the group to see what information flows in. It allows you to see just the unread posts and provides the number of articles in each group and feed.

So what is an RSS feed? RSS stands for Rich Site Summary and is a format for delivering regularly changing web content.  It is great for collecting posting from sites that weblogs or are news services. So if the information source has made its content available in RSS format you can then subscribe to that site using a program that consolidates the feeds you have subscribed to. This saves you time from having to visit each site individually. I personally subscribe to a narrow range of topics including local news sources, IT topics, Business Management, Sales Management and Photography. Almost any subject has someone producing information that you can subscribe to in this manner.

One of the aspects of Feedly that I use a lot is the share function. This allows me to grab the posting and store it for future use in other applications to make it easier for me to use it. I use Instapaper for my long term storage documents, Pocket for my short term subjects and sometimes OneNote depending on the subject matter. Other share functions that you can use include GooglePlus, LinkedIn and of course email. So this program allows to me to sift though a large amount of information very quickly and share or save it very simply as well.

I hope this brief explanation helps you and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate contacting me.

Amazon Mobile LLC now available for your Android Phone

If you have been waiting on the edge of your seat for an APP to allow you access to the World of Amazon Shopping you no longer have to wait.

Amazon describes the APP as follows:

Shop the millions of digital and physical products in Amazon’s catalog and manage your orders from anywhere. The Amazon App for Android phone combines the fast and easy mobile shopping experience customers have come to know and love with access to unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV episodes from Prime Instant Video. After installing this version of the Amazon App for Android, customers wishing to stream Prime Instant Video movies and TV episodes can install the Prime Instant Video player, which is delivered exclusively via the Amazon Appstore. To start streaming movies and TV episodes, just search for your favorite video and tap play; the Amazon app will guide you through the setup process.
• US customers can now use a single app to discover and shop for hundreds of millions of physical and digital items.
• Prime members in the US can stream unlimited Prime Instant Video from inside the Amazon app using the Prime Instant Video player, including HBO shows The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Six Feet Under, and The Wire
• Customers can shop any of Amazon's sites around the world from a single app
• Quickly search, get product details, and read reviews on millions of products sold by Amazon and other merchants
• Take advantage of 1-Click ordering, order tracking, delivery information, customer support, Wish Lists, and Push Notifications
• Compare prices and check availability instantly by scanning a barcode, using Flow, or typing your search
• Buy with confidence, knowing that all transactions are securely processed

Dyre malware adds corporate espionage

Viruses and Trojans are continually being repurposed for all kinds of nastiness.  A Zeus variant known now as Dyre, is a banking trojan that first got noticed in June when security companies warned that the Zeus knockoff found a way to bypass Web encryption, know as secure sockets layer (SSL). At that time, it was used to target some of the largest banks concerns including: Bank of America, Ulsterbank, RBS, Natwest and Citibank. An even newer version of Dyre has begun targeting Salesforce, a popular cloud service for storing customer information. We use this program to manage many of our vendor’s CRM functions. Watch out, another whole new breed is coming out.

Aruba: Leader in 4 out of 6 o Garner’s Critical Capabilities

Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Wired/Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure, Aug 2014

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The 2014 Gartner Critical Capabilities Wired and Wireless Access Infrastructure report is an extension of the Magic Quadrant which investigates product and service ratings based on key network capabilities set to differentiated use cases. This report allows network decision makers to more deeply explore vendor offerings based on specific network access needs.

Aruba Networks received the highest scores for the following 4 out of 6 use cases:

• Enterprise WLAN-Only Access
• Small or Remote Office
• Guest or Hot Spot Access Only
• High-Density Volume

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ioSafe’s CEO Robb Moore on Discovery Channel

ioSafe is being featured on the Discovery Channel program Daily Planet. You can watch our CEO, Robb Moore, with the host burning, dousing with water, and even dropping our 1513 form 30 feet all in an effort to try and render the data useless. The data SURVIVED intact!  A video is worth a million words in this case! Here is the link to the video: http://www.discovery.ca/Video?vid=433556

New Notice on Dropbox Pro updates

What’s new with Dropbox Pro?

• We're giving you 10x the space — for the same price. You'll have 1 TB of space for your photos, videos, docs, and any other files you want to keep safe in Dropbox.
• With new sharing controls, we’re making it easier to manage access to the stuff you share. You can set passwords and expiration dates on your shared links and grant view-only access to shared folders.
• Keeping your stuff safe is our top priority. For extra peace of mind, remote wipe lets you delete your Dropbox files off a lost or stolen device.

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