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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to say farewell to a dear old friend, Windows XP. Born October 25, 2001, this operating system was a reliable computing friend through the dawn of the Internet revolution. She introduced us to “the blue screen of death,” but overall lived a happy and productive life.

Our desire to serve others is core to who we are, not just for our Zanacore clients but in our community and elsewhere. For me personally, there is no greater joy than becoming the hands, feet, and heart of Christ as we serve the poorest of the poor along with the Missionaries of the Poor.

St. Patrick wasn’t Irish and he wasn’t born in Ireland. His parents were Roman citizens living in modern-day England.

The Harp (not the Shamrock) has been a symbol of Ireland since the medieval period.

The Shamrock was a symbol St. Patrick used to preach about faith, hope and love.

This past Christmas, a hacker reportedly stumbled upon a back door to Linksys and Netgear DSL modems that allowed him to reset the router’s configuration and gain Admin access. Not good!

Some routers have this “back door” open to the local computer network while others are open to the Internet side of things, opening up users of these devices to remote Internet attacks.

To be a successful executive you must know how to knock down walls. I don’t mean the walls of brick and steel that hold up buildings; I mean the bureaucratic barriers that hold up communication.

In many companies, communication flows through narrow channels, usually from the top down — chimneys of power, they’re called.

If We Knew A Dozen Or More Ways That Cyber-Criminals Could Steal Thousands Of Dollars From Your Company’s Bank Account, Damage Your Reputation And Cripple Your Operations Wouldn’t You Want Us To Tell You?

Imagine walking into your office one morning to discover your computer network was breached by a hacker, exposing not only YOUR company’s data, but also your clients’. Imagine the embarrassment of having to notify your clients that, because of you, their personal information may now be in the hands of cyber-criminals.

Recently, we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of local businesses suffering significant financial and productivity losses due to employees inappropriately using their Internet access during work hours – and much of this is fueled by social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube.

February is traditionally the LOVE month, so here are some random love facts (or myths) that might surprise you:

People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65% of people go to the right!).

Falling in love can induce a calming effect on the body and mind and raises levels of nerve-growth factor for about a year, which helps to restore the nervous system and improves the lover’s memory.

Web site reports can tell you a LOT about the visitors to your web site IF you know how to read them. Here’s a quick lesson on how to decipher those reports …
Hits vs. Unique Visitors
It’s been said that “hits” is short for “How Idiots Track Sales.

I have been working on my new book, which, most likely, will have the word “Line” in the title. So, I decided to do a little research on the word “Line.” I had no idea there were so many words that have “line” in them … that have a great deal to do with being successful.