How to Share Photos and Videos Safely

May 31, 2022 ~ trionaguidry ~ Leave a comment

In this week’s member-exclusive How-To Tuesday on Simple Tech Tips, we’re talking about how to share photos and videos safely. Sharing photos online is easy… perhaps too easy. It’s all too common for consumers to find that their family photos and videos have been stolen. That’s why it’s important to use a secure method of … Continue reading How to Share Photos and Videos Safely

Steps to Securing Your Cloud Storage

April 29, 2022 ~ trionaguidry ~ Leave a comment

Cloud storage is convenient and efficient, but it can also be a gold mine for cybercriminals. Our reliance on cloud storage means that it’s important to understand why criminals want our data and the lengths they’ll go to get it. Learn how to protect your cloud data in my latest article for The Northwest Herald/Shaw … Continue reading Steps to Securing Your Cloud Storage

How To Backup And Restore Files On Your PC Or Mac

May 31, 2013January 16, 2021 ~ trionaguidry ~ Leave a comment

Everyone knows you're supposed to make backups, but choosing a method can be confusing. Here's a rundown of your choices for Windows and Mac. Related article: Today's Backups Offer More Flexibility by Triona Guidry (The Northwest Herald) Built-In Backups All modern computers come with utilities which you can use to back up to an external … Continue reading How To Backup And Restore Files On Your PC Or Mac

Adobe’s Moved Creative Suite Exclusively To The Cloud. Is This Good Or Bad?

May 9, 2013April 6, 2020 ~ trionaguidry ~ 1 Comment

Adobe has announced that, from now on, the only way to get Creative Suite is via the cloud. That's right, no more boxed versions of CS - you get it via the Internet or no Photoshop or Illustrator for you. Many people are wondering how this is going to work in the real world, myself … Continue reading Adobe’s Moved Creative Suite Exclusively To The Cloud. Is This Good Or Bad?

Apple & Amazon Customer Service Hacked: Can The Cloud Be Trusted?

August 14, 2012June 27, 2020 ~ trionaguidry ~ Leave a comment

Once your data is in the cloud you lose all control of it. A journalist's online persona was recently hijacked through hackers' clever and scary manipulation of Apple and Amazon's tech support. This could happen to any of us, at any time. A description of the incident from the journalist, Mat Honan, who works for … Continue reading Apple & Amazon Customer Service Hacked: Can The Cloud Be Trusted?

How Much Of Your Data Is In The Cloud?

November 16, 2011February 11, 2021 ~ trionaguidry ~ Leave a comment

When we talk about "the cloud," we simply mean the Internet. It's a new name for something we've been doing for a long time: using the Internet to store and exchange data. Cloud computing, however, takes this concept to a new level. Pair that with the prevalence of Internet threats and you really have to … Continue reading How Much Of Your Data Is In The Cloud?