There was a time when using PST files were thought to be the solution to file storage problems. Getting emails out of the user’s mailbox and onto a shared repository not only freed up email inboxes from increasing file sizes, but also gave admins a central location in which all emails could be backed up and archived.

Add to these benefits the fact that PST files could be separated so emails related to a project, client, subject, etc could be stored and archived separately, and many would think that this solution was all that an IT department would need to manage their archiving and storage needs.

Of course PST files aren’t a panacea; they have many problems associated with them. Continue reading Two Big Problems With PST Files

A Microsoft branded bulletin is offering bogus security updates.

A bane of Microsoft Windows users is the constant patching of the operating system to deal with security vulnerabilities. These frequent events are irritating, not only because they disrupt productivity since they often require a system reboot after they’re installed, but a user never knows how Windows will perform after it’s patched.

More often than not, a patch won’t disrupt the operation of a system, but once users have been burned by one of these updates, they’re forever on tenterhooks when they install them. A case in point: the recent flap over the “black screen of death” falsely attributed to November’s “Patch Tuesday.” Although reports of the glitch were incorrect, the reason they were given immediate credibility was that many Windows users have experienced behavioral problems after installing patches in the past so it was perfectly believable that the latest patches might have created unforeseen headaches for users.

Continue reading Fake security update targets Windows users