Daily Archives: January 31, 2022

• A better remote desktop connection

  Posted on January 31, 2022 at 02:45 CST by Fred Langa • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 19.05 • 2022-01-31

  LANGALIST

  

  By Fred Langa

  Alas, it’s not the one built into Windows.

  A remote desktop connection (RDC) lets you access and use a distant PC just as if you were sitting at its keyboard, whether that second device is in the next room or halfway around the world.

  For yourself, RDC provides a way to access files and apps from anywhere. Need something from your PC back home, when you’re on the road? No problem: Use RDC to connect and send yourself the files you need.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.05.0 (2022-01-31).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 19.05.F (2022-01-31).

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• Tried, tested, and true: Max Stul Oppenheimer

  Posted on January 31, 2022 at 02:44 CST by Chris Husted • Comment in the Forums

  PROFILES

  

  By Chris Husted

  For most people, graduating from either Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree or from Princeton University in engineering with distinction (cum laude) would mark a lifetime achievement.

  For Max Stul Oppenheimer, writer of the Legal Brief articles for AskWoody, graduating with both marked only the start of long career specializing in law and technology.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.05.0 (2022-01-31).

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• NotesMan — It’s the simple things

  Posted on January 31, 2022 at 02:43 CST by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  Need a program that excels at doing just one thing? Look no further.

  Last week, we discussed Jochanan Agam’s Info-Base software — and boy, did I get some emails. No, they weren’t bad emails. It was just some of you folks wanting a note-taking program that is very simple and does just one thing — record your notes. I’m right there with you, so I found NotesMan by “OnlyDeLtA.” It may be just the program you’re looking for. It’s simple, it’s free, it’s fast, and it’s portable!

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.05.0 (2022-01-31).

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• The other ransonware scam

  Posted on January 31, 2022 at 02:42 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  You can’t decrypt your way back to normal.

  In addition to all the other irons I have in the fire, I help moderate a group that assists information technology professionals in dealing with ransomware as well as other security issues.

  When people ask to join, we try to vet them as best as we can. The vast majority of people joining the group are consultants and firms in the “Managed Service Provider” category who assist small businesses with their technology needs. But there is a second group of people attempting to join, which I’m going to call “the other ransomware scammers.”

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.05.0 (2022-01-31).

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