Category: Yourtechcompany

N+ Quick Tip: What’s a Site-Map?

N+ Quick Tip, Web, WordPress, Yourtechcompany

Site Map. You’ve surely heard this term before, whether when browsing a website and seeing it as part of the footer’s navigation, or if you’re a website owner and asked to create one. A site map is a list of pages that are available on a website for...

N+ Recommends…: ShareX

Web, Yourtechcompany

Ever find yourself needing to take lots of screenshots on the go, whether to save to your computer or share to someone else on the net? In our office it’s a common occurrence for us – sometimes we’re explaining steps to a customer, making a training...

So you have an image to put online — Now what?

Web, WordPress, Yourtechcompany

It’s amazing how easy it is to take a photo nowadays compared to the past – think about it; before, there were the really clunky cameras, then Polaroids with really expensive film… Eventually digital cameras came to become really popular, and in...

The Double Whammy Ransomware (KnowBe4)

IT, Security, Virus/Hacking Alerts, Web, Yourtechcompany

There’s been a recent surge of ransomware development lately, increasing the need for everyone to be safe online. In recent news, a new strain of ransomware has been discovered called Goldeneye, which increases your computer twice – all of your files, and...

False PayPal Notification Emails

N+ Quick Tip, Virus/Hacking Alerts, Web, Yourtechcompany

Always keep an eye out for fake emails that are trying to phish for your information and access to your computer! As an example, here is a fake user trying to pretend they are from PayPal – they want you to download an attachment that “verifies your...

N+ Alert! Domain Name Scams

N+ Quick Tip, Security, Web, Yourtechcompany

Be on the watch for emails and physical mailers that state that you need to pay for your “Domain Listing”, or renew your domain name before it expires! Using the public WhoIs information associated with your domain name, companies will send fake letters...