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New Short Subject: Getting the Most for Your Tech Dollar

A new Short Subject, Getting the Most for Your Tech Dollar by Mr. Dave Wolcyzk is now available under University of Washington Priority 3 Online Training.

In these times of tight budgets, it’s more important than ever to get the most out of every dollar. But how do you get the best tech items for your needs for the lowest possible cost? This presentation will help by showing you how to: Figure out what you need, find the best items for your needs, find the best price from a reputable vendor, and take advantage of educational, institutional, and volume pricing. Extensive resources are provided to aid you in your search.

Completing this short subject will earn you 30 points toward the certification requirements.

Changing Hotmail and GMail to require HTTPS

With the growth of utilities like FireSheep, people can view login information on unencrypted network connections.  Stealing login information opens the door to identity theft and using compromised accounts for SPAM and Denial of Service (DOS) attacks... Read the rest of the entry »

Using Encryption to Protect Your Data

As mentioned in an earlier post, encryption can play an important role in protecting sensitive data that may be on your computer workstation, laptop or backup drives.  Encryption makes data unreadable unless you have the key that unscrambles the infor... Read the rest of the entry »

Stretching Your Tech Dollar: Part 3- Finding the Best Price from a Source You Can Trust

This is the third of a four part series on how to get the best tech for your needs at the best price. If you haven’t already, you might want to read Part 1- Figure Out What You Need or Part 2 -Find the Best Items for Your Needs . Part 3 – Fin... Read the rest of the entry »

Holiday Wish & Creative Marketing Example

For those of you who have been following the dialogue on Marketing Your Successful TRIO Program – thought this might be a fun example to share just before the holidays. This was done by the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnes... Read the rest of the entry »