Corey’s Corner | Avoiding Scammers
August 5, 2010 by CoreyY
Filed under Blog, Corey's Corner, CyberCrime, Network Security
Usually I write about getting your website up and running. I’m going to take a little detour this time around and talk about a persistent and seemingly never ending problem them plagues businesses and private residences alike: scammers/spammers. We’ve all gotten the gibberish emails, the “male enhancement”, Russian dating and Nigerian prince emails. We all [...]
Who Needs Bad Press?
I’m sure by now we’ve all heard about the iPhone 4 debacle and how Steve Job’s email response to a user fanned the flames and caused a widespread internet discussion about Apple’s business practices. Things like this happen all the time to large companies, and usually the backlash can be a sight to behold. But [...]
Corey’s Corner | Finding the Web Designer for You
July 7, 2010 by CoreyY
Filed under Blog, Business Tools, Corey's Corner
In my last post for Corey’s Corner, I covered some easy to make mistakes when dealing with building a cohesive and easy to use site to promote your business. This month, I’d like to cover the process on finding the right web designer for you, and how to utilize their talents to the fullest. [...]
Facebook’s In Trouble Again!
May 13, 2010 by CoreyY
Filed under CyberCrime, Network Security, Social Media
In case anyone missed the fact the Senate was concerned over some of Facebook’s new changes such as “instant personalization”, Tech Crunch has an excellent article detailing the Senate’s concerns as well as providing the original letter to Facebook and Facebook’s reply: Tech Crunch on Facebook vs The US Senate
Corey’s Corner: Some Food For Thought
May 13, 2010 by CoreyY
Filed under Blog, Corey's Corner
When you’re embarking on the long and sometimes arduous journey of building a website for commercial use, sometimes it’s tempting to use shortcuts. People have been known to use buzzwords, pretend they know what certain things are when they don’t and many other tactics to assure the designer that they know what’s going on. Unfortunately, [...]
Corey’s Corner: I Have a Website, Now What?
April 30, 2010 by CoreyY
Filed under Corey's Corner, Online Tools
So you’ve taken the plunge and created a website. Now what? Never fear, you’re not alone when it comes to not knowing the next step of internet marketing. My next series of blog posts should help get your mind going in the right direction as well as provide a few resources for you to lean [...]
Corey’s Corner | Is Flash Dead?
March 28, 2010 by CoreyY
Filed under Blog, Browser Apps
You’ve probably already heard about what Apple’s Steve Jobs has to say about Flash already. As explained in numerous blog posts, one linked here to give you the gist of the situation, the Apple guru himself indicated that he felt Flash was dead, and HTML5 was the future, at least for Apple products. He cited [...]
Heard the Buzz?
February 15, 2010 by CoreyY
Filed under Blog, Latest Headlines, New Tech
I’m sure we’ve all heard about the debut of Google Buzz, Google’s new, and already controversial, social networking solution. For those of us wondering about what this Buzz thing is, and why your Gmail account is trying to convince you to sign up, CrunchBase has an excellent article about the basics of what Buzz is [...]
Just what is Gmail Anyway?
February 15, 2010 by CoreyY
Filed under Blog, Browser Apps, Google, Online Tools
We all know about Google, and what a useful search engine it can be when looking for information on the internet. However, did you know that Google also offers a fairly user-friendly selection of online tools to help make your life easier no matter what computer you are using? The possibilities that Gmail and Google [...]
Scamville – The Pitfalls of Social Networking
December 21, 2009 by CoreyY
Filed under Backup and Security, CyberCrime, Network Maintenance, Security News, Social Media
While Facebook can be an excellent tool for networking and expanding business, there’s also a dark side to the many applications offered via the social networking site. Michael Arrington of Tech Crunch explains the possible pitfalls while using applications via Facebook, and details some ways companies use the information garnered from games and quizzes to [...]




