15Feb 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan for your database (SQL)

Software development Concepts, Software Events
Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan for your database (SQL)   Idera recently had a fantastic webinar that went over the creation of a disaster recovery plan concerning your databases.  This should be a high critical piece of work usually done by DBAs within a company.  Let's go over a simple set of plans that depending on the type of company you are dealing with, can be done either large or small. Backups.  All backups should be done with incremental or full backups of your database.  There should be a protected network folder that contains the incremental in one and the full backups (usually done once a week) in a separate folder.  An incremental is a backup that contains only a snapshot of transactions that are done during a day while…
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14Feb 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Happy Birthday to Delphi at 22 years and counting

Rad Studio Delphi Development
Happy Birthday to Delphi at 22 years and counting Well with the next release, "Godzilla - Tokyo" currently in beta testing and getting prepared to support Linux servers, there is no better way then to shout out a happy birthday to Delphi. Delphi History Delphi was originally developed by Borland as a rapid application development tool for Windows as the successor of Turbo Pascal. Delphi added full object-orientation to the existing language, and since then the language has grown and supports many other modern language features, including generics and anonymous methods, as well as unusual features such as inbuilt string types and native COM support. Delphi and its C++ counterpart, C++Builder, share many core components, notably the IDE, the Visual Component Library (VCL), and much of the RTL, and are…
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10Feb 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Getting Started with WinZip 21

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Software Releases
Simple tutorial on how to use WinZip 21 How to Zip Files WinZip is the perfect tool for collecting and compressing files that you want to share or archive. In addition, when sending and receiving confidential files, it makes for an easy-to-use security tool. Let’s look at two ways to zip files: one quick, one with more options. How to zip a group of files quickly This is a quick way to zip files that are stored in the same location. It takes very few steps, but still gives you access to settings for encryption and other options. Select the files that you want to add to the Zip file (they must be in the same location). Right-click one of the selected files and choose Add to Zip file... The…
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10Feb 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Cybersecurity risks expected to increase in 2017

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes, Software Events
Cybersecurity risks expected to increase in 2017 The year 2016 saw a rise in cyber-attacks, both ransomware and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) on small and large corporations globally.  Close to 50 percent of companies were subjected to some form of cyber-ransom attack in 2016.  Whether the ransom was medical records or street lamps, the threat is real.  Major DDoS attacks compromised many websites including prominent ones such as Twitter, Netflix, PayPal, and Pinterest. Yahoo was hit with the biggest data breach in history with information being stolen from 500 million user accounts. Company concerns should focus on these items Data loss. Service Outage. Damaged Reputation. Customers or partners loss. According to a recent report by Forbes on cybersecurity risks in Asia-pacific in 2017, DDoS attacks will be an increasing threat to…
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24Jan 2017 by richard@baronsoftware.com

TechSmith Snagit update is now available.

Software Events
TechSmith Snagit update is now available Once again TechSmith has delivered on their promises by providing an exciting new update to the Snagit application.  Version 13.1 provides some new abilities in gear with software developers and technical writers.  Snagit gives you a simple way to create and edit screenshots or record videos to show a complex process, give detailed feedback, or share important information with the people who need it most. Snagit features such as: Image capture - Make sure to capture exactly what you need. Click and drag anywhere on your screen to select a region with pixel perfect accuracy. Video capture - Sometimes it's easier to talk things through. Create, narrate and trim quick videos of your screen for demos, feedback, reviews, and more.   Mobile capture -…
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