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PHP 7.4 has reached end of life (EOL)
Published December 15, 2022
As of November 28, 2022, PHP 7.4 is now past EOL (end of life) and is no longer receiving security support. So, what does this mean to you? Websites hosted directly by New River Computing If you're a client whose website is hosted directly through New River Computing, no action is needed. All of NRC's hosted websites were updated to PHP 8.1 prior to the EOL date for PHP 7.4. Websites hosted through a 3rd party If your website is hosted through a 3rd party, New River Computing recommends…Read more
Cybersecurity must be a priority
Published November 10, 2022
Even the smallest businesses are finding that online threats such as cybercriminals and data brokers are a real threat, making infrastructure security something businesses must invest in if they want to minimize their material risk. Infrastructure security refers to the layers of defense on your computers, network, and cloud services. It is also important to note that ongoing cybersecurity training is as important, if not more so, than the technical safeguards such as antivirus. If your…Read more
Solarwinds, security, New River Computing, and you
Published February 05, 2021
Many recent news reports have come out regarding a massive hack of the Solarwinds Orion IT asset management system. This compromise is unprecedented in scale and reach, and the fallout from it will reverberate throughout the IT industry for years. Solarwinds Orion is one of many IT asset management systems (New River Computing uses one called Connectwise Automate). This software is great for managing a large number of IT systems, with the ability to provide security updates, monitoring, and many…Read more
Save hard drive space with OneDrive files on-demand
Published March 19, 2018
OneDrive has just gotten better with the addition of "OneDrive Files On-Demand." This is a great feature that I'm extremely excited about and love using. It allows you to see your entire OneDrive, and access all the files and folders you store there, directly from File Explorer. However, this functionality used to be standard in Windows 8 (then called "Place Holders"), but for whatever reason and without warning, Microsoft took it away from us and in its place implemented a…Read more
O365 version history
Published February 19, 2018
Ever wish you could restore a previous version of a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet? Well if you are an Office 365 subscriber using SharePoint, OneDrive, and OneDrive for Business, you can! Office 2016 automatically saves versions of your files while you’re working on them. This feature allows you to see how files have changed between versions or even restore to an older version should the need arise. In Word, you can view and restore previous versions by clicking File – View and…Read more