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Rabbit_Games
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I haven’t used Wordpress in forever, but I stopped because it was always getting fucking hacked. Hopefully, someone can help you make sure it’s secure.
Control
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No, wordpress is free (Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS - WordPress.org). On the .com they're just upselling you on hosting. Get hosting somewhere and they'll probably have a wordpress one-click install, and they probably auto-update for you too.
Not an endorsement, but here's an example. I googled "low end shared hosting plan":
Only one I'm familiar with from the first reply:
Starter Hosting
It's probably shitty hosting, but you only need shitty hosting.
WP has plugins and tutorials to do pretty much anything. Just google "how to secure wordpress" for example. I don't think the hacking thing is much of a concern though, just make sure to have your content backed up. I've had a bunch of wp sites over the years, have done basically zero maintenance on them, and have had one or two hacked ever. I mean, I'm no wp shill. It definitely has it's downsides, but imo it's the easiest way to get started if you want to control your content.
Fight
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I have some work computers that I need to have some level of Virus Protection on. Every piece of anti-virus software (Mcaffee, Kapersky) has turned into a virus themselves and ruined my machines that were running it.
Does a free, unobtrusive solution exist? Should I just use Windows Security?
Does a free, unobtrusive solution exist? Should I just use Windows Security?
Palum
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Windows defender is fine for most small business applications. It really depends on your IT footprint and exposure. Especially if you're not letting people browse the web or install their own applications.
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Palum
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Honestly your best solution is going to be a good all in one firewall/content filtering solution, and load chrome or brave with script blocking and all that. If you have business fiber or cable, some ISPs include pretty decent out of the box security stuff.
Also really depends on what data you're keeping and if you care. If you just don't want to have to wipe a laptop but it has nothing important in it, that's one thing. If your employees are being stupid and storing PII and credit card numbers in OneNote, you've got a different level of risk.
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Fight
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Chrome will be our browser that operates the Management system, which is apart of a franchise. They have encryption for Credit Cards, ext through that.
For Chrome extensions, I have:
-AdBlock
-uBlock Origin
-CyberPurify
Any other crucial extensions you recommend?
For Chrome extensions, I have:
-AdBlock
-uBlock Origin
-CyberPurify
Any other crucial extensions you recommend?
Rabbit_Games
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If you really want to be a hero, build your own Opensense/PiHole server so the boss can have you do shit like on-the-fly blocking network-wide access to Facebook, Tik Tok, etc.
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AlwaysFocus
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I hate that microsoft word and associated programs require a subscription. Id buy it if you could still do that.
Is there any alternatives? Everything I've tried just doesn't cut it. Headers on documents get all messed up (the image and wording gets moved around)
This is for a work computer so something legit would be nice.
Is there any alternatives? Everything I've tried just doesn't cut it. Headers on documents get all messed up (the image and wording gets moved around)
This is for a work computer so something legit would be nice.
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This is what I put on every machine I build. Free and legal. It's like OLD office, not the new gay and fake office. Maybe you can make it look fake and gay, dunno cuz I don't care.
Home | LibreOffice - Free and private office suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft
Free office suite – the evolution of OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Updated regularly, community powered.
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Argarth
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Might sound silly, but I'm still using MS Office 2007.
Everything except for Outlook (they killed it) still works perfectly, but you can also buy much more recent non-sub versions of Office if you want for work. I've stuck with 2007 because I really like the first iteration of the Ribbon UI, and having no need for Outlook at home, there's never been a reason to upgrade.
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sleevedraw
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OnlyOffice is arguably more modern and has better compatibility with mainline Office files than LibreOffice does these days, but LibreOffice has an Access equivalent, while OO does not.
Ascensio (maker of OO) is a Latvian subsidiary of a Russian company if you care about that, but the application is still open-source like LO.
Control
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Yeah, this is the way to go. I'm pretty sure there haven't been any transformative word-processing innovations since 2007. I just want to type words, get a spellcheck, and have the software get the fuck out of the way.
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