Facet Follies, February 2021. By Mike Wright. All rights reserved.
Facet Follies – February 2021
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Facet Follies – January 2021
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Know Your Malware: Beware the Adware!
Ahh, adware. Who doesn’t love being bombarded by messages from a million spammy websites and fake services? I can’t call adware a form of malware, because technically not all adware is malicious (even though I hate constant ads as much as the next person). Adware is...
Techie’s Tip of the Month: How to Find Your Files and Documents
find files and documents on your computer 01 1024×495 1 “Where did that go?” This tech tip comes from Toni Insalata, IT Bench Technician located at Nerds on Call in Normal, IL! This tip may help you if you ever can’t find your important documents and files when you...
Know Your Malware: Virus vs. Worm
KNOW YOUR MALWARE 1 01 1024×419 2 What’s in a name? I work in marketing here at Facet, but when I was younger, I spent a lot of time helping answer the phones and assisting residential repair customers in the front of the store. Viruses were probably the most common...
Facet Employee Recipe: Ellie’s Chicken Paprikash for Stovetop or Pressure Cooker
chicken paprikash 01 1024×419 1 I love this recipe because it’s very flexible and I can almost always throw it together quickly with stuff I already have around the kitchen. It’s good for vegetarians, too: you can use chickpeas instead of chicken and it’s still just...
Facet Feature Recipe: Mandy’s Mac & Cheese Taco Bake
Ingredients: 2 pounds ground beef2 packages taco seasoning3 boxes shell macaroni and cheese2 cups sour cream16oz frozen corn2 cups shredded cheddar cheese Brown 2 lbs of hamburger meat.Drain and mix 2 packets of taco seasoning in.Cook 3 boxes of shell mac ‘n’ cheese...
Facet Follies – November 2020
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Facet Feature Recipe: Jay’s Pasta Aglio e Olio
This month’s recipe is from Jawara Simmons, LAN Technician at Facet! He says that his girlfriend loves when he makes this dish, and he loves how simple and easy it is to put together. Pasta Aglio e Olio Ingredients 1/2 head garlic, separated and peeled1 bunch parsley,...
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