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A few comments about online privacy for Facebook

Facebook Privacy updates Everywhere you look; there are articles about people making poor decisions about information people are sharing on sites like Facebook. The Internet is no longer a place where you can hide out easily—friends, family, and employers are present, reading your status updates and viewing pictures from last week. That’s just the beginning—the world of ...

Oregon’s New Area Code

As the countdown draws closer, we wanted to give one more mention of the new Oregon area code that is set to be introduced on January 10th. The new area code, 458, is set to augment the entire 541 area code that is already in place in southern, mid, and eastern Oregon. The addition of ...

Configuring your mailbox applications

The mail server upgrade may make it necessary to update your mail application settings to connect with PEAK mail servers and receive mail.  Please utilize these screen shot guides as a way reconnect your computer to your email.  Note: these guides are only necessary if you are using an email application such as: Outlook, ...

ActionNet Email Upgrade

To Actionnet.net email users - (setting changes and actions involved in this migration only affect actionnet.net users and not other current PEAK administered email domains) Thank you for your continued patronage as a PEAK Internet customer. As part of an ongoing effort to provide quality services for customers, PEAK will be upgrading the email system that is ...

Advanced Security Settings for PEAK Email

*The username must have “@actionnet.net” as part of the username. If you want to connect to the mail server in a more secure manner, using TLS or SSL, then use zmail01.peak.org for IMAP, POP, and SMTP servers so that the security certificate will be properly identified by the mail server. It is recommended (if you are ...

Dialup Change Over Instructions

As 2009 winds down, I wanted to give one more mention of the new Oregon area code that is set to be introduced in 2010. The new area code, 458, is set to augment the 541 area code that is already in place for the mid, southern, and eastern portions of Oregon.  What does this ...

2009 May – Tech Talk

Internet and Computer Security The importance of Internet and computer security can never be underestimated. With your online identity and financial well-being at stake, it is important that you stay up-to-date on the latest practices and tools to keep you protected. Where can you turn? The Tech Talk crew is here to help! Join in as ...

Tech Talk November

Radio Ray steps in as guest host for Tech Talk KGAL/KSHO’s Radio Ray stepped in to host the November installment of Tech Talk with PEAK Tech Support specialist Dan Mills. Find out Radio Ray’s true allegiance, Mac or PC, and listen in as Dan shares his PC repair horror stories. Also on the show, Dan and ...

The Predicament of Password Problems

The how and why of secure passwords What does a password do for me? What is wrong with using my favorite color, pet’s name, or my birthday? How can I remember my password if it is so complicated? Why does PEAK make such a big deal about password security? These are common ...

ActionNet Service Outage August 19th

To our new ActionNet customers… Let me be the first to apologize for the past few days of service.  At PEAK we take great pride in our reliability and service, so I want your assure you this is a sincere acknowledgement of our efforts to get your service back online. Due to unforeseen circumstances in this transition ...
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logoPEAK Internet is a full-service Internet provider, dedicated to delivering fast, reliable and inexpensive connectivity while providing the best technical support. Based out of Corvallis, Oregon PEAK was one of the first ISPs to bring DSL access to the Mid-Willamette Valley and Central Coast, and it continues to lead the way in making new access ...