September 15, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Nearly every technological company out there these days is doing its best to make the technologies we use every day more energy efficient. Well, Intel is on the right track as the company only needs a solar cell the size of a postage stamp to power a computer processor. Intel debuted this technology at its
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September 7, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Digital certificates that were released by GlobalSign have come under recent fire after claims from a hacker stated that he broke into the company’s computer systems. If this is true then this would be the second time a compromise like this has been uncovered in the last couple of weeks.
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September 1, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
If you are a Linux fan and user then the term “hacker” isn’t always a bad thing. Linux users know that there are two different kinds of hackers out there. The first is the kind that develops free software like the Linux kernel, the other is the one that breaks into your computer, steals your identity and racks up huge
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August 22, 2011 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
I recently wrote about Amazon’s new government-only Cloud service that the company created which was designed for federal agencies that must comply with rules governing sensitive defense-related data. Amazon is hoping that this service, as well as others like it, will give the company a huge boost among government agen
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August 18, 2011 · Data Backup & Recovery
Amazon Web Services, also known as AWS, has just launched a government-only cloud storage service for US government departments as well as contractors. Up until now, US government agencies had been unable to process or store data in the cloud due to compliance regulations. Amazon has stated that its GovCloud service wi
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August 10, 2011 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
A lightning strike in Dublin recently took down service for some European users of Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud services. In addition to that, Amazon also suffered a stateside cloud outage that affected popular services including Foursquare, Reddit and Netflix. According to the service dashboard of Amazon, the company’
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August 3, 2011 · Data Backup & Recovery
The iCloud from Apple will be here before you know it and Apple is just now starting to roll out details about pricing as well as the beta version of iCloud.com. So in case you missed it, here is the low down on Apple’s newest cloud-based service known as iCloud. One thing a lot of people were
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July 27, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
A coalition of around 29 universities across America are throwing their weight behind a plan to create ultra-high-speed computer networks in the communities surrounding their campuses. These networks would also have internet service several hundred times faster than what is now available commercially.
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July 22, 2011 · Cybersecurity & Malware
In a surprisingly defiant statement addressed primarily to Director of the FBI Steve Chabinsky, members of Anonymous and LulzSec have vowed to continue with their hacking campaigns and even went as far as to dare law enforcement officials to try and stop them.
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July 12, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
GCE, otherwise known as Global Computer Enterprises, just recently unveiled a mobile service for accessing and managing financial functions for the Federal Government. The service, which operates on any type of smartphone, tablet or mobile device, allows you to conduct a plethora of time-sensitive activities like appro
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July 6, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Much of the work of the people in your corporate IT department may be moving to the cloud soon, but is that necessarily good news? If reports end up being true, the computer that you have been working on for years in your office may be a few steps away from becoming a glorified screen. The
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June 29, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Microsoft officially launched Office 365 yesterday with a big fancy New York City event hosted by CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer. However, while enthusiasm was high with Microsoft execs, engineers and partners, not everybody was looking at this as a “glass half full” development. A lot of real concerns exist for partne
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June 24, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Earlier in the week, PGi was awarded a People’s Choice Stevie Award for its latest service, iMeet, at the 2011 American Business Awards (ABA) reception. iMeet walked away with the award of Favorite New Computer Service category. In addition to that, iMeet also earned a finalist nod in the New Product or Service of the
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June 13, 2011 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Researchers from IBM have just built the very first integrated circuit based on graphene. This is a breakthrough for IBM who has stated that this circuit could very well herald a future based on graphene wafers as opposed to silicon ones.
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June 10, 2011 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
While everybody in the U.S. is currently talking up Apple’s newly released iCloud music storage system, our neighbors to the north in Canada are singing a different tune, one that tells of no iCloud services being available in the country and one that sees many Canadians a little upset.
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