September 30, 2013 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
As of Wednesday, there has been a breakthrough in the nanotechnology world. A group of researchers from Stanford University have created the first working carbon nanotube computer. If you are wondering what nanotechnology is, you are certainly not alone. Nanotechnology is a section of technology for anything less than
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May 2, 2013 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
You get 6 Strike with the CAS Umpire The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have ‘agreements‘ with five major ISPs—AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon—to create a new organization called the CCI. CCI is the Center for Copyright Inf
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March 19, 2013 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Hackers and and other cybercriminals are getting smarter by the minute, finding new and improved ways to give you a bad day with the press of a button. Thankfully, companies that are typically targeted by these hackers and cybercriminals are getting smarter too. New research shows that the number of companies purchasin
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March 6, 2013 · Business IT Tips
Think about your office and the people you have sitting behind the computers. Or think about your remote workforce in their home offices or on the road with their laptops and mobile devices gripped firmly in their hands. Whether you realize it or not, all of these workers play a vital role in protecting your
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Oracle recently discovered that hackers have been exploiting two different vulnerabilities in Java running in web browsers and, in response, has issued an emergency patch that should be capable of dealing with the problem. According to a security alert released by Oracle, “These vulnerabilities may be remotely exploita
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November 15, 2012 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Mozilla recently introduced a pre-loaded list of domains for Firefox that can only be connected to securely in order to help protect the privacy and security of Firefox users. Mozilla is using HSTS in order to force secure connections between the browser and a server. HSTS, or HTTP Strict Transport Security, is a mecha
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October 24, 2012 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Adobe recently fixed a number of critical vulnerabilities in its Shockwave Player. A total of six critical problems were discovered by the company that could potentially be exploited by hackers to execute malicious code. These vulnerabilities have since been patched, however, thanks to Adobe’s version 11.6.8.638 of the
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Audiovisual communications technologies include sound, video, lighting, display and projection systems. Additionally, rental and staging services are included in the audiovisual industry. Computer Service Now has trained professional technicians and installers that can make your corporate AV project easier because we h
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Sometimes putting something into a QA style helps people understand, so let’s do this with an issue that affects the entire world. Q: What are malware, viruses, spyware, and cookies, and what differentiates them? A: Let us take the easy one first. “Malware” is short for malicious software and is typically used as a cat
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Millions of sites hosted by GoDaddy.com went offline on Monday for about four hours starting at 1:25 p.m. ET and were finally restored to the majority of affected customers around 5:43 p.m. The reason for the major web outage has not yet been revealed, but there is speculation that it was due to an attack
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August 1, 2012 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Dropbox has been trying to move into the enterprise more and more recently but was recently set back in its efforts thanks to a recent spam attack that originated from a breach in an employee’s account. Dropbox confirmed this week that a stolen employee password was the cause of the theft of a project document last
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July 26, 2012 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
If you thought that Apple’s stance on mobile security is on the soft side then prepare to change your mind because Apple is starting to get very serious about it now. The Cupertino-based technological giant has just agreed to acquire security technology company AuthenTec for a cool $356 million. News of the acquisition
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July 18, 2012 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Naturally, the London 2012 Olympic Games is going to have more security than a TSA Christmas party. Not only is it the biggest competitive sporting event in the world, but it is also a breeding ground for tension as countries that may not get along too well politically will be facing off in the spirit
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July 13, 2012 · Computer Repair
Q. Just what exactly does the Windows registry do? The Windows registry is a directory that stores all settings and preferences for Microsoft Windows. The registry contains information about and settings for all known hardware, software, and user preferences on the PC. Whenever a change is made to any of these three th
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July 10, 2012 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Our Customer Bob Mullins wrote about Computer Service Now: “Our machine tool shop in Franklin, Ohio has been lucky so far to avoid many of the problems that larger shops in Ohio have had to deal with over the years. With all the plant closings in Ohio the market for a lot of the output
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