February 18, 2009 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
On Tuesday president Obama signed a 787 billion stimulus package, which included $7.2 billion for broadband grant and loan programs aimed at moving our country towards complete broadband access in every home. The bill is split into two parts with $4.7 billion be distributed through a program run by the Commerce Departm
Read more →January 27, 2009 · Computer Repair
Equus is one of the largest white box distributors of PC equipment in the nation. Equus is privately held and based out of Minneapolis and has been going for seventeen years. They are a national system builder. Equus Computer Systems is a 100% employee owned company (ESOP). They work with desktops, notebooks, servers,
Read more →January 21, 2009 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Heartland Payment Systems delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, payroll, check management and payments solutions to more than 250,000 business locations nationwide. Heartland reported on Tuesday that they had suffered a security breach in 2008. “We found evidence of an intrusion last week and immediately notif
Read more →January 16, 2009 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
The Dell Lawsuite began last year with several state attorneys accusing Dell of poor customer services, misleading information, and poor customer financing. The originally lawsuit kicked off stating that Dell and Dell Financial Services (DFS) treated its customers poorly by never providing proper refunds, failing to pr
Read more →January 7, 2009 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
One of the most important things that you need to have on your computer to keep it safe is an anti-virus software. A single virus can render a computer useless and can require hours of work to try and get the virus off. Many people know that they need an anti-virus software, but cannot see
Read more →December 30, 2008 · Computer Service Now News
Forums and blogs are becoming an ever more popular resource for technicians looking to research tough hardware or software problems. Their rise in popularity is both a result of the growth of online technical communities, such as the www.Tech-Army.org, that discuss IT problems and the traffic that is driven to these si
Read more →December 23, 2008 · Microsoft, Windows & Software
An operating system can be compared to the heart of a body. It is the center point of the flow of information to keep everything running smoothly. When it gets sick it can mean that your computer will not function at all. Your operating also houses antivirus software to keep your computer safe from hackers,
Read more →November 24, 2008 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
As business and organizations all across the country look for ways to reduce their IT budgets one strategy appears to be catching on nationwide. That cost saving strategy is simply Volume Licensing. Volume Licensing is a term used to describe a general concept, in which software vendors, such as Microsoft, offer severa
Read more →November 4, 2008 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
After the flop that is Windows Vista, Microsoft Corporation has vowed that they will fix the mistakes that were made with Vista. Windows 7 is still targeted for release three years after the launch of vista, which puts Windows 7 scheduled to be available in late 2009 and wide availability to the public at the
Read more →October 16, 2008 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Computer Service Now offers some of the most simple, fast, and cost effective solutions in the world to those in need of any type of computer service or repair. With more than 16,000 technicians from the Tech Army nationwide, no job is to big or to small to be handled by our experienced and professional
Read more →October 9, 2008 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Port forwarding is the literal act of forwarding a network port from one single network to another. This networking technique is used to allow external users to reach ports on private IP addresses from the outside via a router. An example of port forwarding would be to allow remote computers, such as public machines on
Read more →October 9, 2008 · Cybersecurity & Malware
Do you want to make sure all your data is encrypted? Packed with secure encryption technologies that follow industry best practices, Ironkey uses only well-established and thoroughly tested cryptographic algorithms. All of your data is encrypted in hardware using AES CBC-mode encryption in the onboard Cryptochip. No ac
Read more →September 12, 2008 · Computer Repair
If you work in graphics or digital photography you may be a little more excited than most about ThinkPad’s new Quad Core laptops. With solid graphics and data crunching capabilities, the notebook includes the ThinkPad W500, and offers three optional hard drives, boasting capacities of 320G bytes apiece, plug into diffe
Read more →September 12, 2008 · Security Cameras & Access Control
It is like out of a James Bond movie, a wireless SD card that sends your pictures to your computer at home! It’s much faster than emailing pictures from your cell phone. All Eye-Fi Cards come with everything needed to set up and connect to your home Wi-Fi network, then insert the card into your
Read more →September 9, 2008 · Managed IT & On-Site Support
Computer chip manufacturer Intel has announced the release of its four new halogen-free Xeon processors. The energy-efficient technology achieved through new Xeon quad-core processors having as high a speed as 3.4GHz and the low-voltage version using only 50 watts of power. The chips cost will be between $562 and $1493
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