Windows 9 is Upon Us

Are you an early adopter … one of those technophiles who camps out overnight at the Apple Store to be first in line for the latest iPhone? Or are you someone who finally gave up on dot matrix printing just last year? Either approach, like most things in life, comes with downsides of spectrum extreme.…

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Windows 9 is Upon Us

Are you an early adopter … one of those technophiles who camps out overnight at the Apple Store to be first in line for the latest iPhone? Or are you someone who finally gave up on dot matrix printing just last year? Either approach, like most things in life, comes with downsides of spectrum extreme.…

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Understand “the Cloud” and it Could be a Rainmaker

As PC Magazine explains, “In simplest terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer’s hard drive.” Yet, there seems to be a gap between popular familiarity with ‘the cloud’ as a phrase and actual comprehension. Consider a new film in which Jay (played by Jason Siegel) exasperatedly…

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Password Mayhem

In January of this year, a news report came out about the most popular passwords of 2013. Would you care to guess the top two? Actually, that isn’t nearly as difficult as you might imagine. They were: #1 – 123456; #2 – password. Some people are just ridiculous, right? But, how often have you gone…

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BYOD. What’s That?

BYOD means “Bring Your Own Device”. This is a phenomenon that will continue to grow as devices get more common, and as people keep bringing their devices into the office. Here are some things to think about: Bandwidth BYOD can cause bandwidth issues and of course, bandwidth is how much internet connectivity you have. A lot…

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RIP XP… (Almost) Gone but Not Forgotten

Twelve years after its initial launch, Microsoft is sun-setting Windows XP – an incredibly popular platform for workstations, tablets and laptops. D-Day is April 8, 2014. After that, there will be no more technical support from Microsoft. What does that mean for you? Microsoft will no longer provide updates or fix the security flaws found…

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Learn From the Breaches of Others…

From Nov. 27 through Dec. 15, 2013, approximately 40 million Target customers who used credit and debit cards to make purchases had their numbers stolen and then sold on the black market. Additionally, the company now reports that tens of millions more consumers may be affected as the heist also included names, mailing addresses, phone…

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