Finally, a Goodbye Salute to Windows XP
Microsoft recommends transferring to Windows 7 as Microsoft XP ceased sales on October 22, 2010, with support available only until April 2014. If you’ve been using Microsoft XP for a long time – with good reason, XP being one of the most stable operating systems in the Windows line – it might be time to […]
Malware Can Come in the Most Innocent Forms
Since MS Word and Adobe Reader are widely used applications, hackers and malware designers have come up with ways to exploit these programs and the documents associated with them in order to infect as many people possible. It might be common knowledge that Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader are probably the most used document editing […]
Managed Services = Optimum Efficiency + Productivity
If you’re worried about how much outsourcing costs, think about how much you’ll spend hiring a consultant or pulling someone away from their normal job every time you have a computer breakdown or outage – and how much money your business loses during that downtime. These days businesses are increasingly dependent on IT, making it […]
Foursquare: The Newest Player in Business Social Networking
Foursquare encourages users to check in at different venues around the world by offering discounts and promotions. With 1.8 million users to date, the potential traffic for your business is too significant to ignore. If you thought you’ve seen it all in the social networking world – Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other wildly popular social […]
The Disadvantages of Ink Refilling and Used Cartridges
The main selling point of ink refilling services is the significantly lower price tag – however, they might actually cost more in the long run. Throughout recent months, we’ve seen more and more outfits offering services such as ink refilling, re-manufactured toners, and the like. The main selling point of such services is the significantly […]
Location! Location! Location!
Follow these tips to find out how tools that track your location can benefit your business GPS has lately become a near ubiquitous feature in many mobile devices such as car accessories and smart phones. GPS, which stands for Global Positioning Systems, is primarily a navigation system enabled by satellites in orbit around Earth that […]
Not All Antiviruses from the Web are Safe
One method scammers and hackers use is to annoy people into doing what they want with persistent pop-up ads, but there are easy ways to thwart their efforts. The modus operandi is this: say you’re browsing a random website, and a message suddenly pops up warning that your computer is infected with a deadly virus […]
Three Must-Haves for Business: Backup, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity
Disasters, whether acts of nature or man-made mishaps, can strike unexpectedly at any organization. Recovering from a catastrophe can be very demanding, expensive, and time-consuming – especially for those who haven’t taken preventative measures and preparations. Small to medium-sized businesses usually think that disaster plans are only important for large enterprises. However, these days even […]
MS Outlook Integrates Account with Social Networking Websites
The people behind MS Outlook have now integrated social networking into the system through the Outlook Social Connector. Outlook has long been the staple in many business communications – it is truly one of Microsoft’s feats of genius given how prevalent it is in professional correspondence between businesses and organizations today. In order for the […]
National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge a Huge Success
The United States Homeland Security Department’s National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge was a huge success, with more than 80 security proposals submitted with the goal of increasing awareness regarding threats to cyber security. Out of the over 80 submitted entries, seven were chosen to receive awards at a ceremony at the White House recently. […]