Here’s a deal for your company…. Buy some new computers, get a reward, from Microsoft! This applies to business computers and notebooks we offer from Seneca Data / NexLink, so if you are purchasing them, you should be golden! I have included the FAQ from Microsoft below for your reading enjoyment: Q: Who is eligible to participate in …
Don’t forget leasing as an option for your next IT renews
As the end of 2010 draws near, some businesses are planning to refresh and renew tired old hardware such as desktop and notebook computers, as well as servers. Driving the updates are security requirements, new versions of operating systems, company rotation policy, depreciation schedules and more often than not, a need to overcome bottlenecks in performance and insure trouble free operation …
SECURE IT ALERT: FireSheep is proof of concept why public unencrypted Wi-Fi is dangerous
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Saturday, October 30, 2010 FireSheep add-on for Firefox browser is proof-of-concept why you should NOT use public / unencrypted Wi-Fi to access without extreme caution. Last week, a tool was released that makes it possible for anyone to easily hijack your web sessions from within a browser view. When I say anyone, that …
Flowchart: Explain the internet to a 19th century British street urchin
Posted on FastCompany.com today was a flowchart to help you explain the internet…. Keep this handy if you will be time traveling over the holidays….
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SECURE IT ALERT: Apple Mac OS X vulnerabilities and Firefox fixes (for Mac/PC/*Nix)
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Friday, October 22, 2010 Apple has issued two advisories which outline Java security updates for OS X 10.5.x and OS X 10.6.x (Tiger and Leopard). These advisories warn of several vulnerabilities in the OS X Java components (a total of 10). There are updates out to address a few of the flaws, however, many still …
Need a case & holster for your Samsung Epic 4g? Try the Innocase combo by Seidio
So you bought the coolest phone you could find and now you want to protect it… That was our situation a couple weeks ago and we looked high and low for quality cases and holsters for the Samsung Epic 4g and everything we found was cheaply made. Enter the Seidio Innocase Surface for the Epic 4g. Wow, this is a …
Top 10 Reasons Customers Choose Trend Micro
TOP 10 REASONS CUSTOMERS CHOOSE TREND MICRO Homeland Secure IT believes that Trend Micro Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware products offer the best value and best performance, but don’t take our word for it, what follows are the top 10 reasons customers choose Trend Micro: 1. Trend Micro Works hard to make customers happy. “Trend Micro is just great– professional, responsive, and …
Prevent loss of your data due to theft of a computer with an online backup solution
You could have a happy ending to your story, where your laptop is stolen (or lost) and the person has mercy on your soul and sends your data back to you (See THIS STORY). However, if you are like me just a few years ago, you will lose your notebook and your data along with it. Avoid this by using …
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Hate analog technology? You can opt-out of Yellow Page delivery and be green…
How about this for saving the environment: You can OPT OUT of receiving those pesky yellow pages phone books at your location! VISIT HERE to Opt Out This will come as good news for those who strive to be green, and bad news for the yellow page providers. Of course, there are some legitimate reasons you may still wish to …
Microsoft’s Online Services Health Dashboard for BPOS
Word travels fast on Twitter! And word was that there were outages affecting some Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite customers over the past few weeks… In light of that, Microsoft has stepped up to the plate with their Online Services Health Dashboard and made it available to all customers and partners in all regions. This is direct from their newsletter: …