I normally don’t weigh in on the browser wars, as each browser has its own place. For instance, there simply is no replacement for Microsoft Internet Explorer if you want near 100% compatibility with every site in the world. Obviously, each alternate browser has a strong point, such as speed, or installation size, or security, but each browser also has downsides that sometimes …
WatchGuard XCS 370 Awarded CRN Product of the Year in Security Appliance Category
One of our security partners, WatchGuard, was just awarded the CRN’s “Security Appliance Product of the Year” for their XCS 370 series device! Here’s the press statement: WatchGuard XCS 370 Security Appliance Wins in CRN’s 2010 Products of the Year SEATTLE – January 11, 2011. WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced that the company won …
Homeland Secure IT now your Greenville / Upstate Cisco SMB Select Partner!
Cisco, internationally known for manufacturing cutting edge security, telephony, connectivity, video and storage solutions has bestowed upon Homeland Secure IT, the title of “Cisco SMB Select Partner”, rewarding our competencies, our know-how and the professional manner in which we manage projects. While we have been able to offer the Cisco product line since we first opened our doors, we can …
Homeland Secure IT Office Closed Today (Jan 10, 2010) due to #snOMG – But we are available via phone/email
Well, I gave it a valiant effort, got the car dug out, even got it down that steep driveway and down the street, but was unable to get out of the neighborhood here in the big town of Easley… Tomorrow may be a better day for driving, but with the school systems already declaring tomorrow another snow day, and the …
Are you ready for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011?
The “preview” of Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 7 has been available for months, and it looks like we are approaching an RTM (Release To Manufacturing) soon. Windows Small Business Server 7 is a total refresh of the Small Business Server 2008 which was built around Microsoft Server 2008 and Microsoft Exchange 2007. SBS 7 is built around Microsoft Server …
Microsoft Office 2007 reaches end of sales cycle December 31, 2010 – Seneca Data / Nexlink
One of our preferred computer vendors, Seneca Data, the manufacturer of Nexlink branded business computers will discontinue sales of Microsoft Office 2007 starting on December 31, 2010. Private label sales will follow shortly afterward. This does not mean the end of support from Microsoft, only the end of sales. Mainstream Support for the product will continue through April 10, 2012, …
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Samsung Galaxy Tab, Fascinate & Epic 4G Thoughts
Anyone who has been following this blog knows that it was just about a month ago that I bought Android based phones and dumped our (until recently) beloved RIM Blackberry phones… My thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S Epic 4G after EXTENSIVE use are pretty much what I knew the day we first got them: Short battery life (Have increased that …
The Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack Can Save You Money!
Microsoft’s Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack offers you a three pack of licenses, allowing up to three computers in your family to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium! It is available in either 32 or 64 bit versions. The cost is very affordable at only about 50 dollars per seat! In comparison, a single upgrade version of Windows 7 …
Trend Micro ranked #1 among leading corporate Anti-Virus products (again) – It REALLY IS Worry-Free!
I am asked why Homeland Secure IT loves Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security and Office Scan products so much. The default answer is, “Because it is the best!”, and then I proceed to explain how we feel it protects our clients better than other anti-virus / anti-malware suites, and how it consumes less resources and many other factors, however, …
Upstate & Greenville Computer Repair / Service Special! #Greenville
Homeland Secure IT is looking forward to celebrating our Nation’s Independence Day in July, and to help you celebrate, we are still honoring our 75.oo an hour bench rate for computer service and repair on PCs you bring into our office! So, stop worrying bout how much to fix that annoying problem, slow laptop, virus or malware infection, or to …