The EPC Data Containment Unit has arrived at Homeland Secure IT

This is our DCU, it is like many other DCUs, but this one is our own…. I bet you are wondering, “What the heck is a Data Containment Unit?” aren’t you?!! The trashcan-like device pictured above is a DCU or “Data Containment Unit”.  Its purpose in life is to hold old hard drives that are destined to be destroyed PHYSICALLY …

Microsoft Enterprise Licensing costs sheduled to increase substantially

Even though the cost to upgrade to Microsoft Windows 8 is the least expensive that any upgrade has been, Microsoft has raised the cost of Enterprise Licensing significantly. Here’s the breakdown of pricing changes: Enterprise USER CAL will increase by 15%. Enterprise DEVICE CAL will remain the same. There are many changes to the Microsoft pricing structure besides these, so …

Fun & funky party band available for your Greenville corporate event

I just wanted to take a moment to remind you that my band, Hot As A Pepper, is available for your corporate event, business function, party or other gathering. We play a fun mix of dance-able music, from rock, to disco, to country, to funk, to beach, to reggae. I little something for everyone. Keep us in mind if you need …

What does free really cost?

What follows is a guest blog post from our friends at EPC, a company providing data destruction services for your end of life computer equipment. What Does Free Really Cost? You’ve met the “guy with the pick-up truck” that can take your PC in for free. All of us have. But where does your data on that PC “go?” Even …

Our Black Friday Trend Micro anti-virus giveaway winners are…

Everyone signed up to this blog was automatically entered in our little giveaway. We have so few subscribers that your odds of being selected were extraordinarily high! In fact, I actually was selected once, so in the essence of fairness, I ran the random number generator until someone not associated with Homeland Secure IT was selected. Normally, our rules are …

Trend Micro Internet Security anti-virus giveaway and Black Friday special

Homeland Secure IT wants you to be protected… So much so that we are giving away *FIVE* free 1 year Trend Micro Internet Security packages to random people subscribed to this blog.  We’ll do it on Friday, November 23rd. This product retails at $49.95…. To be eligible, you must be able to pick up the product at our office here …

Lenovo IdeaPad S400 14″ notebook – Super slim, lightweight, affordable!

Here’s a lovely little laptop for you to consider… The Lenovo IdeaPad S400 14″ LED Notebook with Intel Core i3 dual core processor, 500GB HD and 4 GB of RAM. Webcam, USB 3.0, HDMI output, Microsoft Windows 8 and 1 year Lenovo warranty. There’s not much else to say!  Thin, lightweight, and brisk performance…  Rated at 5 hours battery life. …

Nexlink 2000UP Ultrabook Holiday Special – Get one (or a dozen) for your business!

Finally, something to be thankful for… A lightweight powerhouse notebook that will not break the bank! This 4lb Ultrabook features: Intel i3-3217U processor 14 inch LED display 4 GB DDR RAM 30GB mSATA drive for cache 320GB 7200RPM 16MB SATA3 HD Intel WiFI Link 6230 802.11/a/b/g/n & Bluetooth Ports: 2 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0, HDMI, Audio, RJ45 …

Secure IT Alert: Multiple updates for Microsoft and Adobe products for November 2012

Microsoft “patch day” for November is upon us like the cool autumn nights…. It looks like the Microsoft has a total of six bulletins with four of those being CRITICAL. In all, 19 vulnerabilities will be corrected and they will affect the .NET Framework, Internet Explorer and Office, in addition to Windows itself. But wait, that’s not all! You also …