Here’s a few calls we have received in the last couple weeks: “My computer is locked and a screen is displaying a message from the FBI saying I have to pay a fine in order to use it again” “A window says I am in violation of the law for downloading media or port and says it is from the …
Secure IT Alert: Patch your Microsoft Internet Explorer – Now….
This alert comes courtesy of the US-CERT National Cyber Awareness System and we highly recommend you apply the patches provided by Microsoft to protect your Internet Explorer browser immediately. Hackers are currently using the browser vulnerability to exploit systems. In addition to patching your systems, we recommend a bit of common sense, such as not visiting links which are sent …
SECURE IT ALERT: Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Here’s one you should be concerned with… Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification Issued: September 19, 2012 ******************************************************************** Security Advisories Updated or Released Today ============================================== * Microsoft Security Advisory (2757760) – Title: Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution – http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2757760 – Revision Note: V1.2 (September 19, 2012): Added link to Microsoft Fix it solution, “Prevent Memory Corruption …
Book a fun dance party band for your next corporate event in Greenville Spartanburg Anderson!
We’re pretty sure you already know, but John M. Hoyt’s other job is with a band… So, we would appreciate it much if you would consider HOT AS A PEPPER for your next corporate event in Greenville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Simpsonville (anywhere around the Upstate of SC). In fact, it would be outstanding if every time you thought of live …
Ultra small form factor HD 1.3 digital signage media player from Seneca Data & Homeland Secure IT
Seneca Data, a preferred partner of ours, has introduced a “game changing media player for the digital signage industry”, and we tend to agree. This ultra small form factor computer is only 1.3 inches tall, allowing it to fit between flat panel monitors and the wall nicely. They support a wide range of Intel processors and are capable of functioning …
Keep an eye on your home from anywhere with the D-Link DCS-942L IP camera without going broke
Here’s a fun one we offer for sale… The D-Link DCS-942L IP camera. This puppy is compact, and loaded with great features. Resolution of 640×480 Infrared (see in the dark) with automatic cut filter Ethernet connected Wireless Wi-Fi connected! Wall / desk mount included Built-in microphone (listen in to the room it is mounted in) Audio out – yes, …
Big power in a small package with the HP Envy Pro Ultrabook computer
To quote Stevie Wonder, “Isn’t she lovely?”… This is the HP Envy Pro Ultrabook, and it’s about as thin as you could possibly want. Any thinner is like typing on an iPad and certainly uncomfortable for extended periods of data entry, a complaint we sometimes hear from tablet and Macbook Air owners. The particular one above is the 14” …
Mailbox level backup for your Microsoft Exchange server is more affordable than you might think!
How are you backing up your Microsoft Exchange server? Many businesses are using the Microsoft provided NTBackup, which can backup the entire store, while others may be using another backup package that backs up the entire store. The super-budget minded may be using scripts to shut down the Exchange and then copy the store to an external hard drive. Still …
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FINALLY! Windows XP has decreased in popularity enough to no longer be the number one OS!
We knew the time was coming, but we didn’t know when, exactly……. According to an article on cnet.net, entitled “Windows 7 overtakes XP as Mac OS X passes Vista“, Microsoft Windows 7 has finally surpassed Microsoft XP as the most dominant operating system! Predictions were all over the place, from 2013 to as far out as 2016, with a few …
Homeland Secure IT will be closed for Labor Day – but available for emergency computer service
The crew at Homeland Secure IT will be enjoying some downtime this coming Monday! Just because the office is locked up doesn’t mean we are not here for you though, so if Monday comes and your computer or server is having problems and you are NOT enjoying “down time”, then please call us anyway, as voice mail will go to …