An amazing TEDx posting: Eric Whitacre: A choir as big as the internet
Anyone interested in collaborative efforts should go check this out: http://www.ted.com/talks/a_choir_as_big_as_the_internet.html What you will find a collabrative effort on the behalf of 185 people in 12 countries, who participated in a “virtual choir”, sending in clips (245 I believe in total!) to be arranged into one piece that is beautifully done! Overcoming the noise issue [...]
continue readingPlease Vote for Google to Bring High Speed Fiber Internet to Greenville SC – #LuckyGVL #GoogleOnMain
I bet you wish I would just shut up about this Google High Speed Fiber Connectivity thing don’t you? Well I refuse! Please take a moment to vote for Greenville, SC in this poll: Again, even if you are NOT in Greenville, but live in the Upstate, or maybe another town in our region, the [...]
continue readingGreenville Google Fiber Movement Still in the Headlines
You would have to be living under a rock to still be in the dark about Google On Main / LuckyGVL (Just Google for #GoogleOnMain, #LuckyGVL, We Are Feeling Lucky, Greenville Google Fiber, etc). You probably already know that a couple thousand people in Greenville SC heard from various means, such as Twitter, Facebook, email, txt message or [...]
continue readingGreenville: Network Technology isn’t just Computers, Servers & Software
I’ve noticed a trend where friends, family and clients alike will feel as though their IT service provider is only there to fix their broken computer. When they need a computer repaired, they call the technician. When they need server service for their business, they call the technician. When they need a new network drop [...]
continue readingContent Filtering Question: Has Social Media Hurt Your Business or Helped?
As I sit here, I am reading a friend’s status on Facebook that says, “well…ugh!!! no more waiting on the mail….got denied my unemployment cuz the state says i had disregard for my employer when i posted on facebook i was loosing my job. ??? SO…ADVICE….NEVER talk about your job, and NEVER have coworkers as [...]
continue readingGreenville Google On Main Still Going Strong
Now it has been over a week since the Google On Main #GoogleOnMain event where thousands gathered in Greenville’s Falls Park while aircraft flew overhead capturing the spectacle on video and stills. Yes, the #LuckyGVL sponsored event was spectacular without question! More info on this event, including photos and video can be found on http://www.wearefeelinglucky.com/ This [...]
continue readingWhen You Need Computer Repair Do You Search Online or Use a Phone book?
If you are like most people, you keep a good ‘ol Yellow Page phone book handy. Many offices I have been in over the years while repairing computers have used phone books, but not for looking up numbers, they will tape a few together and raise their monitors up on them so they are viewing [...]
continue readingSocial Network Knows No Borders
I received an email from a gentleman saying that someone mentioned that I could help him with a computer issue he was having. Thing is, he was not in my geographic service area of Greenville and the Upstate of South Carolina. He was not even in our state. He was from Arizona. Now it is [...]
continue readingFree Microsoft T-Shirt
Homeland Secure IT, LLC has sponsored a couple Microsoft events where we showcased Microsoft products such as Microsoft Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft Office 2010 (due out later this year), and Windows 7. Because Microsoft can actually be pretty cool and we partner with them, they gave us some neat promotional products to [...]
continue readingGoogle High Speed Fiber Internet Still THE Hot Topic in Greenville
If you are from the Greenville / Upstate area you would have to be living as a Quaker to not know about all that is going on with the effort to bring Google Fiber here. Heck, even Quakers probably are aware of the community effort to catch the eye of Google. It is not just [...]
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