Let’s assume you are a business owner and a man walks in wearing a jumpsuit with an official looking badge, and tells you that he is from the power company, sent there to plug a device into your outlet that will monitor and potentially save you money. What do you do? Let’s assume they say they are from DHEC and …
No, you won’t lose access to the internet on March 8, 2012… #DNSChanger
The top email question for me the last couple weeks has been, “What’s this about the internet going down on March 8th?”. This is related to the DNS Changer malware which has permitted hackers to hijack web traffic and send it to their bogus sites and in the process, get millions of dollars from fraudulent advertisement revenue. The people responsible …
Think twice before buying discounted Microsoft Office or other computer software
You know the old adage, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” – It’s just as true today as it was the first time I heard it many years ago. Reading an article on WYFF 4 site entitled “Top 10 Most Counterfeited Items” has computer software lumped in with other optical media, which is ranked #5 in …
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Businesses need to protect their notebook, laptop and tablet computers… Are you listening NASA?
I’m not surprised at all when I read an article where a mobile computer (notebook, laptop, tablet) is lost or stolen that may contain sensitive data. I’ve become numb to it in many cases. In the last week I have read about a doctor who “misplaced” his notebook, and it contained detailed medical records on it (it was later recovered), …
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Caffeine Fix Starbucks Giveaway Test #CaffeineFix
A friend has suggested we try something different for our giveaways… So here goes… This is a shakedown cruise of Rafflecopter… Give it a whirl and win a $25 dollar Starbuck’s gift card!
And the winner of our Kindle Fire tablet computer giveaway is…………..
The winner of the Kindle Fire is: Jason Kneese, manager of Outman’s Cigar & Martini Bar here in Greenville! Out of 9459 entries into our #LeapIntoIT Kindle Fire giveaway, Jason had only a couple, but his retweet of our post was the lucky one that did it. I would like to thank everyone who took part in the fun and …
SonicWALL announces End of Support Notification for SonicPoint G Access Points
The following information comes courtesy of SonicWALL’s Global Support Services: Announcement SonicPoint G End of Support Notification Affected Products SonicWALL SonicPoint wireless access points SonicPoint G Announcement Summary Effective March 1, 2012, SonicWALL will transition the SonicPoint G from Limited Retirement Mode to End of Support. Once these products transition to End of Support they will no longer be …
Here’s Something Neat! The NeatDesk Desktop Scanner Scans Business Cards, Receipts and More!
TOO MUCH PAPER! So many of us have stacks of papers all over our desks which are unnecessary…. Not the desks, the paper. For example, I have business cards, receipts, invoices and a contract laying on my desk right now, all taking up valuable “real estate”. But I can’t throw any of it away. I have to put the business …
Think about Nexlink for your next home computer – They’re not just for business anymore!
We have been providing what we believe to be one of the best computers available at any cost to our Greenville and Upstate SC clients for years, and it is not a Dell, HP, Toshiba, Samsung, Acer, Mac or any other common brand… It’s Nexlink, from Seneca Data. Our clients have grown to love these machines due to their reliability, …
Please post a review of our computer services on our thumbtack listing
If you have a moment to spare, could you pop over to our listing on Thumbtack.com and make a few comments about us? Greenville & Upstate Computer Service and Sales We are trying to increase awareness of what Homeland Secure IT does, and Thumbtack offers another resource that will do just that. Our listing there shows that we do your typical …