It has been too long since we gave something away! Well, that’s not entirely true… We “give away” excellent computer, server and network service, support and repair at amazingly low rates every day! However, that is not what I am talking about. I’m talking about giving away an XBOX 360 Arcade system from Microsoft which will give you hours of …
Microsoft Office 2010 for students could be cheaper than you think
It’s that time of year again… School is starting up as I write this… This means many people are buying notebook and desktop computers for their school-bound children and many are paying full retail price for Microsoft Office 2010. It doesn’t have to be that way. Microsoft has a special that lets students who purchase Microsoft Office 2010 Home & …
Adobe Updates for Shockwave, Flash Media Server, Flash Player, AIR, Photoshop & RoboHelp
Running Adobe products? Of course you are! There are number of updates available that you need to apply. Please, if you are prompted to install these updates, do so. If not, make sure they are indeed installed, or better yet, just upgrade to the latest versions of the applications to avoid the potential for the vulnerabilities to be exploited… …
Windows 7 applications open minimized and will not allow you to maximize or expand
Had a client call us today with a peculiar issue… On their Windows 7 Professional notebook, some applications (but not all) would open, but appear minimized in the task bar. The client tried everything, from rebooting, to trying safe mode. We connected remotely to view their desktop and observed the same behavior. After scouring the internet and discussing this between …
Advantages of equipment leasing and financing for your business IT needs
When we offer computers, servers, VoIP phone systems and other network equipment that reaches a certain amount, we always recommend clients consider leasing… According to our leasing partner, as one of the fastest growing methods for acquiring capital equipment and software, leasing might be a wise decision for your organization: Lease or finance new equipment and software with as little …
Secure IT Alert: Microsoft to unleash a ration of updates in August Patch Tuesday….
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Friday, August 5th, 2011 Tired of boring Tuesdays? Feeling deprived by Microsoft? Well, coming this Patch Tuesday, something to make every Microsoft user smile! Updates! You read that right, Microsoft has updates galore coming your way! They cover every current version of the Microsoft Operating system including the almost forgotten Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, …
Don’t forget – the 2011 South Carolina Sales Tax Holiday excludes items used in your business or trade…
It’s almost that time again! Starting tomorrow, August 5th at 12:01am until August 7th at midnight, South Carolina’s Sales Tax Holiday will be in effect. During this time, you can save 6% state sales tax on purchases in many categories, including the one we are most interested in, electronics. A few examples from the www.sctax.org website of exempt products: …
FCC – Measuring Broadband America Report Released #SamKnows #FCC #Broadband
I have been participating in the SamKnows / Test My ISP program that the FCC has undertaken in an effort to better understand what internet providers are offering, and what consumers are ultimately getting. The first report has been released and it sure doesn’t look good for DSL technology! If you have DSL based internet (AT&T U-Verse included), then you …
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Android trojan records phone calls – It’s not paranoia if they really are watching you…
Here’s an ugly one… A piece of malware could be installed on your Android that records your phone conversations and saves it to your memory card. A blog post over on the CA community site states that you could have a trojan spying on your conversations. While the author goes into detail about the functionality of the trojan, little is …
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Some browser stats for www.HomelandSecureIT.com #Windows #Mac #IE #Firefox #Chrome #Android #iPad
A couple weeks ago I was watching a conversation about the popularity of certain devices for browsing and thought I would pull out some recent information about our own website, http://www.HomelandSecureIT.com… Here’s a look at our site for July 1st until August 1st broken down by browser and platform: Other than the super-high bounce rate, we see some important information… …