Business Continuity Plan – Power Protection

In our own continued effort to maintain a business continuity plan at Homeland Secure IT, LLC, we are now looking into a generator system. Currently, in the event of a power outage, we have uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) from APC that will keep our main servers and desktops online, however, we will be in the dark. These UPS (UPSes? UPSii?) …

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Homeland Secure IT now has two Microsoft Sales Specialists

Greg and I took the Microsoft Sales Specialist Virtualization courses and then the associated assessments and are happy we passed, giving us yet another certificate to hang on the wall. The Microsoft Sales Specialist courses prepared us for assisting our clients with the task of virtualizing their desktops and servers. The courses cover everything you need to know about the …

John is Feeling Lucky! Google: Please hook us up!

By now you have heard about the contest that Google has that will bring one lucky community the fastest internet connection possible. I support Greenville, SC all the way. Google, please hook us up! Please sign our petitions at: https://sites.google.com/a/wearefeelinglucky.com/greenville/get-involved

A Computer Engineer Barbie Sounds AWESOME to me

I’m a little too old to play with dolls (as far as you know), however, I think I would buy a “Computer Engineer Barbie” to use as our mascot at http://www.HomelandSecureIT.com mainly because it is geek-gone-mainstream if nothing else. Additionally, think of the inspiration it could be to a young child who may actually be influenced to become an IT professional, …

Prepare Thyself for Microsoft Patch Tuesday

It appears us IT folks get a little break on the patches this coming Tuesday. On the schedule are only 2 patches as outlined by an article on PCWorld.com….   Are the patches slowing down? Only time will tell, but last month was harsh, with MS dumping a ton of them on us, Java and Adobe patches, etc. The article on …

Today’s Wi-Fi Fear: Thieves using RDF to find notebooks

An article on NetworkWorld.com made me chuckle today…  Apparently the Bad Guys are now using Radio Direction Finding (RDF) to locate hidden notebooks because their 802.11* wireless was enabled. It seems amazing to me that it has taken this long for anyone to realize that if a ntoebook or any other device is “wireless”, that it is transmitting a signal, …

Job Opening for an Entry Level Technician

Homeland Secure IT is looking for a person with a desire to: Be here 8:30 to 5:30, Monday through Friday with 1 hr for lunch Handle basic office skills such as composing email/letters, using Excel, etc Assist with creation of marketing materials/ads/coupons Work with/learn Adobe Photoshop, MS Publisher, etc a plus Assist in marketing our business through all forms of …