We had a blast in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure #Greenville
Earlier in the year, we saw one of our friends asking for contributions to their Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure team (Plus Inc.) and two of us here at Homeland Secure IT supported them with small contributions. After discussing it further, we decided to form our own team and participate in the 5K [...]
Consumers are happier than ever with their computers!
According to a story published in the Washington Post, computer users are happier with their PCs than at any time since the first year (1994) that this was tracked! This was based around a poll run by ACSI LLC. It was not surprising that Apple had the highest user satisfaction with their “cult-like” Mac following, [...]
Greenville business computer service, support and repair – Free Estimates
If you have issues with your business computer systems, who do you call? If you are calling a one-man-shop, you may be getting a great deal in terms of hourly rates, however, you may find that the wait for this one person to finally get around to you could lead to inconvenient downtime. Unfortunately, the [...]
Are you overlooking a notebook computer backup plan?
I hate to keep beating this dead horse, but a dear friend called this morning as I was on my way in to the office, telling how his notebook computer had experienced a totally depleted battery over the weekend and that when he tried to bring it back up, he got the dreaded blue screen [...]
Greenville computer service, repair, support and more – Way more… #greenville
This morning I was having a discussion with a potential client and we were talking about the “Homeland Secure IT” name, the individual mentioned that they understood the play on words, however they were simply not sure how to take “IT”, because they thought of “IT” only in the terms of “Information Technology”… I explained [...]
Web enabled thermostats aim to save you money and give you control from anywhere!
Web Enabled Thermostats: A not-so-new technology is becoming mainstream due to the desire to save money and be “green”. If you have been looking to purchase a new HVAC system for your home or business, you may have been given the option to include a thermostat that enables you to view statistics & make changes [...]
Microsoft Windows XP pro pre-install downgrade to be unavailable after 10/22/2010
The time has come for us to say goodbye to Microsoft Windows XP! All of our computer vendors have been alerting us to the fact that after October 22, 2010 they will no longer be able to provide us with machines that include the downgraded Microsoft Windows XP professional and that Microsoft Windows 7 will [...]
10 Google services that don’t get the limelight they deserve (Thanks @RussellTripp)
@RussellTripp posted this to Twitter and I had to save it, thus it got posted to the blog so I don’t forget about it myself… Thanks Russell… I didn’t even know about the Code Search until today. I can promise you I will be using this 10 Google Services That Don’t Get the Limelight They Deserve [...]
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional for only $29.99?? No way… YES WAY! If you are a student…
Yes, the subject is correct! Microsoft is offering students the deal of a lifetime… Windows 7 Professional for only $29.99! Follow this link to get the whole scoop… In short you must have an email address ending with .edu, or be enrolled at a college listed as eligible on that site. There is also [...]
SECURE IT ALERT: Microsoft August Security Bulletin Update
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Microsoft has updated their August Security Bulletin as of August 10, 2010… A webcast is scheduled for 2:00 PM Eastern on August 11, 2010 - Register here The following information was provided courtesy of US-CERT National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA10-222A: Systems Affected Microsoft [...]
