HP / Hewlett-Packard, a renown manufacturer of computers, servers, switches, printers and more. By partnering with HP, we are able to provide the highest level of support possible to our clients as well as providing sales of HP products at reasonable prices. HP offers a large assortment of IT components and services, which we are able to provide at reasonable …
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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), …
Are you sticking to that new year’s resolution to backup your computer or server data?
You were lucky enough to make it through 2011 without a catastrophic failure of a hard drive, data corruption, loss of a notebook computer, etc, but will 2012 be so kind? If you are like so many people and businesses we work with, you are NOT backing up your data. Maybe it is too much trouble, or too expensive. …
Christmas Holiday 2011 Hours for Homeland Secure IT Computer Service & Sales
Christmas is almost upon us! Hope you have your shopping done by now, and if not, well, it’s not too late to order a notebook, netbook, desktop or tablet computer from Homeland Secure IT! We offer sales of all major brands of computers and components such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Acer, NexLink, Asus, Samsung and more. Whether it is …
The HP ProBook 4530s 15.6″ LED Notebook is an excellent product at a reasonable price!
Last week we had to cut the cord and let our baby girl go off to college… That was more difficult than I care to relate to you in a blog post! One of the items on our task list was to secure a quality notebook that she could probably use for the four years she is in school. Being …
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 …
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: …
Is there an Apple Mac battery pack explosion risk from a possible exploit?
Could your Apple Mac Macbook, Macbook Pro or Macbook Air be a ticking timebomb? According to one researcher, yes. An interesting article over on PHYSORG.com states that a researcher with Accuvant Labs will be demonstrating an exploit on current Mac models that could result in a battery pack actually exploding if the vulnerability is leveraged by hackers. It seems that …
The new Lenovo ThinkPad Edge e420 is an affordable business notebook
Lenovo’s new ThinkPad Edge E420 (1141-55U) notebook has all the features that make for an enjoyable business user experience, in addition to claims of it including “Advanced VoIP features”. With businesses going global, video conferencing has become the new standard for communication. ThinkPad Edge E420, featuring a low light-sensitive 720P HD camera and multimedia function keys, delivers a high-quality video …