Microsoft Office 365 Free Trial

  As I sit in a webinar this morning regarding a product we offer, I realize that I have done a poor job of increasing awareness of it to our customers! Microsoft has been offering a hosted email solution for a while now, allowing even the smallest of businesses to have a full Microsoft Exchange experience just like a large …

Adobe Patch Day brings updates for Flash, Shockwave and ColdFusion

Three security bulletins have been released by Adobe that cover Flash Player, Shockwave Player and ColdFusion. These apply to not only Microsoft Windows based machines, but also to Apple Macintosh computers. Complete control over your machine could be obtained by exploiting the flaws outlined. As always – UPDATE your machines and protect yourself. Do not hesitate. Should you require assistance …

Microsoft Patch Tuesday for April 2013

It’s that time again!   Microsoft Patch Tuesday is upon us. Let me just say… Update your Microsoft Windows based computers. As you will see below, the biggest vulnerability is your Internet Explorer, which should be updated, even if you are using another browser. Should you require assistance installing these or any other security updates, please call upon us in …

Internet Spring Cleaning Day 2013 is TODAY! Please take action to protect your devices.

It’s that time of year again when ISPs (Internet Service Providers)  all around the world perform their yearly maintenance, call it “Spring Cleaning” if you will. If you have been living under a rock and missed the stories on the news and the countless emails flying around for the last week or so, then this may come as a total …

Unexpected three day sale on computers here in Greenville SC

This never happens….  Welllll, I can’t say “never” after I post this… One of our favorite vendors is having a sale and we are passing the savings on to you. Nexlink is offering 25 dollars off their prebuilt business computers, and if you order today (Wednesday March 27, 2013) through Friday the 29th, we can knock 25 dollars off the …

It’s going to be a GOOD FRIDAY at Homeland Secure IT

In honor of Good Friday, Homeland Secure IT will be closed Friday, March 29th 2013. We hope that you have plans to spend time reflecting on what this time of year means and that you can enjoy it with your family. As always, if you have an emergency and require computer service, you can call us or email us and …

Windows 8 automatic restart after updates really upsets some people

So you’ve got Windows 8 and you are loving it, or maybe not. Once you get past that totally different interface, and the login if you are on a domain, one annoying trait that may tweak your shorts is the forced automatic restart after updates are applied. You would notice that where Windows keeps saying that your machine is going …

Special – Fujitsu Stylistic M532 Android Business Tablet $399

We don’t often have prices that beat most of the online retailers, but today, we do! If you are in need of an Android tablet that was designed with business use in mind, then this might be for you…. Fujitsu Stylistic M532 Built Tough Tablet PC is MIL-STD-810 tested and ready! The Fujitsu M532 is a worthy candidate to consider for …

Adobe and Microsoft patches galore for March 2013

While spring has not quite sprung, Microsoft and Adobe have both sprung a slew of updates for you. It is important that you apply these updates to your computers and servers in order to keep your network secure. Let’s start with Adobe – Four Flash security holes have been plugged in Flash Player 11.6.602.171 and earlier across all platforms.  Yes, …

We’ve renewed our Microsoft Education Reseller status…. Yea us!

We’re happy to announce that Homeland Secure IT has renewed our Microsoft Education Reseller status and are good for another year. What does that mean?  Besides having to demonstrate that we know what we are doing through taking an exam, we have to actually have a clue about the sales of Microsoft products specifically available to the academic organizations we …