We love to give things away! From Cisco Flip cameras to X-Box 360 game consoles and everything in between… Our November giveaway was a copy of Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2012 and the randomizer picked Ryan Montgomery… You may know Ryan from Twitter as @MontyPhotoArt, but if you don’t know him at all, you should take  moment to look …
Microsoft Ditches Windows 7 Gadgets
One of the features that made Windows 7 attractive to some people has been the “Gadgets”. Â Where you could place a clock, weather, stock ticker, or other gadget on your screen sidebar. Well, it appears that back in September, Microsoft in their infinite wisdom dropped that feature… If you visit their website looking for gadgets, you will be told that …
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Disk encryption likely to hinder law enforcement efforts
Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Â We sure did, but we are back at work. While reading an article over on physorg entitled “Research team finds disk encryption foils law enforcement efforts“, I was reminded of conversations from over a dozen years ago with friends in law enforcement about how criminals were using PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) to encrypt their …
TP-Link Wireless N Router TL-MR320 lets you create a Wi-Fi hotspot just about anywhere
TP-Link just announced a new product in their stable of connectivity devices called the TL-MR3020 Portable 3G/3.75G Wireless N Router. This little gadget will allow you to plug your USB 3G modem into and it in turn lets multiple Wi-Fi devices to share that connection! Sure, there are other devices out there that do the same thing, but this one …
Stream video & audio from your Windows notebook / computer to your big screen TV or projector wirelessly
The question of the day was from a client who asked, “How can I display what I see on my notebook to my big screen TV, without physically connecting it?”. Obviously, connecting the notebook to your LCD TV is probably the easiest thing in the world, using an HDMI, DVI or even VGA cable, however, it is inconvenient, especially if …
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Why do videos start playing automatically when I visit a website? How can I stop this? #GoodQuestion
Today a client mentioned that videos are playing automatically on their computer and it annoys them. Hey, it annoys me too! Why oh why do websites insist on force-feeding you content you might not actually want to hear? Please, web developers, give us the option to actually play your video if we want to. In fact, there is a particular …
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FREE Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security 2012? You betcha! Homeland Secure IT wants you to be protected!
We believe Trend Micro’s Titanium Internet Security 2012 is the best anti-virus, anti-spyware & anti-spam package at any price, however one lucky person is going to get it from us at absolutely no cost this month! Titanium Internet Security 2012 includes everything you would expect in an anti-virus package with a few extras… Blocks email and image spam Blocks …
Servosity Online Backup Now with Disaster Recovery for Server & Desktop
If you are from the Greenville / Upstate South Carolina area and are into IT, you likely know Damien Stevens, or at least the name of his company, Servosity. Today, Servosity announced that in addition to their quality online / cloud backup solution, they will have Servosity DR Server and DR Desktop available! DR Server and DR Desktop are …
Microsoft Security Advisory – Fraudulent Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing
Microsoft notifications sent this out in email today (November 10, 2011) regarding fraudulent digital certificates: ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification Issued: November 10, 2011 ******************************************************************** Security Advisories Updated or Released Today ============================================== * Microsoft Security Advisory (2641690) – Title: Fraudulent Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing – http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2641690 – Revision Note: V1.0 (November 10, 2011): Advisory published.
Analysts predict hard drive supplies could run out by end of November due to Thailand’s flood situation #HDDShortage
Remember what I said back on Oct 25th about the hard drive shortage? Then I rambled a bit more and went as far as to say, “Don’t Panic“??? I think I misled you. Â I now upgrade my opinion to, “OKAY, PANIC”. According to numerous articles citing industry experts and analysts, we’re seeing a total 180 from the “relax, everything is …