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Making a case for Microsoft Windows 8

Microsoft’s customer preview of Windows 8 gives us a peak of new features coming in the operating system before it’s launch later this year.

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Is your business still running Windows XP?

Last week, a client asked us to come in to help install two new printers in their office. Like several other customers, they are running Windows XP. And they are not alone. According to NetApplications, Windows XP is still 45% of the Windows marketshare by versions.  Now more than 10 years old, I was curious ...

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Put Technology on your 2012 Calendar

Here we are, the 2012 calendar year is well on it's way. As a technology manager or business owner it's easy to overlook key activities that need to take place at least once a year. Some of these will undoubtedly occur with our without a plan, but letting things happen as they may usually occurs ...

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How do you handle employees who bring their own device?

Corporate computing is undergoing a dramatic shift. If you don't see it yet you will see it in the not too distant future. The standard for corporate IT has traditionally been an environment where the organization owned, or leased, the hardware that their employees used. However, the world is changing rapidly. [caption id="attachment_551" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Mobile ...

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Hackers Turn Their Attention to Small Business

As larger companies have beefed up their security and risk management procedures, it has been proving more difficult for hackers to infiltrate their systems and networks. In turn, small companies have been slow to adopt security measures ...

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Protecting Data During Extended Power Outages

Protecting Data During Extended Power Outages

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Verizon Droid Bionic 4G LTE

We take a quick look at Verizon’s Droid Bionic 4G LTE to see if Motorola’s latest phone meets expectations.

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Kindle Fire – Amazon’s Attempt to Smoke the iPad

On November 15th, Amazon will start shipping what is the most formidable competition for the Apple iPad to date. With it's color screen, and touchscreen controls there are obvious comparisons. Here are some of the big features and how they stack up against the iPad. Once we have a Fire in hand we will give ...

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iPhone 4s compared with iPhone 4 and iPhone 3G

Much to the disdain of MacHeads, or should we say iPhone junkies, the rumored iPhone 5 didn't make it's debut at the Apple product announcement last week. Instead Apple chose to announce the iPhone 4s. Along with this they announced the addition of Sprint as a carrier (4s only) and pricing changes to the iPhone ...

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Steve Jobs: Modern Day Revolutionary

Thinking different propelled Steve Jobs and Apple to a world wide game changer

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