5 Things That Shouldn’t Be Stored On Your Devices
Technology can be scary at times. In fact, I simply don't trust it with anything. I'm not into conspiracy theories and don't think the world's going to end. I simply…
Remote Service Keeps Your Personal Data Safe
One of our larger customers in western Massachusetts runs a very large income tax preparation business and wanted us to start servicing his computers remotely. At first I thought it…
Preventing Cyberwar Victimization: 7 Changes You Must Make To Your Network
We are at the start of what could be a cyberwar which is making people and businesses uneasy. Everywhere we turn we're bombarded with new hacks being done by foreign…
2016 Technology: Four New Year’s Party Conversation Starters That Are Sure To Be A Hit
New Year's parties have always been some of my favorite times. Usually, though, people tend to either walk away or avoid me when I start talking about technology. This year…
Storing Data: Backups are one thing, but nothing beats a properly designed properly designed RAID1 computer system.
No matter what business you're involved with, I can almost guarantee there's some type of data. Data can be as simple as a mailing list or a complex database, without…
Upgrading Home Electronics: Is it really worth the money to upgrade working and functional electronics?
Over the past few months I've compiled a pretty neat collection of functional home electronics that have been left behind for recycling. Let's see, a $400.00 set of Bose speakers,…
Encryption: 2016 will be the year of encryption. Encryption in politics and everywhere else, you wait.
Imagine you and me sitting down and creating a method of mincing and reassembling vegetables that only we knew. One day you pulled a potato from a bag of other…
Reporting Inaccuracies: Don’t trust everything you read on a computer screen.
Monday morning I was boarding my flight from St. Louis when I received a text message asking if my parents could hitch a ride from Boston. Of course I obliged…
Planning for Disaster: Keep your business up and running by taking a few small steps to insure downtime will be kept to a minimum.
Thirty years ago computers were a novelty. Computers existed for specific business applications and only the most elite of companies ran on mainframes. In those days systems were designed around…
Going Paperless. Why making the switch to electronic records may be a bad idea.
Making new friends and influencing people have always been something that comes to me naturally. But not Saturday. Saturday night I attended a dinner party and didn't hesitate to tell…