It’s Sunday, and I’m looking outside at the gray ‘June gloom’ day in California, and I’m thinking about clouds. Why not talk about ‘cloud’ backups? Firstly, a quick update on the cloud. The term gets bandy about a lot these days,…
iPads continue dominance-can they be used for everything?
Recently one of our clients asked us why his laptop didn’t work as well at his iPad. Ok he didn’t say it that nice, but that was the intent. And while we’ve had iPads from the beginning, it gave us pause…
Microsoft moving to outsourced IT model
Microsoft recently announced that it has forged a deal with Infosys Technologies to manage all of its IT operations. This is a tremendous confirmation for the effectiveness of the outsourced IT model. A large, well known, technology company like Microsoft would…
BYOD – the good vs. the ugly!
If your company has opened its doors to the use of personal mobile devices, iPads and tablets for work purposes you are one of the many who are beginning to allow them into work. Productivity is enhanced if an employee is…
Squeak or scream?
When I tell people what I do, they invariably respond…I get it you fix computers. Nothing could be further from the truth. While we do, in the course of a normal day, ‘fix’ peoples computers (which encompasses servers, desktops, laptops, network…
Backups, Backups, Backups
…You have backups in place, right? Lets start with some simple questions to refine your answer. 1) do you get a report daily that shows that your backups worked?2) do you check to ensure your backups include the data you need…
Is it time for new PCs?
We’ve all seen it somewhere… the PC that’s been at the company longer than any of the employees. Its’ clumsy, beige case sticks out against the new, sleek black models. Employees give sympathetic nods to whoever gets stuck behind its keyboard. …