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Announcing the Windows 8 Editions

by Roberta | May 1, 2012 | Tech Tips for Small Business

This time there will only be two versions of Windows for PC, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. Simpler is better. Announcing the Windows 8 Editions.

How To Remote Wipe Your iPhone – Business Insider

by Roberta | Apr 30, 2012 | News

Have you upgraded your iphone to iOS 5 yet? Here's a very good reason to do so. You can enable "Find My iphone" under the icloud settings. Then, if your phone is lost or stolen, you can remotely locate or even erase it. Here are instructions, complete with photos, on...

Check out the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Blow By Blow On Our Facebook Page

by Roberta | Apr 16, 2012 | News

I'm updating my experience with Windows 8 Consumer Preview on our Facebook Page. Eventually I'll post it on the blog, but if you want the info NOW while it's fresh, please visit (and consider liking) our Facebook page.

Windows 8 Consumer Preview is a BETA Only!

by Roberta | Apr 12, 2012 | Tech Tips for Small Business

A client recently asked if we would install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on his primary computer. It's important that everyone understand that Windows 8 is still in Beta and it may have a lot of bugs still to be worked out before it is for sale. It should not be...

Faux Verizon Phishing Scheme

by Roberta | Apr 10, 2012 | News

This morning I received an email that looked EXACTLY like the billing email notifications I get from Verizon, except it said my bill was $1800! ALthough I suspected it might be a fake, I returned from a trip to Europe recently so it was feasible that some billing erro...

NY Times on how to protect against widespread Mac virus

by Roberta | Apr 9, 2012 | Cybersecurity

widespread virus attack on Macs

Why It’s More Productive Not to Work 24/7

by Roberta | Apr 7, 2012 | News

Great article in the Harvard Business Review: Is Your Smart Phone Making You Less Productive?

A Craig’s List Troller Flags My Help-Wanted Ad! More on CL’s Flagging Epidemic

by Roberta | Mar 23, 2012 | News

A while back I wrote a post about the ongoing rash of arbitrary flagging that is destroying Craig's List. Recently I placed another ad on Craig's List, this time advertising a part-time job as office admin. The ad ran successfully for a few weeks. It was in the proper...

Kaspersky’s Aggressive Renewal Policies and How We can Protect You From Them

by Roberta | Mar 9, 2012 | News

We sell Kaspersky Anti-virus and Internet Security products because they are the best products of their kind for the residential/consumer market. However, the company behind Kaspersky pursues renewals and upsells extremely aggressively. This has led to several of our...