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Man’s Personal Information Left on Returned Tablet for Months
The morale of the story? Have someone you TRUST wipe your data before it leaves your possession. Man's Personal Information Left on Returned Tablet for Months - WGHP.
Using Technology to Keep Productive and Organized – Part 2: Business Software Recommendations
A few months ago I posted a list of PC software I use to keep my music life/business organized. In this post, I'll discuss some of the software and online tools I use to keep the office here at New York Geek Girls Computer Services running smoothly. I've omitted the...
Remote Services – Economical and Convenient, Wherever You Are
Recently, Jay Lee, a tech columnist for the Houston Chronicle, was kind enough to link to an article on our blog about how to find a good computer tech. Since then we've gotten a few inquiries from potential clients outside of our traditional service area. So this...
HP Battery Pack Recall
HP has issued a recall on a series of battery parks, adding to the recalled products previously expanded on May 19, 2010. These battery parks are now said to have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to customers. HP says that if you have not...
Malware infects Macs
An interesting story from Tom's Hardware on a recent malware epidemic effecting Macs. Required reading for Mac owners. http://m.tomshardware.com/news/apple-mac-malware-virus-infection,12781.html
Is Your Wireless Network Really Secure?
Here's an article from the NY Times about why it's important to have a properly encrypted wifi network. If you are paying your cable company an extra monthly fee for wireless Internet, you probably have WEP encryption, which is less secure than WPA encryption. You'd...
Craig’s List’s Dirty Little Secret: Who’s Policing the Flagging Police?
Most of our new business now comes from referrals from current clients. It works out great for everyone. Our clients feel that they are helping their friends and colleagues (and supporting a small business they believe in) by recommending a reliable and trustworthy...
Unable to complete synchronization on Blackberry with DTM 6
Here's how I resolved a difficult problem with my Blackberry sync. Since I found very little in the way of solutions when googling this issue, I'm posting my efforts here in hopes that this helps someone having the same problem. I returned my Droid Monday in...
Are you still paying for AOL?
An interesting article called to my attention by our tech, Ariel. Are you still paying for AOL? AOL's "Dirty Little Secret": 60% of AOL's Profits Come From Misinformed Customers.







