7 Tips for Safe Internet Surfing When You Travel

by Mark Aronson July 12, 2010

Mobile Productivity Part III:
One of my customers asked me, “I’m planning to take my laptop to Europe, but I always hesitate to use it at Wi-Fi access because nothing is private and besides e-mail I also would like to do some banking. How can I do this safely?” This is what I told him about [...]

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Bad PCs from Dell! What computer to buy?

by Mark Aronson June 30, 2010

PC maker Dell has been accused of selling thousands of desktop PCs despite knowing the machines contained faulty components (stemming from bad capacitors on motherboards), according to recently unsealed court documents first reported about on Tuesday by The New York Times.
Court documents unsealed in a civil case against Dell in Federal District Court in North [...]

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Four Ways to Access Files and Programs at the Office

by Mark Aronson June 16, 2010

Our customers often ask about the best ways to maintain productivity when they or their staff are away from office, whether they are traveling, working at home, or visiting a customer or construction site. This article cover methods to access files or programs at the office, and the previous article listed essential gadgets.

USB Drives and [...]

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Six Essential Gadgets for Mobile Productivity

by Mark Aronson June 2, 2010

Mobile Productivity Part I: Six Essential Gadgets
Our customers often ask about the best ways to maintain productivity when they or their staff are away from office, whether they are traveling, working at home, or visiting a customer or construction site. This article lists essential gadgets, and the next article will cover methods to access [...]

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Microsoft Changes That Will Affect You

by Mark Aronson May 28, 2010

Microsoft products – operating systems and productivity software – are an essential component of nearly all of our clients’ networks, so I always closely follow Microsoft news such as patches and updates.
Most of the time, this is at a detailed, technical level that would bore you enough to make you want to cut off your [...]

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7 Tips for Safe Social Networking

by Mark Aronson May 7, 2010

Social networking – FaceBook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and blogs – is all about opening up and sharing information, but there’s some information you should never share online. Protecting this information can help prevent everything from identity theft to your physical safety.

Never share your Social Security Number (including the last 4 digits), [...]

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