Careful where you step!

by Mark Aronson January 16, 2012 security

One of our busiest troubleshooting weeks occurred after US troops caught and killed Osama Bin Laden. Our customers’ employees were anxiously Googling and clicking infected links that promised pictures and stories. Malware quickly began stealing information, directing browsers to suspect sites, changing or deleting files, hijacking PCs to broadcast more infections, pummeling users with pop-ups, [...]

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8 Signs Your Business is Tech-Illiterate

by Mark Aronson December 26, 2011 using computers

Do your clients point and laugh when you pull out your circa-2008 cellphone? Was your computer OS released before Obama came to office? It’s time to pass the upgrade hat if your office exhibits any of the following symptoms of extreme technical illiteracy. We found this guest post from PC World both amusing and informative. [...]

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No power? No email? No problem!

by Mark Aronson December 14, 2011 email

During the October power failure, one of our manufacturing customers was frustrated because his staff could not use email. Fortunately, it was easy to solve his problem. I simply routed the company’s incoming and outgoing email via a specialized Internet email service. Employees used their home computers to access their email on the Internet service [...]

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4th Quarter Tax Savings Tip

by Laura Aronson November 28, 2011 strategic planning

Contact us immediately to take advantage of tax savings for this year with Section 179 of the IRS Tax Code. For any new or used IT equipment or off-the-shelf software you buy and install by December 31, 2011, Section 179 lets you deduct up to $500,000 of the first $2 million without paying the full [...]

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Dual Monitors Boost Productivity

by Mark Aronson October 28, 2011 Uncategorized

There is an inexpensive, easy way to boost productivity for you and your staff, and when our clients try it, they are surprised how well it works! Whether you are designing products or massaging data, studies show that adding an extra monitor or two will boost output by 20 to 30 percent. At a cost [...]

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6 Reasons Why You Should Pay for Antivirus Software

by Mark Aronson October 18, 2011 disaster prevention

“Cheap is good and free is better.” Right? Not always. Here’s why: The Risks Are Too Great – An infection can cost you lost productivity, spread to other computers on your network or via email to your customers or vend ors, and even expose you to identity theft. They’re Hard to Uninstall – Don’t run [...]

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