Approach paying for technical support services like you do your annual health check ups Maintaining the health of your technology is much like maintaining your personal health, you need to spend a little on preventative medicine and have a bit tucked away for the occasional trip to the ER with a...
The three fundamentals of IT Planning When you’re running a small to mid-size business, you’re not just the CEO, too often you’re also the CFO, CMO and janitor. Without IT support, you can add IT planner to your resume because without the help of a solid information technology strategy,...
Business network security fundamental #1: installing anti-virus software isn't enough to keep your network safe We all know that anti-virus software is business network security critical. But did you know anti-virus software isn't an "install it and forget it" security measure? Once the software...
From an IT consulting company’s perspective there are three levels of businesses. The level is determined by the number of computer users (employees) the business has. A company’s need for an IT consulting company grows proportionately with its number of computer users. Depending on the size...
A small device plugged into one of several popular IP phone models can turn the phones into secret listening devices, according to research funded by a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an arm of the Defense Department devoted to computer security, reports NBC...
For people with thousands of LPs, CDs and tapes taking up space in their homes, the idea of putting all that music in the cloud may seem tempting. Here's one self-proclaimed "music geek" who walks us through his own decision-making process: leap to the cloud or continue ceding square footage to his...
