Monthly Archives: March 2010
Beware of Ransomware!
Users beware of ransomware: malicious software that extorts money from users in exchange for freeing the user’s computer or data. One particularly nasty version was recently discovered by researchers at CA which came bundled with a software download called uFast Download Manager. The malware blocks Internet access for users until they pay the publisher a [...]
Coming Soon: More Business-class Smartphones
Hold on to your mobile devices: IDC predicts 20.9% growth in smartphone sales from 2009 through 2013. Symbian and Research In Motion (RIM) remain the market leaders, but you can be sure that competition will intensify with giants Microsoft, Google and Apple in the mix.
A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced the release of Windows Mobile [...]
Evaluating your backup solution
You can’t have a disaster recovery plan until you first have a good backup solution. Is your backup solution good—or just good enough?
The traditional backup process is done to tape – which has a number of limitations including high cost (particularly as capacity increases), difficult upgrades, degradation over time, and slow backup and restoration.
Over the [...]
Access Frequently Used Items in Windows 7 with Jump Lists
Finding a way to easily access recently used files, folders, and websites was annoying to some in previous versions of Windows. In Windows 7, the new Jump List feature allows you to those items quickly.
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Understanding March Madness and its impact on your company
It’s March again, and many hoops fans are once again in a frenzy – creating fantasy basketball drafts, watching streamed basketball games, and researching basketball trends, rumors, and other related information. That’s “March Madness” for you.
Most of the activity of March Madness is internet based, with gambling and betting at an all-time high, especially as [...]
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Security, Accessibility, and Portability: Three Reasons to Choose a Microsoft-Based EMR
More and more doctors are interested in Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), thanks to American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) incentives—but at the same time, they’re worried that in implementing an EMR they’ll lose control over their data.
How can you be sure your data will be stored in a universal platform, will be easily accessible, and [...]
Client/Server or ASP-Based EMR?
Some EMR software is ASP-based, and some is built on a client/server model. Which is right for you?
ASP
With the Application Service Provider (ASP) model, all data is located on a server at an offsite location selected by the EMR company. While this may seem ideal because it requires you to buy less hardware, there [...]
Listen to Over 100,000 Radio Stations in Windows Media Center
A cool feature in Windows 7 Media Center is the ability to listen to local FM radio. But what if you don’t have a tuner card that supports a connected radio antenna? The RadioTime plug-in solves the problem by allowing access to thousands of online radio stations.
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Three Ways Managed Services Can Reduce Your IT Costs
In today’s tough market environment, many small and medium businesses are turning to Managed Services. But is the up-front cost worth it? We say yes—and think you’ll agree when we explain why.
With Managed Services, an IT consultant constantly manages your network, typically from afar. In other words, someone will prevent many IT problems—and fix those [...]
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