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Hard Drive Prices Rising

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:53:00 PST

While the massive flooding in Thailand ravaged hundreds of thousands worth of property and infrastructure, it also has had an adverse effect on worldwide hard drive production. Since the majority of...

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25 Worst Passwords of All Time

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:47:00 PST

Passwords are an integral part of securing both IT systems and online accounts. In order to keep your system and information safe, it is important to take the time to create strong passwords that...

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Balancing Freedom and Security

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:04:00 PST

Security experts are predicting a rise in the use of personal gadgets to access company data – which means that you will have less control over what kind of data goes in and out of your IT...

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Bumb Performance in Windows 7 by trimming startup programs

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:22:00 PST

Does you windows 7 Computer run Slow? well you can increase the amount of RAM/ Memory you are using, Windows 7 32 bit needs a minimum of 1Gig and the 64 bit version needs a minimum of 2Gb....

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5 Benefits of Managed Services

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:47:00 PST

With IT's ever-changing and ever evolving demands, it's important that businesses, especially those with fewer resources, be able to keep themselves up to date – and there's no better, more...

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1st look at Windows 8 - What do you think

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:08:00 PDT

Here is the first look at Windows 8. please share your thoughts inthe comment section below! If you want to see what Jason Hiner of Tech Republic had to say you can check out his...

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Conduct better online searches with these tips

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:58:00 PDT

Sometimes it may seem impossible to find what you’re looking for when you’re performing an online search. One keyword may result in thousands of irrelevant results. These simple...

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Keep your employees inspired with these 4 ideas

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:40:00 PDT

Inspiring employees can sometimes be hard to do when you’re running a small business. Funds are often limited and there is not a lot of time to spare. Keeping your employees inspired, however,...

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Smartpens can help cause you to be more efficient – here’s how

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:32:00 PDT

Smartpens are a new office craze with ever-expanding possibilities. The capabilities of smartpens have grown a lot since the technology first came about, and they’re still...

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Security tools for on-the-go protection

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:59:00 PDT

Sometimes it can be tricky to keep your belongings safe while you are on the go. The good news is, there are many tools that make it easier. Things like notebook locks and personal safes are...

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3 tips for keeping your email inbox in order

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:30:00 PDT

Email is both a great convenience and a huge stressor for many of us. Our inboxes overwhelm us with messages, yet most of them are necessary. Fortunately, there are many techniques out there that can...

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Flash storage – what precisely is it?

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:17:00 PDT

Flash storage is something that is commonplace in many of our everyday lives, whether we are aware of it or not. Plenty of the gadgets we use on a daily basis, such as smartphones, and laptops, have...

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How do search engines come up with their results?

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:44:00 PDT

For most of us, online search engines are the first place we turn when we’re searching for information. We trust them to give us the most relevant results, but those results are not always...

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The DEMO conference is here – the big trends in technology to look out for

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:50:00 PST

The DEMO Spring conference is the “launchpad for emerging technology” and it is full of fantastic ideas. Social media is the primary theme of this week’s show, with three sessions...

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The top ideas emerging from TED 2011

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:44:00 PST

The TED Conference, taking place this week, unites people from the worlds of technology, entertainment and design. TED lets people from these three fields display their knowledge and ideas, and...

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Spam levels are quickly declining

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:57:00 PST

Spam in the form of email has seen a drastic decline in the last few months. One report shows a fall from 200 billion spam messages being sent each day in August to only 50 billion per day in...

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How dangerous is unplugging a USB device without ejecting it?

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:29:00 PST

Imagine you’ve plugged your thumb drive into your computer to upload a video of your child’s first steps. The file was downloaded successfully, so you unplug it without thinking. In an...

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How to find the ideal desk height

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:49:00 PST

If you’re in the market for a new desk, there is one critical factor you should consider before buying: desk height. Many people overlook this but keeping it in mind may be the key to your...

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Good techniques that help preserve your smartphone battery

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:02:00 PST

For many of us, our smartphone is our key connection to the outside world. So, when that smartphone is out of commission because of a dead battery or something worse, we can feel totally lost....

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Cloud computing: what it really means

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:25:00 PST

Cloud computing is an expression that perplexes most people. It appears to be a basic enough idea, but different sources provide different definitions, leaving many of us confused as to what it truly...

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The mystery that is 4g

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:47:00 PST

4G networks appear to be all any mobile carrier can talk about nowadays. The problem is, with so many carriers claiming to have the biggest or fastest network, the 4G landscape can get pretty...

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6 tips for creating more effective PowerPoint presentations

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:57:00 PST

PowerPoint presentations are something that we’ve all had to work with at one point or another. But interestingly, many people will confess that they still don’t know how to create a...

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Windows XP gets the Axe from Microsoft

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:28:00 PST

On October 22 2010 Microsoft ceased sales for windows XP as it has ened it's Lifecycle. However Microsoft will continue support unitl April 2014 on service pack 3 or greater. If you are like most...

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Laptop computer Video Card Settlement

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:47:00 PDT

Video Card Manufacture Nvidia has reached a settlement on video cards in Dell, HP & Apple Laptop & notbook computers most people efected by this shoudl have recieved an email with the subject...

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Data Backup: Getting Data Distater Prevetion Started

Data Backup: Getting Data Distater Prevetion Started

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:16:00 PDT

Since small businesses joined large conglomerates in relegating their mission critical processes to data infrastructures, IT companies are always faced with the dangers that come with a network-based...

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Timing business upgrades to Microsoft Windows 7

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If 308 million password possibilities can be attempted in under 3 minutes, is your password keeping you safe?

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