Sneak Peek into our next Cloud Computing generation

For some time now we have been working hard on our cloud tools. We have been building and refining our offerings to give our customers the best possible experience at small business prices. We think we have succeeded. Today we can run an entire office in the cloud without ever having to rely on traditional […]

Work Friendly BYOD smartphones

Recently we talked about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and how these devices are starting to intrude on your personal time. In our quest to be more connected, more informed and on top of the last news and events we use an assortment of smartphones and tablets. Like most CEO, CIO and business executives you […]

Working Overtime – Maybe BYOD is to Blame

What happen to the 40 hour work week in the United States? Other counties have far less work weeks than we do. As a matter of fact the United States work week has changed over the years. In the 1800’s the normal work week consisted of nearly 70 hours and became an important political issue. […]

In Wake of Security Breach, Yahoo! Hires New CEO

Just days after Yahoo! announced a security breach that compromised 400,000 user accounts the company names a new CEO, Marissa Mayer. Founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in March 1995 in Santa Clara, California Yahoo! has had its share of ups and downs. Yahoo! has had five CEOs in the past five-year and eight […]

Yahoo gives away passwords

In a company statement Yahoo! stated, “At Yahoo! we take security very seriously and invest heavily in protective measures to ensure the security of our users and their data across all our products.” If that is the case then Yahoo! should explain why it stored users ID and passwords with encryption and allowed 400,000 user […]

Microsoft Recommends Users to Shut Down Windows Gadgets

In an unusual move by the software giant Microsoft, rather than fix vulnerabilities with sidebar and Gadgets, Microsoft is advising users in a Microsoft security advisory to disable the features altogether. Windows Sidebar is a long, vertical bar that is displayed on the side of your desktop. It contains mini-programs called gadgets, which offer information at […]

Less Known Server Security Breaches

This weekend I ran into an old friend whom I worked with many years ago. Back then we both worked at GE Capital, he as a service manager and I ran GECITS, Northern California business. He mentioned that he still dabbles a little in IT consulting and was having a some security issues with a […]

Let the hacking begin…

OK – maybe not hacking yet, but certainly mayhem. This coming July 9, 2012 marks yet another memorable date for the DNSChanger malware virus. Users have until next Monday (July 9 2012) to update and run their anti-virus and anti-malware programs to remove the DNSChanger malware. This will affect PC and MAC computers alike. The good […]

In Search of – Simplicity

The word advocates thoughts of euphoria. Thoughts of simpler times when things were much more clear, perhaps our childhood. I can remember back to my childhood, ok – well barely. We lived in the Sacramento, California area. My father was an electronics technician and tinkered with all kinds of gadgets and contraptions. He was the […]