They used to say "it's the way of the future."   Today, "it's the way of now."   Is your business ready for the Cloud? Join us on Wednesday, May 2nd, have lunch on us and learn about how small and mid-size businesses can leverage cloud computing! Sign up today to register for our educational seminar and learn how cloud computing is improving the day-to-day operations of small and medium-sized businesses!  You may already be using the cloud and not even realize it.  If you are considering a major IT upgrade, should you move those systems to the cloud?  We'll answer these and many more questions. We will have guest speakers from industry leaders Intronis and TOGL, leaders in cloud manag... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading

Check out our new Cloud video and let us know what you think!  We hope this makes the Cloud easy to understand and whether it's a good fit for your business.  Enjoy!... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading

I avoided a tablet for a long time, primarily because I have longed used a Lenovo Tablet PC, namely the X201 Tablet.  This is a traditional notebook PC with a convertible screen that is easily rotated and laid flat on the keyboard to convert into a tablet, albeit a thicker and heavier tablet than todays version of a tablet, namely the iPad and Android tablet.  What I like about this PC is it's very versatile.  I'm able to use it as a traditional notebook PC and easily convert it to a tablet to take notes in meetings without feeling like I'm being rude banging away on the keyboard.  Instead, I write on it like a paper notebook, which doubles as a safety mechanism for me as I lose paper easily and this way, everything is on my PC.  It's also touchscreen, so I've been used to scrolling a screen and pinching to zoom long before the iPad make it mainstream.

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Have you noticed that computing is becoming a lot more "touch" oriented? First it was the PalmPilot, then came tablet PCs, then the iPhone, then touch PCs, then the iPad and the current onslaught of tablets. Touch computing is nothing new, but Apple has brought it into the mainstream, both at home and the office. If you have any type of smartphone today, you likely no longer use a stylus, like you did on the first generation of PDAs like the PalmPilot. Instead, you navigate and manage the device using your fingers. The iPad brought this to a new category of device, the tablet. More and more, we are moving away from keyboards and toward intuitive touch interfaces. If you follow pri... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading

I've written in the past about dealing with online threats, and as I write this column, we are in yet another period of increasing threats. I'm talking about viruses and spyware, the dreaded malicious software that can make their way onto your computer without your knowledge or permission. In its wake, you may be left with a computer that is no longer usable. It does not matter what computer operating system you use or what type of computer. Worse, it now often does not matter what type of anti-virus or anti-spyware software you use, either. The people who write this malicious software often know how to defeat these defenses and still infect your computers. The most recent threat ... Last modified on Friday, 06 April 2012 Continue reading