printDigg DiggCurrently we live in a society that is way to busy. The expectation is that everything in business needs to be done yesterday. Managers expect everything to be done now. They expect that email means an immediate response. The reality is means many mangers have more connectivity to email and the Internet today they…
Category Archives: software
Is Shrink Wrapped Software Dead?
One of the questions is shrink wrapped software past it’s prime. It used to be when we needed software we ran to our local store and purchased it. Now look at all your options. People who use smart phones do not use shrink wrapped software at all. They purchase or obtain their software from apps(application)…
TWIR Special April 22, 2011 Amazon S3 Downtime
TWIR Special April 22, 2011 Amazon S3 Downtime from Rob Cairns on Vimeo.
Latest Email Scam
The following is a email a friend of fine received which looks like an official email from the Hotmail team. Looking at it closer, you will realize that the email is asking for a lot of personal information. Personal information that could be used for identity theft. Never reply to emails like the one below….
Windows 7 Service Pack 1
Windows Service Pack 1 was released this afternoon at noon pacific time. Windows 7 service pack 1 has approximately 30 bug fixes contained in it. All the security fixes that have come out since Windows 7 was released are part of Windows 7 Service Pack 1. The two ways to obtain Windows 7 Service Pack…
Jungle Disk Vs Carbonite
It’s time for the backup service face off. Two services that that I have used are Carbonite Pro and Jungle Disk. The following is my take on the two service and I really think the results will surprise you. Backing Up One Computer If I was only going to back up one pc AND you…
Two Microsoft Annoucements This Week
Microsoft made two announcements this week. The first one was Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will be coming out on Feb 22, 2011. Normally I tell all my friends and clients to install security updates immediately. I would be very careful with service pack 1 since most of the security updates in it have already…
WordPress Insurance
How many of you backup your WordPress Blogs on a regular basis? Many people say my blog will never crash. Their other excuse often is they do not have the expertise to backup their blog. Let’s look at a couple of scenarios that could compromise your WordPress blog and greatly effect your business. Scenario 1…
