Did you know standard small business insurance only covers hardware lost in disasters and considers data an intangible asset? Could you keep your business running with no data? Could you afford to buy new software and sales leads? What are your years of saved files worth?
3 out of 4 Businesses never recover after a disaster strikes. The best way to protect your business is to have a full, offsite backup system. Making sure your data is in two places at once not only protects against hard drive failure, but ensures all your info cannot be lost in one disaster.
The next best way to prevent data loss via disaster is backing up your workstation on a fire and waterproof hard drive. This is not recommended for backing up servers, but for individual machines it’s a good, cost effective solution. You can currently purchase a 2TB ioSafe Solo model for around $400. If you’re running a small, single computer business, this is a great way to protect your data.
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Russian spies have grabbed the headlines in recent weeks. Eleven have now been captured and are standing trial in New York City. However, another 200 million spies remain at large, and they have managed to infiltrate almost every home and business in America. But these spies are taking much more from us then some political plans. They are taking our identities, our dollars, and our productivity right out from under our noses.
Today cyber-espionage is a threat to every one of us. Spyware programs have been unknowingly installed on 80% of all computers in America. These programs range from benign pop up ads, to software that steals passwords, credit card numbers, and our identities.
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A new product being raved about by technology gurus around the world is a brand new…pen? Yes that is correct, a pen. Of course it isn’t just your everyday pen; it is a very unique pen, one that can do all sorts of interesting and never before seen things.
The Livescribe Pulse Pen is quickly becoming every student and professional’s dream gadget. With the Pulse you can record what is being said as you write. While this isn’t a totally new concept, it was what the pulse does after that that makes it unique. After you write whatever notes it is that you have, you can then upload a digital copy of them to your computer via a simple usb hub that is included with the Pulse. In addition to that, the Pulse will show you any type of audio that is associated with the words you have written.
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Usually when one thinks of UPS, they’re thinking about sending or receiving mail. However, a different kind of UPS, an uninterruptable power source, can provide you with as much of a benefit as the postal service.
Consider this scenario: you’ve been working for days on a important project that a client of yours has set a deadline for. Unexpectedly, the power in your building goes out, and since most Windows auto-save features stop working when the power is shut off, you lose everything you have been working on. Not a nice picture to paint. Additionally, your file could still be there upon rebooting the computer, but it could be so severely corrupted that you would no longer be able to edit or save it. Of course, there is the off-chance that you get extremely lucky and the file does not delete or become corrupt, but at the expense of losing everything you were working on, is it really worth it?
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Doesn’t it seem as though the entire world is working through the internet now-a-days? With the increased pressure on businesses to be more efficient and the “go green” effort spreading from home to home, it is almost a necessity for people to own a computer. So, you decide that you’re going to buy a computer and join everyone else in cyber-space. You get in your car to drive to the store to buy a computer, but you then realize you have no idea where to go or what to do! Buying a computer is an expensive and important investment. Let’s dive into what steps you should be taking as you contemplate what to do next…
(If you are a Fixed IT customer, just let us know that you are looking for a new computer and we will do the rest.)
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Ever dropped your phone in the water? Maybe you spilled a refreshing drink on your iPod while sitting out on the patio on a hot summer day? However it happened, you know that not only does liquid ruin your electronic device, unless you have the replacement plan, liquid damage is not covered under the products warranty. This means that any damages that occur to your product must be paid out of your own pocket; and many times these damages cost more to get fixed than to purchase a new product.
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