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Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, August 18, 2011
Check out our recent QuickTip about getting the most out of your smartphone’s camera. For further discussion and links to more apps, check out the following articles.
Seven Apps to Improve the iPhone’s Camera & Photos – Via Gigaom
The Best iPhone, Android Photo Apps – Via Huffington...
Submitted by Jim McGraw from CMIT Solutions of SW Rockland on Monday, August 15, 2011
The internet is full of software downloads that promise new and better tools and products. Some are free (aka freeware). Some are trial versions of software you can purchase (aka trialware). Some are written by an author looking for a contribution (aka shareware). Some are...
Submitted by Bruce Newman from CMIT Solutions of The Northeast Valley on Thursday, August 11, 2011
Nobody likes moving, nobody. So is it any wonder that people often become overwhelmed or agitated when moving from one home or building to another? This is compounded when you have to move your computer and networking equipment (ie printers, computers, and servers).Well, moving offices is not as...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, August 10, 2011
With numerous US cities setting record highs every day, keeping your computer cool can be a big challenge. A few common-sense precautions will help.
1. Give your computer access to plenty of air. Clear those stacks of paper off your computer chassis, pull it out of the corner, and make sure its...
Submitted by Chris Bush on Tuesday, August 09, 2011
This last week (August 1st – 4th) I was fortunate enough to find myself at CompTIA Breakaway 2011 in Washington DC. Among the many informative sessions and vendor offerings I heard, Peter Sheahan, founder and CEO of ChangeLabs, present the keynote address. I had never heard him speak before,...
Submitted by Paul Okura from CMIT Solutions of Southern Westchester on Monday, August 08, 2011
We often see incredible disaster scenes from Hollywood Movies repeated in real life. Hollywood produced a movie called “The China Syndrome” and soon after the movie was released, we were all amazed to see the similarities between that movie and what happened at Three Mile Island.
Recently...
Submitted by Debi Bush from CMIT Solutions of Denver on Friday, August 05, 2011
More than seven years have passed since opening the doors to my IT consulting small business. My primary hat has and continues to be marketing, sales and client relations. For almost six years I have been a member of a small and impactful Rotary club here in Denver. My self-appointed focus in my...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, August 03, 2011
This recent article in the Wall Street Journal confirms a topic we mentioned in a recent QuickTip, namely that because of the perception that small businesses generally employ less-robust security measures than larger enterprises, hackers are increasingly viewing small businesses as easy...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, July 27, 2011
As we all know, different standards exist for the way one behaves in public versus how one behaves in the privacy of one’s home. Computers are no different. You want your laptop to connect automatically, share files, and access printers when it’s on your home network, but at a public hotspot, you...
Submitted by Devi Mazumdar from CMIT Solutions of San Antonio NE on Friday, July 15, 2011
The answer depends on whom you ask. For a physician in his late 60’s – absolutely not! It takes five years or more to realize the returns on investment. For others, the answer may not be that clear cut. Several factors need to be considered to help physician practices decide:
Scalability –...
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