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Submitted by James Laughlin on Friday, September 21, 2012
On Tuesday of this week, we published a picture to our Facebook wall about Wi-Fi performance. We got the image from the Wall Street Journal and it contained good information we thought would be relevant to our customers.But it sparked some internal debate. As you might guess, we here at CMIT...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, September 21, 2012
Switching from analog to digital can bring significant improvements in productivity. American Airlines found this out through a successful test program that replaced heavy, bulky printed manuals with digital version on iPads for in-cockpit use. The company received Federal Aviation Administration (...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Monday, September 17, 2012
Ever wonder how to get symbols and special characters such as £, ©, β, or π into a Microsoft Word document? There are a few different methods.
Go to the “Insert” menu in Word, and click on the Symbol dropdown menu. It looks like this:
The menu will offer a brief selection of popular and...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, August 03, 2012
Every year in Las Vegas, hackers and security researchers convene at an event called Black Hat USA. Held at Caesar’s Palace this year, the two-day convention attracts an interesting mix of professionals and “hobbyists.” This year’s speakers range from the former head of the FBI Cyber Crime division...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, August 03, 2012
VoIP stands for “voice over IP (Internet protocol).” Sometimes referred to as “IP telephony,” “voice over broadband (VoBB),” or “Internet telephony,” VoIP describes communication serveries—voice, fax, voicemail, texting—that travel via the Internet, rather than the public switched phone network (...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Monday, July 16, 2012
Attorney Robert Getz says CMIT Solutions of Everett helps his firm serve clients more quickly, efficiently and securely.That’s because Getz never has to worry about his computers, data and security anymore. He always has access to important documents and email while his clients are reassured that...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Monday, July 16, 2012
A photo on Intel's Facebook page posted today shows a technician working on Telstar 1, the world's first telecommunications satellite, which was launched into orbit in this week in 1962. The 170-pound contraption successfully relayed the first television pictures and telephone calls ever...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, July 12, 2012
This has not been a good few weeks for the world of Internet security. Just over a month ago, business-networking site LinkedIn had the passwords of millions of its users posted to a hacker forum.
Today, Yahoo! Inc. confirmed that a file containing what appear to be usernames and passwords for 453,...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
For many small-business owners, spending time “at the office” is becoming more and more of a luxury. With days spent out on sales calls, networking, running errands, or generally being out-and-about, owners often have limited time for staying on top of day-to-day operations.
Fortunately...
Submitted by David Rosen from CMIT Solutions of Allen & McKinney on Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Change isn’t always necessarily a bad thing, but if it has a detrimental effect on your ability to communicate, it’s hard to argue that it’s not. Especially when those changes are made without warning and without your permission.
So what is this change? Last week, Facebook summarily decided that...
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