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Happy New Year & Cloud Computing Continues to Grow!

Posted by Martin On January 14th

Happy New Year to you, your family and friends from all of us here at Entech! icon wink Happy New Year & Cloud Computing Continues to Grow!

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Photo: The Entech Family at our annual dinner looking forward to 2012.

We hope you had a great 2011, excellent Holidays, and are enjoying 2012 so far!

We’re really excited about 2012, and the biggest buzz in our industry has been, and continues to be, the exponential growth of Cloud Computing.

If you’ve been following our blog, you noticed we wrapped up a series on “7 Ways Cloud Computing Will Change Your Business” (also available as a free eBook) in October.

Over the last few months, we’ve been asked how businesses are actually switching to, and using Cloud Computing.  We’re extremely excited to say we’ve compiled 8 great examples for our new free eBook that will be debuting shortly, entitled:

“8 Ways to Use Cloud Computing in Your Business”

We’ll be reviewing how Cloud Computing helps businesses continue to grow and flourish through having centralized business document storage, secure online accounting & billing (allowing business owners the ability to more closely monitor cash flow!), and even enhance the relationships you have with your clients through online customer relationship management!

Be sure to get your free copy of our “7 Ways Cloud Computing Will Change Your Business” eBook and you’ll automatically be notified of when our new eBook debuts! icon wink Happy New Year & Cloud Computing Continues to Grow!

As always, if you have any technology questions, or need help with your computer systems, or network, please give us a call at (800) 573-0234, or contact us online.  We’re here for you!

Thank you, and Happy New Year!

-Martin

Free Public WiFi Photo courtesy of Flickr User Yodel Anecdotal Connecting to Free Public WiFi Could be Putting You at Risk

If you’re out and about using your notebook computer and see a wireless network appear that’s called Free Public WiFi, DO NOT connect to it. Unfortunately, it isn’t what it sounds like. icon sad Connecting to Free Public WiFi Could be Putting You at Risk

What you probably think is that it is a free public wifi connection to access the Internet. In reality, it’s actually a computer bug that has been around for years, originates from Windows XP.

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Cloud Computing Services Continue to Grow!

Posted by Martin On April 11th

Recently, AOL Small Business News published an article on how…

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…more small businesses are making the move to Cloud Computing Services!

Interestingly:

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It’s very frustrating to deal with a computer…

slow computer Are You Experiencing a Slow Computer? Computers Slow Down Over Time!

This is the 4th Tip in our “5 Things Ever Computer User Should Know.” If you’d like to take these 5 tips on the go with you, go ahead and grab the eBook, right here.

…when it’s slow and you’re in a hurry.

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Very rarely do we hand our checkbook to someone we know (or in some cases, hardly know) and say…

use your computer Be Careful of Who You Let Use Your Computer, It Might End Up Costing You.

This is the 3rd Tip in our “5 Things Ever Computer User Should Know.” If you’d like to take these 5 tips on the go with you, go ahead and grab the eBook, right here.

“Here, take a look through my check register!”

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You turn on your computer only to have to…

update your computer Always Update Your Computer (via Windows Update or via Software Update – Mac).

restart it 5 minutes later. (What a PITA!)

This is the 2nd Tip in our “5 Things Every Computer User Should Know.” If you’d like to take these 5 tips on the go with you, go ahead and grab the eBook, right here.

It’s really important that you continually update your computer as updates are made available.

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You may not be aware that no matter how “safe” you think you are on the Internet…

security software Why You Should Always Have Up To Date Security Software Installed and Running.

This is the 1st Tip in our “5 Things Every Computer User Should Know.” If you’d like to take these 5 tips on the go with you, go ahead and grab the eBook, right here.

…your computer is always vulnerable to viruses, malware, spyware and hackers, so make sure you have security software.

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Everyday you use a computer. It’s essential to your job…

computer basics You Use A Computer Everyday, But Are You Sure That You Know These Computer Basics

…and I’m sure that it’s a large part of your personal life as well.

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So you have just gotten your new Mac…

macosx snow leopard 15 Tips That Will Make Mac OS X Snow Leopard Your Favorite New Operating System.

but you aren’t really sure what you need or where to begin.

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So you’ve loaded up your new Mac with all the programs that you wanted to.

mac programs minor frustration Bonus Tip   Mac Programs Will Help Eliminate Your Minor Frustrations.

This is a Bonus Tip in our series “Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 15 Tips You Need To Know”.

Now what about those few programs that misbehave?

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