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I’m the first to admit that there are many days, weeks even, where I live online. One result has been a dependence on search engines, first AltaVista, the engine developed by my employer, DEC, and currently Google. Traditionally, I’ve used Google to look up movie times, restaurant listings, shopping

Can the iPad Really Replace A Laptop? Since the iPad’s introduction, many of us have fantasizes on replacing our heavy, bulky laptop computers with a light, sleek alternative.  So, does the iPad measure up? First off, let it be said that tablets, of which the iPad is a member of this device group, m

Last post, I explained why I selected the iPad for use here at Logicomm for our day-to-day functions. It’s a terrific device, and while tablets don’t quite replace the full-featured laptops and workstations that still power our back office, as a device for use in client interactions, particularly in

Since the original iPad was released in spring of 2010, many of us have discussed its potential as a business tool. Originally released as a ‘rich man’s toy’, most people considered it more of a large-screen iPhone at the beginning. But, as with most things on this platform, applications have made a

According to a 2010 Forrester Research study, nearly 40% of all backups fail. Some industry experts say that number is very conservative, giving figures in the 50 and 79th percentile. No matter which numbers one uses, it’s obvious that we have a problem when it comes to back up reliability. How Come

The Remote (Online) backup industry is exploding. As with any ‘explosion’, there’s almost always a bubble (remember the dot com bubble? We’d prefer not to…it’s embarrasing). In any bubble, there are plenty of ‘experts’ selling their services, some of whom are experts, and some of whom will move on t

The Difference Between Home and Business Online Backup Plans I’m not sure about you, but my inbox is full of online backup offers for as low as $6/mo to backup up to 50gb of my data. Yipee! Just three years ago, the same amount of data backup would’ve cost me north of $75/month. Prices have [...]

Last Monday. we held the first monthly meeting of the Providence Entrepreneurs Meetup Group for the 2011/2012 season at the Cafe at Whole Foods in University Heights, Providence. This is a monthly get together that varies in size from a handful to a couple of dozen members who get together to networ

In our line of business, we see a lot of systems and networks. Sadly, about 70% of them aren’t backed up regularly, including about 20% that aren’t backed up at all! But there are the 30% who do perform regular backups, and the variety of methods is astounding, ranging from backing up to a local [..

A couple of posts back, I started to discuss ‘freemium’ software, software that is free to the user, in exchange for either information, advertising, or a bit of both. I’d like to run through ten really good applications that every windows user should own: SECURITY: AVG anti-virus suite has been aro