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I was so tempted to go back to my Blackberry 7100 the other day. I was tired of how my Droid paled in comparison to my Blackberry for efficiency. The ability to make phone calls quickly, to email quickly, easy … Continue reading →

A friend of mine asked for a good knowledge sharing tool.  I said “OneNote” almost before he finished his sentence. I was in love with OneNote before I got my Windows 8 phone.  Even with the Android app.  Now it’s an … Continue reading →

Pretty scary when a company as large as Allied gets hacked and data is compromised.  Remember Insurance Companies have way more information than many other business, because it can store SSN, previous addresses, VINs, children and spouses names, valuables, other … Continue reading →

I had a great talk with one of my partners the other day.  She brought up a great point I thought I would share.  This is not a sales pitch.  Just solid advice in my opinion. With all the phones, … Continue reading →

Well.  Haven’t posted for a long time.  My goal is to get back into it! It’s official.  Every tech here runs Windows 8/Office 365 and Office 2013.  It came with some hurdles but for the most part, we love it.  … Continue reading →

Very well written article by Jason Hiner.  If you’re in IT, this is one to read.  Short and to the point but great thoughts about where to focus. http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/the-future-of-it-will-be-reduced-to-three-kinds-of-jobs/8717 Written by Bret Erickson of Passkey Computer Services  http://www.passkeyinc.com  

Amazing. Technology has always moved fast. But doesn’t it seem like the last 6 months have gone into overdrive? So many people trying to get into the cloud game in so many ways, it’s hard to know what will stick. … Continue reading →

One thing that really got me pumped up about the “big announcement” yesterday, was the group Instant Messaging feature. So many times at my business we want to IM with more than two people. More than a one to one … Continue reading →

If you search the Internet you see 20 years. What do you think? 12? 15? 17? How long do you let your computers go before you replace them? I think I like 17. You’re 85 at 5 years old….and really … Continue reading →

Check out this great article by Dan Schroeder on Information Week’s site. http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/compliance/231000966 SAS 70 Is Dead: Hello Better Cloud Governance? I love how he talks about ” transcend the checkbox”, and that so much of what SAS 70 is … Continue reading →