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The $240 Question: Is Free AI Good Enough?
In the last article I ordered you to subscribe to a $20/month plan for ChatGPT or Google Gemini. I didn’t explain why and in hindsight I shouldn’t have phrased it as “Follow and obey me, you low-bandwidth peasantry.” That was rude. Let’s talk some more about that….
Comcast Turning Homes Into Public WiFi Hotspots
Comcast customers can already connect to free WiFi on their laptops and phones in hundreds of thousands of locations across the country. Now Comcast is expanding its free WiFi…
The Return Of Cryptolocker
Cryptolocker is arguably the worst virus we have ever faced. It first appeared last fall and caused havoc, then left the news for a few months. It’s back. I’ve had two clients…
How To Buy Adobe Acrobat XI
Adobe Acrobat is almost as prevalent in businesses as Microsoft Office. Almost all office workers now outgrow the free Adobe Reader and need access to the full Acrobat program to…
An Overview Of Bruceb Backup Pro
Bruceb Backup Pro is intended to meet the challenge of business continuity with backups that are secure, redundant, and focused on disaster recovery. I’ll be offering Bruceb…
Meeting The Challenge Of Business Continuity
The challenge is clear: how can small and medium businesses maximize continuity and minimize disruption when a server fails? Business continuity encompasses planning and…
Monitor Your Google Rank With KnowMyRankings.com
KnowMyRankings.com is a simple and elegant tool for anyone who wants to know how their website ranks in Google searches. If your small business or law firm has a website and you…
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Is The First True Laptop/Tablet Hybrid
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 3 is the first device that can replace both a laptop and a tablet with a single hybrid that fits in both categories. It has a 12” screen and…
The Curse Of Downtime: A Story From Real Life
Servers fail without warning sometimes. This is what happened in a law office last month when the server failed. Each failure has its own story and the details of your story will…
The Curse Of Downtime: What Happens When Your Server Fails?
You don’t have a spare server in the closet. That’s really the important part. You’d have more options if you had two identical servers and kept one in the closet for…
The Curse Of Downtime: Backups Aren’t Always Sufficient Protection
We have reached a tipping point. If you’re working in a small business or law firm, you already know this at some level, but it deserves to be brought out into the open. This is…
The Curse Of Downtime: Preface
Perhaps you think it will be like this when the office server fails. “Two weeks ago the network went down; soon after Senior Management assured the company it would have the…
Windows 8 Tip: Install Windows 8.1 Now!
If you’re running Windows 8, make sure you’ve upgraded to Windows 8.1. Everyone should be running Windows 8.1 and getting the benefits of the changes and updates that make…
The Shrinking World Of Hard Drives
Here’s a visual image to help you keep track of the ever-shrinking world of data storage. (1) Number 1 is a conventional hard drive, referred to as a 3 1/2” drive because that’s…
Speed Up Your Slow Laptop With An SSD
Laptops fly when they have a solid state hard drive (SSD) instead of a conventional hard drive. If you buy a new laptop with an SSD, it will make more of a difference to your…
Spotify Is The Best Way To Listen To Music
Technology is causing another shift in the way we listen to music. There’s no right or wrong answer but Spotify has some advantages over many of the other choices. Background A…