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Mac OS X 10.5 server gives us a glimpse into the not-so-distant future from Apple. Speaking of, have you heard about the new features of Mac OS X 10.5? Actually, neither have we - we haven’t heard a thing about Apple’s newest operating system, called ‘Leopard,” since the time of the World Wide Developer’s Conference […]

Apple launched the iPhone on June 29, 2007. This introduction marked Apple’s entry into the wireless phone market, with a solution that is part telephone, part iPod, and part Internet communications device.
Although analysts might not agree on the market share that iPhone will command after its debut, they do agree that the buzz surrounding the […]

Many of today’s small businesses use PCs and a server network to facilitate their operations. Important company information is stored in electronic format on these networks, and daily operations are dependent on the network being both available and secure. In many cases, these small businesses ignore or are unaware of the risks that could compromise […]

Tomorrow? Next week? Six months or next year? It’s eventually going to happen - your company will experience system data loss from an individual computer or server. The question is: are you prepared? American Data Recovery reports:
* In the US, companies lose more than twelve billion dollars a year due to data loss
* Seventy-eight percent […]

Have you ever thought about the best ways to be negatively affected by a disaster, get hacked, or otherwise part with data stored on your computers? Here are some of the best ways to lose system security, in no particular order:
1) When an employee quits or is let go, leave his network log-ins and e-mail […]

Up until quite recently, a Macintosh user was able to remain mostly free from harmful worms and viruses on their computers. This is partially because of the fact that as Mac OS X is Unix-based, the operating system is relatively secure against such attacks. Another possible reason could have to do with the fact that […]

By performing periodic reviews in your email program, it is possible that you can help prevent false positives from infiltrating your spam filter. Those email addresses which are currently on your approved sender list won’t be flagged as spam when you begin to use Postini Email Protection. Although this is true, some unapproved senders are […]

Here are some tips for end users of Excel, both the 2003 and 2007 versions. In this article, you will learn how to print a portion of a spreadsheet, print column headings on each page, and change the default font - in both versions of the application.
Excel 2007 - Printing a Portion of a Spreadsheet.
First, […]

Email is the most critical communication tool for today’s businesses. This increased reliance on email has escalated the volume of messages sent and received, and even the speed of business. Amidst this change, the workforce expectations have also evolved - today, employees seek efficient and rich access to email, online calendars, attachments, and contacts, regardless […]

In the past, Macintosh users have been mostly spared from malicious worms and viruses. This is both because Mac OS X is fairly secure, as a UNIX application, and the fact that they have had smaller market share. On Valentine’s Day 2006 this changed a bit.
A ‘latestpics.tgz’ file which claims to be a tar-zipped screenshot […]

Managing Data Centers
A typical data center or room full of servers should be built correctly and build to last for at least 7 to 10 years in order to be truly effective. These servers should have the capability of accommodating a minimum of ten GB (gigabits) of data. Still, with the growing demand on bandwidth, […]

What is virtualization, you may ask? In computer terms, it tends to mean the act of making a single hardware resource able to function as multiple functional resources. This includes an instance of one machine able to use different characteristics to work as a single logical resource.
In most cases a work station or server only […]

What the heck is ‘phishing?’ Well, it’s a scam which uses e-mail to lure its victims. But, instead of harming your PC like a worm or virus might, it harms something even worse - your personal finances.
These ‘phishy’ e-mail messages appear to be from a real company that you know and trust. It may be […]

When the topic of disaster crops up, it’s common for people to assume that it couldn’t happen to them. It hasn’t happened before, and everything has been running smoothly. Plus, we haven’t experienced any signs of impending disaster, so why worry about it, right? However, for plenty of small businesses and Internet technology departments, this […]

The term which describes transmissions of phone calls over a data network instead of a regular phone line is VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol. This basic concept has an important role on modern telecommunications. The convergence of many forms of communications into just one network is made possible by the larger technology. This transformation […]