New Offering: Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Replica Hosting
Microsoft has added a lot of compelling features to Hyper-V in Server 2012, which makes it very competitive with VMWare's (industry standard) vSphere product. Ars Technica provided a good general writeup of the third generation [...]
IE 9 is the most secure browser all of a sudden?
Internet Explorer got a black eye last week from a widely exploited zero-day vulnerability, but a recent NSS report shows that IE 9 does a better job of blocking malware than the other major browsers. [...]
Yahoo Hacked, Change Your Password and Get a Damn Password Manager
As you might have heard, Yahoo.com was recently hacked and over 450,000 passwords were exposed: http://www.infoworld.com. Here are some steps you can take to try to protect yourself: Change your Yahoo password ASAP. Never use the [...]
The MSP Model is Basically a Commodity Play
Who wants to be a commodity? I have struggled with the MSP model since it came out and have considered writing about it for some time. Today, I realized why we aren't an MSP. It's [...]
Google Apps Transition
So if you don't know about Google Apps, you really should read up on it. For the purposes of this post, let's just say that Google Apps gives companies or individuals the ability to [...]
Mobile Device Management
The explosive popularity of mobile email devices like smartphones and iPads can lead to security problems if not managed properly. In the corporate world, we want at the very least to be able to enforce [...]
FaceTime on the iPad 2 is Pretty Compelling
I received my iPad 2 today and yes, yes, as any of the thousands of online reviews will tell you, it is thinner and lighter. The cameras are crap, the smart cover is cool and [...]
Hardware based full drive encryption
I have been researching hardware-based SSD Full Drive Encryption (FDE) lately and here are some bullet points to consider: What is it? FDE is a way to protect data on laptops in case of loss [...]
Mac OS Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be
Given my recent concerns about security, I have pushed myself and my associates to switch to the Mac OS for our desktop systems (hey, Google did it!). Aside from the standard problems all Windows users [...]
Used Office Furniture in Berkeley
Gret was finally complaining about her horrid office chair, so we went looking for a local place with used office furniture. We wanted a greener option than buying new furniture. Also, we wanted to avoid [...]