It’s me again to remind you of the dangers of online banking for businesses. I feel like I’m starting to sound like a scratched CD (also know as a broken record) but this is very important. Recall from my last post on this topic that FDIC insurance does not protect […]
Small Tech Notes
Today our distributor gave us the heads up that the price of User CALs (Client Access Licenses) is going up by 15% on December 1st. A CAL is a client access license. It is the license that allows your account to successfully login. Microsoft is raising the price because one […]
The Internet is a connected set of routers. Any drop in those connections and outages will occur. Today we see the angry winds of a weather system that is unable to push east because of hurricane Sandy. Tomorrow we will see it pushed back and the edges of Sandy enter […]
Microsoft has taken a page out of Apple’s success and has started to produce their own hardware. The first product out of the gate is called Surface and it is running software called Windows RT. It is available for pre-orders now and shipping in time for Christmas. Many of you […]
As part of my continuing quest to bring the needs of Harbor’s clients to the attention of our vendors, I have recently been appointed to two advisory councils. Storagecraft Marketing Advisory Council. Storagecraft produces backup software and recovery tools. This Council meets monthly online with top management to help […]
The times they are a changin’ at Harbor. We’ve enjoyed a long period of stability in employee retention with Ted at nearly 10 years and Diana 8. We’ve been a cohesive team completely jelled in our thinking and actions. We’ve added a couple of new people at the beginning of […]
Dear Windows User, It has come to our attention that your Microsoft windows Installation records are out of date. Windows Update helps keep your PC safer-and your software current-by fetching the latest security and feature updates from Microsoft via the Internet. Click on the Verify button below and enter your […]
We’ve been working with a unique provider of Cloud storage for a few years now and using them to store server backups securely. With this solution your files can be securely stored on the Internet for archival purposes or for sharing among roaming workstations. We are also able to direct […]
Online services are inherently insecure because they are applications that you are sharing with others on the same server. In this information age, your information is a valuable commodity. Information about where you vacation, where you live, the names and ages of your family members is a marketing goldmine and […]
Last year a fraud squad started calling businesses and individuals, claiming to be from Microsoft support. It was shut down pretty quickly. It’s back only this time it’s worldwide and the volume of calls is much higher. So this is an alert to remind you that Microsoft will never call […]