2018 has been a year of big changes for Harbor Computer Services. We have some new team members on our staff, and several new clients. Welcome to you all! The year ahead holds many new things in store, some of which we can anticipate, and some, we can’t. That’s […]
Phones
Mobile Device Security Stance Change Following recent notification from one of the servers we manage that an attempt was made by a rogue mobile device to connect to it we have changed the default security stance of all Exchange and Small Business Servers when it comes to Mobile devices. By […]
Phones, phone systems (PBX) have changed dramatically and we’ve been watching carefully. Phone systems have changed from the blackbox that hangs on the wall that you never touch into true computers that operate on the network on the same Ethernet cable as your computer. Computers are our expertise, which is […]
Not very long ago, smart phones were rare. Businesses purchased smartphones for very few employees and those that had them were generally business owners. Today, we are seeing that smartphones are being purchased for everyone in the company. The other trend is for employees to connect their personal smartphone to […]
Mobility is really taking off. Everyone is getting smartphones, netbooks, laptops and handheld devices. For those of you looking to make them better, or still shopping I thought it might be helpful to tell you about our favorite things. This list is gleaned from our own usage of these products. […]
Microsoft has released a new version of the Windows Smart Phone. It’s been a long time since they last updated their phone software. So will it be worth buying? After reviewing it today, my recommendation is yes, if you use it for business purposes. The new Windows phone implements the […]
Many of you have asked about Android phones and until yesterday we have not been able to recommend them for business use because of a lack of security protections for your data. However, this has all changed, as yesterday an update was released that includes support for Exchange security policies […]
The environmental working group is out with a very large study on which phones emit how much radiation. While somewhat controversial on whether or not the radiation emitted will cause you any harm, I don’t think that there can be any argument that less radiation is better than more. As […]
Nothing like a little bit of chaos on Monday morning. We are back on our old phone number: 248-850-8616 Someone over at Comcast heard my pleas of “why oh why do we have to switch phone numbers when our office moves 5 miles”. After getting settled in with our new […]
While doing my morning reading, I came across this from a fellow geek blogger. The Palm Pre implementation for Exchange ActiveSync mail is completely unsuited for enterprise companies. There is no support for remote wipe, enforcing password policies,etc. In fact, if you currently force the acceptance of these policies, you […]