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How to Recover Your Lost Computer Files – Inexpensively and Easily

We maintain our computers similarly to how we maintain our own health – rarely do we take the time to learn about preventing health complications, and instead work to repair our health once we’ve become ill! We take care of our computers the same way, in that we rarely think about the safety or well-being [...]

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Cloud Computing – How Will it Affect You?

We are always on the watch for the ‘next best thing’ when it comes to technology and the Internet. Certainly no one can doubt that the next generation of the Internet (known as Web 2.0) has had a dramatic affect on how people interact and connect with each other – both from an individual standpoint [...]

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Safeguarding your computer networks in the event of a hurricane.

With the current projections putting Hurricane Earl squarely at Hampton Roads’ doorstep  by Thursday early-afternoon, its a good time to go over what you want to be concerned with regarding your computer networks in lieu of the upcoming storms.

When in a low-lying, coastal area like most of Hampton Roads, our biggest concern comes from [...]

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Don’t reinvent the wheel, get free document templates from Microsoft…

Microsoft has a free document template repository that contains everything from fax cover sheets to brochures. This is a great tool for any business to leverage that will save time and make your life easier.
Accessing this repository is easy and can be done from right within the Microsoft Office software suite. They have even produced [...]

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Advisory: Critical vulnerability discovered 06/04/2010 in Adobe Acrobat 9.x versions…

One of the most common ways your computer can become infected with Malware, Spyware or Viruses is through a security vulnerability. What happens is that an unsuspecting user clicks on a malicious link. This malicious code is specially crafted to exploit a known security vulnerability in a commonly used component or application – in this [...]

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Transfer large files through e-mail using “WeTransfer”…

Have you ever needed to send a file to someone through e-mail but found it was too large to be attached? Perhaps this is a collection of pictures, a CAD drawing or the contents of a CD. The free service “WeTransfer” will allow you to upload your files to their servers and then distribute a [...]

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Export to PDF add-in for Office 2007 allows you to create PDFs from any Office document for free…

Microsoft has a free add-in for the Office 2007 suite that allows you to export any office document to PDF. You just need to download the add-in from here and install it. You will then see an option to “Save As” PDF from the "Save As” menu.
This is a great way to get any [...]

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Sharing your calendar with a mobile workforce…

With Outlook and Microsoft Exchange server it is possible to share your calendar and view others’ shared calendars in your organization. Here is a video demonstration on how exactly to do this.
 

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Top 6 Reasons to Refresh your PC in 2010…

If you’ve been putting off upgrades to your desktop PCs – now is a good time to go ahead and make it happen – Teklogic can help…
Reduce Costs – Go Green…
Modern Desktop PCs will consume up to 55% less power – this coupled with Power Management Plans from Teklogic can significantly reduce your [...]

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Useful things you can do with a USB Flash Drive…

You probably have at least one USB Flash Drive sitting around. There are all sorts of useful things you can do with a USB drive.
 

Speed up your Windows Vista / Windows 7 Computer – There is a feature called ReadyBoost present in Vista and Windows 7 that will allow you to use a USB [...]

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