Introduced nine years ago, Windows XP is ubiquitous in corporate environments but it’s creaky and showing its age. As hardware & networks have improved Windows XP has had new services “bolted on” to it over the years but it’s really time for a new client operating system. The introduction of Windows Vista was a mess [...]
For over a year we’ve been aware of an emerging security threat that targets (primarily) home PCs. But we’ve seen this security problem jump to corporate PCs as well. This threat is a serious problem as we’ve seen it show up in the field many times. This threat shows up in the form of ‘Fake’ [...]
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updated November, 2006 by Brian Place / bdp@bdpnetworks.com Note: This is a very popular article with a lot of technical information in it. For your convenience, it is divided into these sections: Overview Determining what type of computer you need Buying a computer for your business Basic recommended configurations What about Windows Vista? Executive summary [...]
Internet Explorer 7 Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 7, the first major upgrade to their web browser in many years. Microsoft has been behind the curve for quite some time in the browser market, so it includes some features such as "tabbed browsing" to bring it more in line with Firefox, Opera, Safari and other [...]
It’s easy to search the Internet – just use Google, Yahoo, MSN or a dozen other excellent search engines. But did you know there are tools available that allow you to search your own computer just as easily? Windows 2000/XP/Vista Google Desktop The most popular free tool for this is Google Desktop, available here for [...]
How good is your server’s warranty? Will it cover your business and keep it operational in case of a hardware failure? Server-grade machines, as a rule, are better-built than their consumer-grade counterparts. High quality branded servers from companies such as HP, IBM & Dell include many redundant features that further attempt to prevent network downtime. [...]