Author Archives: Elliott Mason

Need a router? Here’s what to look for!

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With so many connected products, smartphones, smart TV’s, and many other mobile devices, it is more important than ever to have in your home or business a wireless router that can handle the constantly increasing demand for Wi-Fi connectivity. Coverage area, the number of clients, and the types of devices that are going to be […]

How to protect your digital data from natural disasters!

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In an emergency situation it might be hard to decide which data is more important and worth saving, therefore it’s always good to be prepared for the worst. Prioritize what is considered as “high importance data” first, e.g family photos, tax and legal documents, work projects, school assignments, creative work, or maybe even an important […]

Benefits of having security cameras!

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Here are some benefits of having security cameras installed: By having security cameras your Homeowners Insurance can be reduced. Security Cameras give you the ability to monitor your home or office remotely from your laptop, computer, or smartphone. Now you won’t have to worry the next time you go on vacation about your elderly parents or […]

Making the case for Curved TVs

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THE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF CURVED TVS Curved TVs were the most hyped piece of new technology in the last year, but are they really worth the hype? Curved TVs were created so that your viewing experiencing could be enhanced by having the screen of the television curved. Below are reasons making the case for curved […]

Apple Ends Quicktime Support For Windows

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Yesterday I received an email from a friend with the subject line “Urgent: Apple ends QuickTime Support for Windows” and at first I completely disregarded it as nothing important. However from the standpoint of our customers this is very important news as most QuickTime users rely on it for anything from looking at pictures to watching videos. With the threat […]

Backup Solutions Pros & Cons

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You might not realize how vulnerable your midterm thesis or your vacation photos are until your computer crashes, gets hacked, or infested with a serious malware and they’re wiped from your machine. Fortunately, there’s a simple step to preventing this–store your files in multiple locations. Backing up data regularly ensures that personal documents, photos, and […]

Random Pop-Ups Annoying You?

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If you are seeing random pop-up ads asking to update Adobe Flash Player or Java within Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome, then your computer is infected with an adware or a potentially unwanted program. These update pop-ups are not from the developers Adobe Flash Player or Java. These pop-ups are annoying and they’re used by cyber criminals to […]