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First iphone worm!
Yes, you read it right. There was a worm (virus) released for iphone. Don’t worry, unless you have jailbroken your iphone it appears the probability of your being affected is slim to none. What is happening is the phones are using SSH (Secure Shell) to transfer this virus because many of those who have enabled [...]
Mozilla’s getting a new face, but is that all?
What caused these changes? Google chrome. When Google released their new web browser that boasted some of those amazing results on loading web pages, this triggered Firefox to realize they may need to look back at their current strategy. As stated by Google, they are not trying to take away from Mozilla’s market, but they [...]
Windows 7 is here!
I almost feel obligated to blog about Windows 7, which is officially going to hit shelves October 22, 2009 (tomorrow). I have personally been using Windows 7 for a few months now, and am quite impressed with many of the updates and changes.
The first thing that will make many users happy to hear [...]
Top Free Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Solutions
I am not going to say these are the only options, nor will I claim they are going to be 100%. In fact, I put no warranty of any type on this information! It is opinion only.
With that said, Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware solutions today are the talk of the internet. Everywhere you browse [...]
Understanding WiFi: The Basics
Recently I wrote a blog about if WiFi is reall y as unsecure as some believe it is. I would like to now delve into the basics of WiFi, how it works, how to use it and some of the new technology.
WiFi is a wireless connection to an existing network. Commonly you will hear [...]
Good Thing Technology can’t get the Swine Flu
We have all been hearing the talk about the swine flu (H1N1). Everywhere you read or hear about it is saying the same thing, be vigilant about protecting yourself and those around you. The last thing we want is for ourselves or our employees to be stuck away from the office unable to work. Is [...]
Save the World! eCycle
So every time we are done with our old computer, we are all faced with the decision of how to dispose of it. More often than not, they are just thrown in the trash. Most of us do not even know what makes up electronics much less why they could be hazardous. Fortunately, [...]
Ready to get rid of that old PC? Be Green and Recycle It.
Everyone is green these days. Not green with envy but green with environmental awareness. Many large company tout their new carbon-neutral building or their green IT policies that will save millions while saving the planet.
So how does a small business stay green and a not impact their bottom line? One easy way is to recycle [...]
Microsoft Office Tips
Would you believe that in many studies of office productivity suites that most people only use 10% of the features that are in the product? Think about it, you start a new doc, write a few things, format, print/send and save it for later. It got us here at the Tech Zone thinking about how [...]
Snow Leopard for Macs has shipped and here is a review
Many of you who have Macs at home or in the office might have heard that Apple has a new operating system called Snow Leopard. It is OS X 10.6 for the techies out there and the two big things about this update are that the operating system is actually faster with people getting space [...]
