Great article by Freshbooks, the company I have used for my invoicing and basic bookkeeping needs since 2010. How does FACT Computer Services stack up against the proposed challenge list presented in the above article? Let’s take a look: Marketing to Millennials: #1 Embrace Multiculturalism FCS is open to all…
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Win10 Upgrade Now an Auto-checked “Optional Update”!
It’s that time of the month again, when Microsoft releases “Patch Tuesday”. Anyone who had followed my directions over the past two months regarding how to handle Windows Updates until the end of July, were generally safe if they were running Win7. I’d just done a set of Win7 updates…
2016’s First Horror Story! Brought to you by – The Microsoft Corporation!
*heavy sigh*! If you prefer to have choice. If you like one operating system more than another and want the freedom to stick with the OS of your choice, then read what follows in this particular note, Very Carefully! The last time I shared concerns about Windows 10 was back…
Merry Grinchmas! I mean, Merry Scroogemas! No, that doesn’t sound right either. . . Merry Con-mas???
Sorry to inform you, but the Trick or Treat season hasn’t let up for some people out there, in spite of the changing decor, candy wrapping, and music playing on the radio. Ok ok, how about Happy Hack-u-hahaha! That wasn’t funny you say? Then how does Happy Crypto-a sound? Sorry,…
Encrypting your files can be a good thing! Unless it’s done THIS way!
It’s that time of year again, when the first of four company newsletters go out to both existing clients and the public via this page here on Facebook. Stuff like what I’m about to share with you is starting to happen often enough that it’s causing me to reconsider the…
Certify a Clean Bill of Health for Your Laptop and/or Computer! If you don’t, you’ll be sorry!
First came Sony with their DRM fiasco. Then came Microsoft with their XBox debacle. Samsung entered the ring with their spying “smart tv’s” and the ink on that news hardly dries before Lenovo joins the band doing their best to ensure their products are held suspect as well! Thursday, February…
Your Browser and the Criminal
No, this is not some new book, movie, or play at the local theatre, although the way criminals have been doing their best to take advantage of browser exploits over the past few years, such a TV Sitcom could be produced I’m sure. No, this is a very real correlation…
Gifted a Blackberry Playbook – End of Life was April 2014
Sometimes hands-on reviews come AFTER a product has reached “end of life”. I’d never gone out and bought one of these. My first beef is that the 7″ screen is just too small. As far as BB apps go however, there is more screen real estate to enjoy them. But…
A Techie’s Christmas Tale
I wrote this a few years ago, back when Blaster was still a big threat and so was Stubby. As those names have faded into the background, it was time to do some minor updating of this tongue-in-cheek look at the life of a tech at Christmastime. Enjoy. The week…
Working with Tech is necessary to Write about it!
Wow. . . As a technician and an author, from time to time a thought enters my head, or an article about some issue crosses my screen, and I feel the urge to write about it! The technician side of me realizes that for my author side to truly put…