by Joseph Forbes | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog Entry, Emailed, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY, Web Hosting
Email is here to stay Despite the growing popularity of applications like WhatsApp, email is still considered to be the most important communication tool for online workers 1and is likely to grow in importance over the next five years2. A problem with email however is...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, SOFTWARE, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft has been following a pretty steady version number scheme with their operating systems lately: Windows 7, then Windows 8, and then…Windows 10. Wait, what? That’s right. They just skipped Windows 9. So don’t worry, you didn’t miss a...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, HARDWARE, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY, Troubleshooting
Do you know what version of Windows you have? While you usually don’t need to know the exact version number for whatever Windows version you have installed, general information about the operating system version you’re running is very important. Everyone...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 11, 2016 | Blog Entry, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, Troubleshooting
Depending on the version of Windows you’re using, there are several different ways to automatically repair major Windows operating system problems without resorting to a destructive process, like a Reset Your PC or a Clean Windows Install. The newest versions of...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS, INTERNET, MONEY, TECHNOLOGY
How many times have you been completely confused at how that ‘small’ project turned into such a big one costing double and taking three times the length you estimated? Many of you will say estimating time for web projects accurately is an oxymoron, but by applying a...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 8, 2016 | Blog Entry, DATA, INTERNET, SOFTWARE, TECHNOLOGY, Web Hosting
We all make mistakes running our websites. However, the nature of those mistakes varies depending on the size of your company. As your organization grows, the mistakes change. This post addresses common mistakes among large organizations. Most of the clients I work...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 8, 2016 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, Microsoft Security Response Center, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The product key is a usually unique, alphanumeric code of any length required by many software programs during installation. Product keys are also sometimes called CD keys, key codes, product codes, or installation keys. Most software, including some operating systems...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 5, 2016 | Blog Entry, DATA, EDUCATION, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The Windows Registry, usually referred to as the registry, is a collection of databases of configuration settings in Microsoft Windows operating systems. The Windows Registry is sometimes incorrectly spelled as the registery or theregestry. What is the Windows...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 4, 2016 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, Technical Support, TECHNOLOGY
If you’ve found yourself here, I’m guessing that your computer is broken and you’ve already decided that fixing it yourself probably isn’t something you want to do. So what’s next? All you know for sure is that your computer needs to stop...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 2, 2016 | Blog Entry, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Often abbreviated as OS, an operating system is a powerful, and usually large, program that controls and manages the hardware and other software on a computer. All computers and computer-like devices have operating systems, including your laptop, tablet, desktop,...
