Entries Tagged as 'Tech Tips'

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

What are Malware and Viruses?

These two types of software are very similar to each other although they are not the same thing. Many times mistaken as a virus, malware can wreak havoc on any PC that it has infected. It may also drive the user to the brink of insanity. Malware or “Malicious Software” is any piece of software written directly with [...]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

How to change your email Send/Receive settings

Many times you may wonder why you have to click on the Send/Receive button to get your email. Shouldn’t it be automatic? Yes, it should be, but by default it is not. Here is how to have Microsoft Office Outlook automatically check for your email every 5 minutes.
1. Open Microsoft Office Outlook
2. [...]

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Getting “E-Mauled” by E-Mail

Back when e-mail was in its infancy, users used to have to pay around $20 a month for an account. I remember when having an email account was viewed as a status symbol, even if none of your friends had one and therefore did not communicate with you that way.
Fast forward 15 years and [...]

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Morehead City To Jacksonville: Computer Repair and Tech Support

During the process of creating a web design for a client, we are almost always asked if we do computer repairs or computer network troubleshooting or virus removal or something along those lines. Although we know a little about handling those types of requests and we always try to help our clients with their problems, [...]

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Top 10 Security Tips For Your Small Business Part 2

To continue our Top 10 list of simple (and mostly free) security tips for your small business.
7. Watch out for email attachments
Email attachments can be a wonderful thing. They allow people from all across the world to send pictures to family and friends, businesses to send documents to clients, and sometimes the occasional Powerpoint presentation [...]