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Make an Older Smartphone Like New Again
Got an older phone that has been misbehaving but you are not ready to buy a new one? This was the situation I was faced with recently. I like my Note 4 and am not super excited about any new devices to replace it, so I wanted to wait until upgrading. The phone is over...
Take Ransomware Security Seriously
Spyware and virus infections used to be more of an annoyance more than anything. They could cause some pretty big problems with your computer, but were fairly rare and pretty much only affected that one machine. Sadly, those days are long gone. The new reality is that...
Password Security
Security is top of mind for the team. We discuss with clients about being prudent with security and sharing best practices, and We've run into multiple people with forgotten password issues. Everyone should worry about security, at least a little, to ensure they are...
Do Something About Security at Home With Your Smart Devices
Believe it or not, I do not have a lot of hi-tech gear at home by today's standards. People tend to think since I work in an IT company that I would have lots of cool tech everywhere. I would have more, but I am not allowed : ) In just the past couple of months...
Spyware happens….. Now what?
It happens. Someone in your company receives an email that looks pretty legit, clicks on a link or opens an attachment, and then notices something is wrong. Sure enough, they were hit with some sort of spyware/virus infection. Keep your fingers crossed that it was not...
Emkal Communications is now a part of Waident Technology Solutions
I am excited to announce that on May 1, 2015, EMKAL Communications (em-kal.com) successfully merged with Waident Technology Solutions (www.waident.com). Emkal is a full-service telecommunications company providing exceptional customer service and helping clients in...
Call your Cell Carrier – Now!
If you have not done anything with your cell phone plan lately, give your provider a call. You can save a bunch of money or get a lot more data for "free". In the past year or so a lot has changed with the plans offered by all carriers especially T-Mobile, Sprint, and...
This waterproof point and shoot camera is a beast
I bought a waterproof camera close to 10 years ago. It is aging, low pixel count, and I fear the waterproofness will stop one day on a vacation and the camera will be done for. Time to get a new one! Many of the latest waterproof camera's are also freezeproof and...
My Stand Up Desk
I know I started "getting old" when a few years ago when I bent over to speak to my daughter and my lower back went out and has never been normal since then. Working out regularly, and doing daily stretches with core exercises is keeping me normalized, but sitting for...
Backup your data using Google Drive
There is a bit of a price war with online data storage these days and Google just made the front of the pack. You can now get 1 TB of Google Drive cloud storage for only $9.99 a month. That is a whole lot of cloud storage for very little dough. If you are a dope and...
Have you called your cable TV or internet provider lately?
Have you called your ISP or cable TV provider recently? Probably not, but you should. I use AT&T U-Verse at home for TV and Internet. Have had it for years and it works great. Recently I noticed that the bill seemed high compared to all of the TV commercials I...
Still Have Windows XP? Time to Buy a New Machine…
Hopefully it is on your radar to upgrade any old machines you have running Windows XP. Microsoft announced about a year ago that the support for XP will be ending in April of 2014. So will it really matter? Yes it will, but not in a dramatic manner where an old system...
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