Hardware
Stop Computer Theft
05/23/13
Laptop theft is on the rise. Sadly, the majority of stolen laptops are never found. As you can guess, the ever-popular Macs are one of the prime targets.
How do you protect yourself? The most important actions must be taken before your laptop is ever stolen.
First, think about your data. For many of you, your data is more valuable than the computer itself. So, you must frequently backup to an external hard drive or a cloud based service like ClouDox. This helps ensure that your data is backed up and can be restored if needed. Read More...
How do you protect yourself? The most important actions must be taken before your laptop is ever stolen.
First, think about your data. For many of you, your data is more valuable than the computer itself. So, you must frequently backup to an external hard drive or a cloud based service like ClouDox. This helps ensure that your data is backed up and can be restored if needed. Read More...
Turning Used Devices into Cash with Gazelle
04/22/13
Gazelle is an independent company that will pay you for your old cell phones, smartphones, iPads, iPods and Macs. You may not get top dollar for your equipment, but a little extra cash in your pocket is always a good thing. This is also an environmentally friendly solution instead of throwing your electronics into the garbage, since Gazelle refurbishes and resells most of the items they receive.
The whole process is very easy, and it’s risk-free. You look up your item on their website. After answering a few questions about it’s condition, you’ll immediately know how much they are willing to pay you. If you like their offer, you complete the checkout process and tell them whether you’d like a check, PayPal deposit or Amazon.com gift card. Read More...
The whole process is very easy, and it’s risk-free. You look up your item on their website. After answering a few questions about it’s condition, you’ll immediately know how much they are willing to pay you. If you like their offer, you complete the checkout process and tell them whether you’d like a check, PayPal deposit or Amazon.com gift card. Read More...
Sluggish Mac? You May Need More RAM
02/26/13
What is RAM? Random Access Memory (RAM) is the storage space your computer uses to run its operating system and programs. Programs and files are stored on the hard drive when you’re not using them. When you launch a program or open a file, your computer loads it into RAM for quick and easy access. Read More...
iPad vs. the World of Tablets
12/19/12
Tis the season... for tablets, that is. It seems that all the big tech names are coming out with one. So, how are you to choose? It all depends on your particular needs.
The tablets we looked at include the iPads, the new iPad Mini, the Kindle Fires, and the Google Nexus 7.
The sleekest, best performing powerhouses? The iPads. They are known for their performance and features and they will integrate beautifully with other Apple products. Apple also has the best selection of good quality apps, by far.
If you shop around at this time of year you can get a 16 GB iPad 2 for around $400. If you’re willing to buy a refurbished model, it could be a little less. You can find the two newest versions of the iPad for as low as $499. These third and fourth generation iPads both have top of the line features including the eye pleasing retina display.
The newest player in the Apple field, the iPad Mini is selling for $329. It’s obviously smaller, and the performance and features are similar to those of the iPad 2, including a non-retina display. Read More...
The tablets we looked at include the iPads, the new iPad Mini, the Kindle Fires, and the Google Nexus 7.
The sleekest, best performing powerhouses? The iPads. They are known for their performance and features and they will integrate beautifully with other Apple products. Apple also has the best selection of good quality apps, by far.
If you shop around at this time of year you can get a 16 GB iPad 2 for around $400. If you’re willing to buy a refurbished model, it could be a little less. You can find the two newest versions of the iPad for as low as $499. These third and fourth generation iPads both have top of the line features including the eye pleasing retina display.
The newest player in the Apple field, the iPad Mini is selling for $329. It’s obviously smaller, and the performance and features are similar to those of the iPad 2, including a non-retina display. Read More...
What You Want, When You Want It: Apple TV
12/19/12
Apple TV is one of the simplest and most useful products that Apple offers. Yet, it’s one of the least understood. What is Apple TV? It’s a useful little converter box that lets you stream movies, television shows and content from your computer or iPad right to your existing HD television screen. It’s also much more affordable than you might think, selling for $99.
The third generation of Apple TV is a small black box that measures a little under four inches on each side. It can handle 1080p video and has an additional wireless antenna for improved WiFi reception.
Apple TV can stream much more than you might think. It’s set up to seamlessly stream HD movies and TV shows from iTunes, the entire Netflix streaming catalog, Hulu Plus shows, live professional sports games and more. Read More...
The third generation of Apple TV is a small black box that measures a little under four inches on each side. It can handle 1080p video and has an additional wireless antenna for improved WiFi reception.
Apple TV can stream much more than you might think. It’s set up to seamlessly stream HD movies and TV shows from iTunes, the entire Netflix streaming catalog, Hulu Plus shows, live professional sports games and more. Read More...
The New Slim iMac
11/19/12
We are happy to welcome the newest addition to the Apple family. The new iMac has arrived and it comes with some impressive new features.
What you’ll first notice about this sleek new model is its size. It’s almost a full inch slimmer and up to eight pounds lighter than any other iMac. Apple also re-engineered the display. The result is up to 75% less glare, a sharper screen image, and more vibrant colors.
It may be slim, but it’s also a powerhouse. It comes with the latest OS X Mountain Lion operating system and impressive performance technology. It’s extremely fast thanks to Core i5 or i7 processors and the latest Nvidia graphics processing. It also comes with up to 3TB of storage and a Fusion Drive option that adds 128GB of flash storage to the hard drive. The iMac dynamically manages the memory, shifting less used programs to the hard drive, reserving the faster flash memory for the most often used apps. The result? Faster day-to-day performance. Read More...
What you’ll first notice about this sleek new model is its size. It’s almost a full inch slimmer and up to eight pounds lighter than any other iMac. Apple also re-engineered the display. The result is up to 75% less glare, a sharper screen image, and more vibrant colors.
It may be slim, but it’s also a powerhouse. It comes with the latest OS X Mountain Lion operating system and impressive performance technology. It’s extremely fast thanks to Core i5 or i7 processors and the latest Nvidia graphics processing. It also comes with up to 3TB of storage and a Fusion Drive option that adds 128GB of flash storage to the hard drive. The iMac dynamically manages the memory, shifting less used programs to the hard drive, reserving the faster flash memory for the most often used apps. The result? Faster day-to-day performance. Read More...
Drobo RAID
03/16/11
Businesses today need a robust, reliable and cost effective solutions for data storage. We've used many different RAID storage systems over the years and for reliable, economic and easy to manage RAID we've found Drobo to be the best. Watch the video below to learn more about Drobo.
If you have questions about Drobo or data storage contact us today.
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