And now it's September

Where did the summer go?  I've been busy with some repairs & delivering a new Dell laptop to a client.  I did some testing with Google Sites, which is turning out ok.

I had an iPad for a while.  I think it is great for apps.  If your company uses it or you can use it in your work by running existing apps or getting some written for your business it would work great.
In my case though, I found I was not using it so I returned it.  Mostly anything I could do with the iPad I could do with my iPhone or my Windows laptop.  But I do believe it's really slick programming and it is useful (obiously because I use my iPhone from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed).

Remember to get your PC cleaned for autumn, and start wrapping up your tax situation.  Contribute to your regular IRA

And GET READY FOR THE DECEMBER HOLIDAYS

Dave

Almost May

It's almost May 1st.  Get ready for the warm weather hopefully arriving soon.

iPhone
Using my iPhone and finding it to be a superior product to android.  It syncs with Outlook painlessly.  People I have called say it's clearer than my previous phone.  It IS a game changer as many folks have said. 

Windows Home Server
I bought the WHS 2011 software a while ago.  Now I need a 64 bit pc to run it on.  Planning to get a 64 bit Dell with a 1 TB hard drive to run the new version.  The word on the street is that this version will be the last of Windows Home Server.  HP has almost completely pulled out of this area.  They had 3 Home servers for the first version and have discontinued all of them with no successors. 

WHS is a great product but does not have enough demand aside from technically minded people who want to centralize their data storage on home and small business networks.  It is a great product for networks with 15 or less PC's.  It maximizes the benefits of a small business network without the added complexity of Windows Small Business Server.  But sadly it does not seem to have captured users in sufficient numbers to make it profitable for MS to continue producing.

April 14-15, and SPRING

Yippie, it appears the weather "broke" a bit today, about 70 degrees in Somerset NJ.

Tonight is the 100th anniversary of Titanic hitting the iceberg.  Tomorrow in the early morning it will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.  Pssst..what does RMS stand for?  (Royal Mail Steamer).

Have a great weekend.

Peace.

Dave

Early Spring?

Seems so, here in central NJ.  We have had some great days with temps in the mid 70's.  Great!!

Apple ?

I bought an Apple iPhone 4S recently, after trying a Samsung Android phone for about 2 days.   The main reason that I exchanged the Android for the iPhone is that I sync my phone with MS Outlook.  The process was extremely painful with Android and was never completely successful.  When I got the iPhone home, I loaded iTunes in my PC, connected the iPhone, and it sync'd with Outlook.  Worked the first time.  The Apps are better, as is the graphics.  I also did not like that Android requires a google email id be established in order to get apps.  And, once established, the gmail id sucks up your contacts from the phone.  So Apple may still be the "evil empire" but they have a superior product.  And Google is MORE evil than Apple.

Peace,

Dave

February's almost over

It's February 14th.   Almost over.  Baseball Pitchers and Catchers report in about a week or two.  Spring is within sight.  We're very lucky here in Central New Jersey.  We have not had a major snow event this winter.

Viruses

I had a client who's PC contracted a nasty virus from an email.  The subject was FEDEX Delivery Notice.  Now think!  If you are not expecting a package here is the recommended thing to do.  Delete the message.  And then go to the Fedex site yourself and check for deliveries.  The key issue here is are you expecting a package from Fedex, UPS, USPS, etc.  If the answer is no, then delete the message.   And for God's sake even if you do open the suspect email, DO NOT click on any links in it.  Those link(s) could very well cause malicious programs to execute and potentially destroy your files.  This can be a costly mistake that may cause you to lose all your pictures, documents, spreadsheets and more.  Make sure your anti-virus and firewall programs are installed, running, and up to date!!  And of course MAKE backups.  There are several programs and web based backup services available to help.  There is an old saying in aviation about things that do you no good:  The runway behind you and the altitude above you.  Add to that the backups you did not make.

Hang in there NJ, only about 6 more weeks to do.

Peace,

Dave