Monthly Archives: July 2010

Android – To the Rescue!

July 14, 2010
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Android – To the Rescue!

Google, that monstrosity, is sweeping the market. While iPhone 4 is amazing, the Android phone OS is a juggernaut. I was looking to see if an app, like one I saw on an iPhone was in the Android market, when I stumbled upon this one, useful for extraction from bad dates, meetings, etc: FakeCall Pro

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Microsoft Ends Windows XP Service Pack 2 support today

July 13, 2010
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And what does this mean to the average small business computer user? < a href="http://consumerist.com/2010/07/security-patching-for-xp-service-pack-2-ends-today.html">“Security Patching for XP Service Pack 2 Ends Today”. It costs money to have teams of people, like fire fighters, employed for the “in case of emergency” situations. Yes, while they aren’t responding to the latest hacker attacks, they can be...

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They show up at the most vulnerable spots…

July 9, 2010
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The "bad guys" on the Internet have long had a habit of finding the biggest security holes with the greatest potential impact. That's one reason why the Apple computer line has remained effectively virus free (I caught at least one in the early Mac...

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FireFox 4.0 beta ia out!

July 7, 2010
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I enjoy living in the beta world of software. I have rarely come across really bad betas, and I get to know what’s coming “our” way before other begin using it. Today I installed FireFox 4.0 (beta), meaning the released for testing by people outside of the development place in order to get feedback. I’m...

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