Posts Tagged ‘Google’
Friday, September 10th, 2010
Yesterday, many companies found their computers coming to a halt as a result of a computer virus which was circulating the Internet. The virus was called “here you have”, because of the subject line, is a Trojan-Horse which arrives in an email. As with many viruses of this sort, the major problems come as a result of a user clicking on the link, which then infects the computer.
One of the many benefits to having a system like our hosted email system in place, is that the internal network does not take a traffic hit. This is because the email server resides outside the local network. Our spam filtering and the initial phase of our virus scanning also takes place outside the network.
While there is no sure way to be safe on the Internet, aside from abstaining, our clients did not face the same issues as that of CBS, Disney, AIG, NASA, and many others.
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Tags: Computer virus, E-mail, E-mail filtering, Google, here you have, Message transfer agent, NASA, Spam, spam filtering, Trojan horse (computing), Walt Disney Company
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
First there was the smartphone operating system battle between the Palm OS and Windows Mobile. Then Research in Motion (RIM) stepped up their effort. Next in the progression was Apple with their iOS, and then Google’s Android.
Recent numbers from Quantcast showing that Apple and their iOS hold a 56% market share for mobile operating systems being used for browsing the Internet. Google’s Android however is quickly making inroads as it now holds 25% of the market. RIM is left in the dust with 9%, while other mobile operating system account for 10% of mobile browsing.
Since last year, iOS has dropped off by 11% and RIM by 10%, while Android has increased by 17%. During that same timeframe mobile browsing of the Internet has increased by 110%.
Tags: Android, Apple, Google, ios, Mobile operating system, Palm OS, Research In Motion, Windows Mobile
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
The short answer is yes; and most recently earlier this month. The software: Google Wave. If you haven’t heard about it don’t feel too badly as it never created the buzz Google was looking for.
About a year ago, Google came out with a product called Google Wave. It was touted as a real-time collaboration and communication system. Google Wave comprised all forms of Web 2.0 including; instant messaging, wikis, social media, chat, email, and more.
The issue is that Google Wave just hasn’t taken off. People have not taken to it the way they have with Facebook. Google will continue to provide the service until the end of the year. While Wave may be down for the count, there’s always another match not too far in the distance, and I can’t imagine Google giving up.
Information provided by: HITman Services, a computer and IT services company located in Clifton Park, New York.
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Tags: Clifton Park, Clifton Park computer repair, Clifton Park New York, Companies, Facebook, Google, Google Wave, Instant messaging, Search, search engine, Search Engines, Searching, Social media, Wiki
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
Is technology helping us to become smarter, or dumbing us down?
It wasn’t long ago when everyone had phone numbers memorized and could rattle them off at the drop of a hat. How many numbers do you remember right now? If you lost your cell phone would you be able to call ten or twelve family members or friends from memory? Does this free our mind for other more important items, or reduce our capacity for remembering?
Google is great, but what happens when we can’t connect? When you Google something do you learn about and internalize it, or just read it?
Do you try to figure solutions on your own or just go to the computer and use Google? Does using Google reduce our puzzle-solving competency or reduce the time to resolution, freeing us up?
Have we lost our creative ability or does surfing the Internet spur our creative juices?
We rely so heavily on our computers, BlackBerrys, iPhones, and Google, many people almost go into a breakdown if they are unable to use these devices. What would happen and how would we live if we didn’t have these available to us 24 hours a day?
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Tags: BlackBerry, Companies, Computers, creativity, Google, iPhone, mobile phone, puzzle solving, Search Engines, Searching, technological addiction, Technology, technology addiction, Tools
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
This morning I had the opportunity to visit with another long term client. We have been providing IT and computer support to this Upstate New York company for well over ten years and it has been very interesting to be a part of the business as they transformed.
Many changes have taken place from when the business was locally owned to now being part of a large national firm. General managers have come and gone, some business functions have been moved to corporate headquarters. Business focus has been massaged and tweaked.
What hasn’t changed is the loyalty and dedication of the staff. It was wonderful to see that despite the turbulent times we live in, the attitude of many of the people I have known for so many years remains positive and upbeat.
It was a nice start to the day.
Tags: Business, Business and Economy, Clifton Park computer repair, Corporate headquarters, Financial services, General manager, Ghost town, Google, Health, IT Services, Metro Areas, New York, New York City Metro, Small business, United States, Upstate New York
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Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
1) Don Corleone wants to find out how the 1,000,000 shares of the Olive Garden are doing, so he types in DRI in the Google address bar.
2) While watching Fox News, The Don heard the word meretricious and wanted to know what it meant. He typed in define: meretricious in the Google search bar to get the definition.
3) As the Godfather’s staff is tied up and he needs some additional support he types in “hitman service ~professional” in the Google search bar. The ~ (tilde) instructs Google to look for words which are similar to professional.
Tags: Address bar, Companies, Don Corleone, Fox Broadcasting Company, Godfather, Google, Google Chrome, HITman Services, Search, Search Engines, Toolbar
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Monday, March 22nd, 2010
How Vulnerable Are We?
Last year while attending a government sponsored event, one of the speakers stated the Chinese government had an cyber army of 10,000 which were attacking us daily. Earlier this month, more information was released about how China is targeting us, specifically the power grid.
During the fall of 2009, I was at a symposium on electromagnetic pulse (EMP), both natural and man-made. The results would be devastating, leaving us with something out of a horror movie.
It is a fact that there are bad guys out there, looking for any way possible to strike us and it doesn’t seem like we are paying enough attention.
Tags: Business, China, Chinese government, Electrical grid, Electromagnetic pulse, Google, Government
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