“Tampering with this network equipment may result in an ass whoopin’ you’ll never forget”… Makes me laugh every time I see it! I bet every IT professional would love to see this sticker on every server room door. How much money would be saved on computer, network & server service, repair or support, especially if someone actually was …
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Remote temperature monitoring for your server room or wiring closet from AVTECH can protect you from a meltdown!
One issue we deal with in serving the small and medium sized business community is the placement of servers and network equipment in server rooms that equate to a wiring closet. In most of these situations, these closets were not originally designed to house electronics. They have been converted from broom closets, coat closets, and in one instance, a server shared …
The Phone Cops are watching you… No wait, you are watching the cops on your phone… Sorry.
My brother, Rick Hoyt, is employed by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas and he brought it to my attention that their department is the first in the nation to produce an iPhone app… This thing is so cool that I loaded it on my iPad so I could see what was going on where I used to live! …
Happy birthday to our son, Brett! #sweet16
I just wanted to give everyone fair warning… If you will be driving in the Easley/Greenville, SC area, please keep your eyes open for a bright yellow Jeep Wrangler…. Our son, Brett, turned 16 today and as so many do, took his driving test and somehow managed to pass it. He said they told him he had a perfect score, …
IP Surveillance System Adoption Destined to Overcome Standard / Analog CCTV in 2012
Acording to the IMS, by 2012 more network cameras will be sold in the Americas than analog cameras… And the growth rate continues to climb dramatically after that…. This should come as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with the two technologies. IP Surveillance Systems offer a multitude of advantages over analog, including return on investment, ease of deployment, …
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Toshiba Thrive Android 10.1″ Tablet – Another iPad stomping device…
If you are one of the many looking for an alternative to the iPad and can’t bring yourself to like Windows based tablets, Toshiba may have the device for you. The Toshiba Thrive 16GB tablet is a brand new product featuring: Android 3.1 Honeycomb (Yes, it has Flash!) 16GB storage, 1GB DDR2 memory 10.1″ Display with 1080p resolution (1280×800) NVidia …
Homeland Secure IT Giveaway Coming Soon!
Yes, we’re going to do it again…. We’re going to give away something! Watch here for more info. To be eligible, you will have to subscribe to this blog, our mailing list or our FB page *AND* be able to pick up whatever trinket it is in person… We’re not shipping it out =) (So it would be …
Casinos have incredible video surveillance… You can too!
I’m away on vacation with my lovely wifey Pamela, and our first stop on the Gulf tour was the IP Casino and Resort in Biloxi, MS, where we met my older brother, his wife and their oldest daughter… While roaming around, it was easy to see that the “eye in the sky” was ever present, and I do mean EVERYWHERE. …
Best of the Upstate 2011 – Computer Service Provider
We believe that Homeland Secure IT is the best Computer Service Provider in the Upstate, and we are hoping you do too! Therefore, we humbly request that you click on the Greenville News “Best of the Upstate 2011” logo on the left and take a moment to vote for us! Our category is item #9, “Computer Service Provider”, please write-in …
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Dollars & Sense: Transitioning your business to a Voice over IP phone system #VoIP #Telephony #Cisco #SMB
Pardon the pun with the “dollars & sense” thing, but really that is what it comes down to, whether it makes sense, not just the dollar amount. In my previous post, we looked at a company we will call “Business One”, a local small business using PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) with their old key phone system and asked the …