It’s that time of year again when ISPs (Internet Service Providers) all around the world perform their yearly maintenance, call it “Spring Cleaning” if you will.If you have been living under a rock and missed the stories on the news and the countless emails flying around for the last week or so, then this may come as a total surprise …
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Please stop following every link through that you see in email, Facebook, Twitter, etc…
Being in the computer service business, every day we are seeing more and more computers that have been compromised, whether they are Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, it doesn’t matter. Even iPhones and Androids are falling victim to various malware found as a result of blindly following links. What can you do to help protect yourself, your computer …
Who is your Greenville / Upstate BUSINESS computer dealer?
If you are in the market for a new business computer, where do you go in the Greenville / Upstate area? Do you go to a “big box store”? A warehouse? An office supply? You should be aware that the “business computer” you purchase from some dealers may actually be a computer designed for home use, and not actually a …
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How long will your computer last? It’s all about the MTBF! Or is it?
A common question that computer sales, repair, service and support people hear is, “How long will this computer last me?” The most common answer is, “It depends…” Just what does it depend on? The quality of the product is of the highest importance, but even a very reliable device can have a shortened life if not maintained properly and it …
Business Printer Repair vs. Printer Replacement
It is Monday morning and you went to print your first batch of papers for the week but that didn’t go so well. Paper has been jammed in the printer, or maybe not even picked up out of the paper tray. What to do? Should you either replace that beast or call a printer repair technician? Replacing the printer is …
Homeland Secure IT Office Closed Today (Jan 10, 2010) due to #snOMG – But we are available via phone/email
Well, I gave it a valiant effort, got the car dug out, even got it down that steep driveway and down the street, but was unable to get out of the neighborhood here in the big town of Easley… Tomorrow may be a better day for driving, but with the school systems already declaring tomorrow another snow day, and the …
SECURE IT ALERT: FireSheep is proof of concept why public unencrypted Wi-Fi is dangerous
Homeland Secure IT Alert for Saturday, October 30, 2010 FireSheep add-on for Firefox browser is proof-of-concept why you should NOT use public / unencrypted Wi-Fi to access without extreme caution. Last week, a tool was released that makes it possible for anyone to easily hijack your web sessions from within a browser view. When I say anyone, that …
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Thinking of buying computer hardware or software “Dirt Cheap?” Read this first…
I’m sure you have heard the old adage “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is…” In the case of computers, servers, firewalls, VoIP equipment, Microsoft, Adobe and other hardware / software, that has always been true. For example: We have one client who purchased Microsoft Office Professional 2003 a number of years ago on the cheap. …
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Need computer repair in Greenville, Easley, Anderson, Spartanburg? #greenville
Sure Homeland Secure IT is based in Greenville, SC, but we service the entire UPSTATE of SC. Our service area includes: Greenville, Easley, Anderson, Simpsonville, Duncan, Greer, Taylors, Travelers Rest, Spartanburg, Piedmont, Pendleton, Clemson, Pelzer, Six Mile, The Cliffs area, Fountain Inn, Welcome community, Seneca, and the entire Upstate of South Carolina. If you require computer repair, service or support …