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Home » Archives for May 2009
7:48 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
What are your choices for High Speed Internet in metro Atlanta?Some providers may not be available at your location. Go to the various provider websites to determine this.ATT - best solution when compared to Earthlink and Comcast. ATT still smells bad, but it does not smell as bad as the other solutions. Support will drive you crazy. Grab a cup of coffee, a magazine and a tranquilizer when you call.Earthlink - uses ATT copper line to get to your house. If the problem is with the ATT line, be prepared for some finger pointing. Getting Earthlink to call ATT to fix the problem is difficult at best. You cannot call ATT because you are not an ATT customer. ATT repair techs do not care if your problem...
2:05 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Do you have a website for your business?You would think you own the website name (domain). Think again! Go to www.whoisnet/whois/"your website name" and see who owns your website. My client found out the owner was her PR firm. She asked me if $200 /year to host her website was reasonable. I thought that I could find a better deal and when I started the process to move her to another web hosting company, I discovered she did not own her domain. If she does not own the domain, she cannot move to another web hosting company. Will the PR firm change the ownership to her or will legal action be necessary? Take the time today to see who owns your domain. Update: The PR Firm "unlocked" the domain so...
7:29 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Is a laptop purchase in your future? Is it time to consider an Apple laptop?We use both Apple and Windows based laptops. Both have their place in my business. Let me lay out the basic differences to help you make an informed decision.Apple Laptop will cost much more. (Win Tel $550 vs. Apple $1300). UPDATE: Apple announced this week of a drop in pricing for laptops and iPhones. Look for a price decrease of $300 for laptop in the near future. You will have to buy/re-buy software for the Apple platform. Adobe PhotoShop that runs on your Windows laptop will not run on your Apple laptop. You need to buy an Apple copy. PhotoShop will look different from one platform to another. It is possible...
10:47 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
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4:49 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Whenever I embrace a new technology, I jump in feet first and immerse myself in that technology. My Blackberry Curve is no exception.Hardware Add Ons:• 4 GB Micro SD card (I have almost filled it.)Software:• Weathereye (Current, short and long term forecasts) http://www.theweathernetwork.com /mobile/weathereyebb• Poynet (Search from current location, businesses and movies. Then you can map it.) http://www.mypoynt.com/• Assistant (track credit card and bank account balances and transactions and more…) http://www.pageonce.com/ The first five account you track are free. To track more accounts, the cost is $9.99/year. The price dropped! It did cost $4.99/month!• Beyond411 Search (just...
