by Frank | Oct 28, 2014 | Networking and Infrastructure
Did you know that winter storms can be just as destructive to sensitive computer and network equipment as summer thunderstorms? Every year when snow and ice storms hit we get barraged with calls from customers who didn’t have proper power protection in place....
by Frank | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
An increasing amount of your (and everyone else’s) mission-critical data rests in the form of zeros and ones on a magnetic surface or solid-state drive somewhere. You know (and so does everyone else) that you need to have a backup plan. You might not have an effective...
by Frank | Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Some studies show that as many as half of all small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) lack a disastery recovery plan. Of those that do have a plan, that plan is likely a) out-of-date, b) established by people no longer with the company, c) based on old...
by Frank | Oct 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Have your computers started acting sluggishly and unresponsively? Frequently this is a symptom of malware, which can be a result of opening email from unknown senders, visiting infected websites, or a variety of other causes. If this is the cause, then opening up...
by Frank | Oct 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Disaster recovery planning is still too frequently ignored by companies that are sitting ducks to potential disasters. Complacency, especially when businesses are located in specific cities that aren’t known for natural disasters, can be the worst of enemies. But...
by Frank | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
In today’s business environment, staying connected is critical. No man is an island, and neither is your company. No one can afford to suffer from unreliable network connections in the modern world. It can make the difference between exhilarating success and...
by Frank | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Intelligencer has announced their 2014 Best of Bucks Mont winners and CARISMA came out on top for Computer Repair and Network Support! We’re grateful for the votes and very happy to know that our customers think that we’re the best! CARISMA president...
by Frank | Oct 1, 2014 | Applications
Microsoft has announced Windows 10 which is expected to be generally available “Later in the year 2015”. The successor to the poorly accepted Windows 8 will re-introduce the Start Menu. A feature which, when omitted by the software giant from Server 2012...
by Frank | Sep 26, 2014 | Mobile Devices
If you are like the rest of us, you have at least 3 devices on which you read and reply to e-mail. In my case i have an iPhone, iPad, and two Mac’s and all of my email, contacts and calendar appointments are always in sync and up-to-date no matter which device...
by Frank | Sep 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
One quickly growing trend in the business world today is cloud services, or cloud-based computing for businesses. More and more companies are considering clouds as an alternative to the storage, hardware, upgrade and maintenance needs of their own equipment; and the...