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Discussions from The Gang on a variety of topics
Some Tips/Pitfalls For Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 installation and upgrading tips and pitfalls for small business.
Some Thoughts On Windows 8.1
Though most of our clients are fairly conservative adhere to the maxim "If it ain't broke..." We want to give some reasons to finally move to Windows 8.1.
Scott Berkun On The Future Of Work
A great talk given by writer and former WordPress manager who describes how WordPress (the company) works in his new book ‘My Year Without Pants.’ It will challenge a lot of your ideas of how technology can help your small business (for example, they use no e-mail at WordPress.) Scott Berkun lecture In Seattle, 19... Read more.
Long Term: OS/SAFE vs. Windows?
We’re getting more and more questions about ‘the long term’ planning for SAFE. I think there are three aspects to these kinds of questions. 1) We’re constantly hearing about ‘the death of the desktop’. But all the while, we see Microsoft continue to sell more and more copies of Windows. The truth is that the... Read more.
OS/SAFE vs. WebSAFE
There has been some confusion over our plans for the new Open Source version of SAFE. So hopefully here are some simple answers! There are two big questions everyone has: Is this a replacement for WebSAFE? The answer is a definite no. You should think of this as an alternative to (and perhaps the best... Read more.
New Mailing Address
Effective immediately, please note the following new address for all mailings: PO Box 13094 Seattle, WA 98198 Sorry to do this, but our post office is ‘consolidating’ (darn those budget cuts!) and this was the only way to maintain the space we need.
Our Prayers For Oklahoma
We want all our customers and friends in Oklahoma to know we’re thinking of you. If there is anything we can do to help please let us know. It’s certainly been a rough year (already) for storms everywhere. We’re already thinking about ways to help all our customers upgrade their readiness for all kinds of... Read more.
Happy Twenty Eighth Anniversary To Us!
Wow. Twenty eight years. It seems like it was only yesterday that we all worked in Detroit. There was something called the Soviet Union. The NBFA was the major trade organization for print distributors. And the Red Wings were… well… about where they are now. 😀 It is sort of a strange thing to have... Read more.Some Fonts Are Cheaper
Another in our series of Posts on ‘Geakonomics’ We’re all aware of dozens of interesting trivia items that we could use to benefit our lives. If we only had the time to be as organized as we’d like! Add this one to an urban legend that turns out to be true. (Really 😉 ) If... Read more.
Trusteer Makes Online Transactions Safer
We’re giving a ‘thumbs up’ to Trusteer Rapport, a software program that is designed to make online transactions safer. The program runs on each desktop and acts as a keylogger monitor for a list of applications you specify—such as online banking web sites. The overwhelming amount of on-line fraud doesn’t occur at the server; it... Read more.
