• February 25, 2014 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on Is That Your Picture?

    Is That Your Picture?

    YOUR PHOTOS Copyright laws in the technology era   Remember the good old days, where we would write a research paper by hand, and if we needed a picture we would make a photocopy and attach it. In those days we knew to give credit where credit was due. How about today? Are we infringing on copyright laws without knowing? What are the consequences, even if accidental?   

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  • February 18, 2014 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on Do You Know How To Push People’s Buttons?

    Do You Know How To Push People’s Buttons?

    PORTS Pushing The Right Buttons   Do you know how to push people's buttons? Whether it be with at home or in the office, there are people who magically get people to do what they want, while others are always having a hard time. Sometimes the difference could be the first person knows how to push people in the correct way to get their way. The same applies to ports on ...

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  • February 11, 2014 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on This Virus Is No Joke

    This Virus Is No Joke

    VIRUS ALERT A Real Threat   For many years we have discussed viruses, the threats they present, and the lack of following through. Last week, a laptop was brought in to our office - on this particular laptop, the virus did follow through on its threat.   Read below to see what the virus did, how to prevent it, as well as other recent viruses.    HOW DOES THE VIRUS ...

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  • February 4, 2014 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on How’s Your Host?

    How’s Your Host?

    HOSTING SOLUTIONS   Email and Websites While some websites are quite small and simple and others are very large and complex, they all share some similar characteristics. One similarity regarding websites is ...

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  • January 28, 2014 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on LogMeIn Alternatives

    LogMeIn Alternatives

    LOG ME IN   And other solutions A while back, we discussed several options users tend to use to connect to their office computer from home or visa verse

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  • January 21, 2014 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on How To Lower Your 2014 Accounting Fees

    How To Lower Your 2014 Accounting Fees

    ACCOUNTING METHODS   At the end of the day, we all need to file taxes. We can file our personal taxes online, with an accountant or the brave ones do it themselves. When ...

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  • January 14, 2014 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on Windows 8 – Did You Know?

    Windows 8 – Did You Know?

    WINDOWS 8 Maximizing the experience   While people are still debating whether to get Windows 7 or Windows 8, we've seen that more and more people are getting Windows 8. Below are some pointers to assist in making ...

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  • January 7, 2014 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on What language do you type in?

    What language do you type in?

    LANGUAGES Using multiple languages on your computer   While most of our readers choose English as the default language on their computers, many use a second language.

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  • December 31, 2013 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on Are You Prepared For 2014?

    Are You Prepared For 2014?

    LOOKING AHEAD TO 2014 Windows XP Microsoft is ending support to Windows XP. What does that mean for you?

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  • December 24, 2013 Posted on Uncategorized, Comments Off on End of Year Roundup

    End of Year Roundup

    2013 HIGHLIGHTS   This year, thank G-d, has been quite busy at Avenue M Computers. We wanted to thank you, our ...

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