If you love watching movies. You have to get Netflix. www.netflix.com ($8.99 month)

Connect your computer or net device to your large screen tv and you have and instant theatre.

Combined with Hulu.com(free) and Fancast.com(free) you’ll never want to watch live TV again.

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If you computer is not running the way it once ran. Here are a few things you can do to help speed it up.

Run Windows Defrag

Run Windows Disk Cleanup

Run Windows Disk Checker

Update and Run your Anit-Virus program

Download a good spyware checker like Spybot S&D or Adware, update and run

If you follow these steps on a monthly basis, Along with backing up your data, you will keep your computer in tip-top condition.

To remove av scan simply go to add remove programs and uninstall. Reboot computer. Update antivirus definitions and do full scan,

Virus, spyware, malware, phishing just a few of the dangers out there.

Make sure you are updating your virus definitions and scanning your entire computer for viruses at least once a week.

AVG and Avira are both free antivirus programs that provide protection against viruses and spyware.

Backing up your data is very important!

Your hard drive WILL eventually fail. All the data you have stored may or may not be recoverable.

Data recovery services can be very expensive.

The best insurance is to backup your data frequently, retire your backup drive and replace it with a new one once a year.  A retired backup drive can still be used for many task,

Don’t wait until your system crashes it could be very expensive to recover and even impossible. Call us today. We are data recovery experts!

Cutting cost can help offset some of the loss of income due to the turbulent economy.

Here a few items you might consider scaling back or if possible eliminating until the return of the glory days.

Cable TV (cut back a few channels, de-activate satellite boxes in rooms you don’t use)

Internet (reduce your bandwidth speed, use internet cafes)

Cell Phone (go with unlimited service and eliminate the need for your home phone, or get the most basic plan for emergencies only)

Home Phone (most people don’t need a home phone)

VOIP (get the most out of your internet connection, great for long distance and international calls)

Electric (turn off lights when you’re not in the room, turn off all appliances when you’re not using them, reduce the temperature on your hot water heater, get an automatic timed thermostat)

Trash (sort your garbage and make weekly trips to the recycle center/landfill)

Alarm Monitoring (put monitoring on hold/freeze until you can afford it again)

Food (use coupons purchase items on sale, join a wholesale warehouse and buy in bulk)

Auto Insurance (review your insurance policy and make sure all you information is correct make sure you’re not overpaying, set your deductable to a number you can live with)

Lawn (do you own landscaping, cut your grass)

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We’re here to help you.

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Don’t Panic!

First, don’t panic!!! We receive so many calls from clients that are panicking about viruses.

Here are some steps to try to deal with viruses.

1. Update your antivirus program by doing an internet update.
2. Run a full virus scan on your computer. (delete any viruses found)
3. Restart your computer, run the full virus scan again.
4. If you still have virus activity after all this, you need professional help.

DO NOT:

1. Purchase software that claims it will remove this virus from your computer.
2. Google search and frantically download the first software that claims to remove the virus
3. Attempt to delete items from the registry based on a random search of the virus on a search engine.

Call on us, we’re here to help you!

There are many anti virus programs out there. You’ve heard of all the heavily marketed products.

But here are a few FREE antivirus programs that provide the same protection the expensive paid programs provide. The license agreement requires these only be used on your home computer.

AVG

Clam

Avira

Download and check them out. Why pay annually to renew a product when you can get the same protection for FREE.

In this time of economic downturn make the most out of the technology you already have.

A website is a great tool to provide your potential and existing clients information about new products and services.

A BLOG is even better. It allows you to keep your current website with all the most important information while providing frequent updates about your business, products, services, even your staff.

An email campaign is a great way to reach out to your existing clients. They already have a relationship with you. They know and trust you, your products and services. Your clients want to know when you are offering new products, services and special promotions.

Newsletters are another way to better inform your existing clients. These are the people that keep your business going. Don’t forget them, don’t forget the 80/20 rule.

Call us if you need a website, blog, or help with your internet marketing. We offer a very professional, low cost, turn key package.