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Happy Birthday to us. Virtua Computers has turned 5 years old. We are celebrating this momentous occasion by freezing. Holy cow it’s cold here in NY. But in all seriousness, we are thankful to your our readers, and our clients for making Virtua Computers able to reach such...

Java 7 users have been warned by U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) of a weakness enabling the installation of malicious software and malware that could potentially increase the chance of identity theft. According to US-CERT...

For loyal Apple users, this is definitely great news to kick off 2013. Yes, of course Apple is constantly testing new software, creating updates, and forever tempting the masses, but to those of us who thoroughly enjoy Apple products, this is always exciting news! Accordin...

Happy Friday! Or should we say ‘Happy Not End of the World’ Day?! With 1,000 backers and at last count, pledges totaling $139,170.00, the Kickstarter project POP Power Station will not be becoming a reality. The portable, high capacity power, 4 retractable cord...

I don’t normally write about interactions with clients, but I felt that this particular issue found today was of blogging worthiness. First the background.  Client has 150 PCs, running Windows XP through Windows 7, and has about 20 Macs running mostly 10.6.8 or 10.7.5....

In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Jonathon Ive, Apple’s hardware designer, has mentioned that the best work is yet to come.  He was asked which design he would be remembered for, to which he responded, “A lot does seem to come back to the fact that what we’re...

In news this week, Apple may plan to ditch Google Maps in the upcoming version of iOS 6.  The new Maps app will come with new feature and should be faster.  The move away from Google Maps was expected due to the nature of Apple and Google’s changing relationship from...

Yesterday was the MacTech Boot Camp event in NYC. Sean Costello of BackgroundBackup.ca spoke about backing up. When was the last time you backed up? Better question, when was the last time you tested your backup and make sure the files worked? It’s called a fire drill. As...

Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, met with Chinese government officials today regarding issues with iPad trademark and local labor treatment. China is Apple’s second largest market, which is the largest overall mobile market in the world. Cook met with the Mayor of Beijing and...

Here we go! It’s official, Apple will be introducing the newest iPad at their media event on March 7th. Rumors about the specs have been flying around the internet lately and the image in Apple’s invite almost completely confirms the addition of a higher...