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09
MAY
2013

Keep your inbox clean…seriously!

Lately we’ve seen a trend amongst higher level employees at companies – they keep every e-mail in their inbox! When we ask them why, their response most of the time was “I need to access old e-mails frequently”. This theory is quickly disproved by showing...
01
MAY
2013

Belkin shipping it’s Thunderbolt Express Dock

Belkin has started to ship it’s long awaited Thunderbolt Express Dock. Belkin’s Thunderbolt dock is a solid docking solution for Mac users. The MacBook Air, for example, is a great lightweight unit but has limited ports. Luckily one of those ports is the 10gbit/s...
30
APR
2013

Desktop Clutter is a no no!

While we typically don’t write about clients, we at Virtua Computers have detected a phenomenon amongst busy users lately. The Messy Desktop Understandable everyone today is “busy”. People need access to their files so quickly they put it in the most convenient...
02
JAN
2013

Your 2013 resolution – backing up!

That’s right – one of your resolution for 2013 should be to remember to back up your data! At this point in time, if you do not have any backup you are just risking tears, frustration and money wasted. There is no reason why you can not afford a 1TB USB External HD...
22
NOV
2012

Happy Thanksgiving from the Virtua Computers Team

Just a quick Happy Thanksgiving to all from the team at Virtua Computers. We hope everyone has a stuffing thanksgiving day, full of fun, family and whatever other thanksgiving traditions you have. See y’all after I take a tryptophan nap!
21
NOV
2012

And we are back!

Virtua Computers is back online and blogging! Stay tuned here for all the news when it comes to Apple!
26
JUL
2012

Mountain Lion has been unleashed!

Apple released their newest operating system 10.8 a.k.a Mountain Lion yesterday. At a price tag of $19.99, it has really rocked the OS world, competing with the dominant Windows (which costs between $99 and $299 depending on which version). Mountain Lion’s release, much...
18
APR
2012

Update to Why Clients should run their own Software Updates #security

So more news about the Flashback tool. Thanks to the Java update by Apple, and the the Flashback removal tool (available by multiple sources), the 600,000 clients who have been infected are down to less than 100,000 in about 8 days. Dear 100,000 people still infected: You know...
17
APR
2012

Why you should run Software Updates not just wait for your consultant #security

So many clients hate running Software Updates. I have to admit there have been maybe two bad Software Updates since I’ve been doing consulting professionally, but that being said clients should run their own Software Updates. Here’s why: NOTE: I use the word...
24
JAN
2012

Happy Birthday to US!

It was 4 years ago I started Virtua Computers. I can’t believe how much has changed both in technology and me personally. Thanks to everyone who made these 4 years possible, and here’s to another 4 years!
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