NY Times Anti-Virus Blooper

In May, The New York Times published an article in the Gadgetwise section recommending to disable your anti-virus to speed up your computer. While there are anti-virus programs that do slow down your machine, we do NOT recommend you work on your computer without anti-virus protection. Read more at Computerworld's blog, as well as view the original article. As we've stated many times, we recommend AVG virus protection. It's free for personal use, and it works (and, it won't slow down your computer like other programs do)!

The Skype is Ringing

More and more people are moving to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), such as Skype, vs. traditional phones. The advantages? You have unlimited calling anywhere for a small monthly fee (local or internationally), you call from your computer, and it's very easy to use. Read this article about how to use Skype - or simply visit Skype's Web site at Skype

Twitter...what's it all about?

Everyone is atwitter about Twitter but many people still don't quite understand what Twitter is or what it's all about. The quick definition? Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Everyone seems to be using it, both personally and for business, and it is the fastest growing social networking site.

If you're interested in a brief history about Twitter and how people are using this technology, read Wall Street Journal's, Twitter Goes Mainstream. A good recap about the founders and how people are finding innovative uses for tweets. Or, simply check it out for yourself at www.twitter.com.

Free Television Shows on the Internet

Don't let the current economic state deny you of music, movies and other entertainment. All you need is a computer to receive a plethora of television shows, documentaries, movies and music from any genre.

Hulu is a website that offers commercial-supported streaming video of TV shows and movies from NBC, Fox and many other networks and studios. Hulu provides video in Flash Video format, including many films and shows offered in high-definition. Simply search by channel, movie or use the easy search box for whatever you are looking for.
Visit Hulu.com for more information

OpenDNS Content Filtering

OpenDNS is a free service that works for networks of all sizes providing users protection from phishing scams, Web content filtering and can even increase Web site loading speed.

Home and business users can block unwanted Web sites and phishing scams. They can also benefit from less down time and management of user Internet use.

Visit OpenDNS at www.opendns.com for more information or contact us if you are interested in learning how you can benefit from OpenDNS.