Author Archives: Dennis Madderra

About Dennis Madderra

Dennis Madderra is an Account Manager for Simpletech Solutions, an IT support company in Southern California.

Tips on choosing a new phone company for your small business

TweetA couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about updating your Internet bandwidth.  Since then it has occurred to me that a similar study would be prudent to make concerning your voice provider.  There are so many new flavors … Continue reading

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Do you backup your website? You should.

TweetAs companies rely more heavily on cloud services, ecommerce, and online access, making sure you’re ready to recreate your online presence if necessary has often taken a backseat to forward progress.  Do you assume your providers are backing it up … Continue reading

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Video Surveillance for Your Office: The Eye in the Sky May be Easier than it Seems

TweetPerhaps George Orwell is to blame, but we as a technology driven community have at times seemed reluctant to install video surveillance.  The media fans the flames of our fears with “Person of Interest” or “Eagle Eye” exploiting video cameras … Continue reading

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Does My Business Need More Bandwidth? Getting All The Bang You Can Out of Your Bucks

TweetI’ve been looking into bandwidth costs for some of my clients lately, and am running across some interesting results.  Many of them have ignored their high speed internet connection since it was installed and working well.  This is an ever … Continue reading

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Mobilize Your Forces; Choosing the Right Device for Your Small Business

TweetAs the new generation of mobile devices, tablets, smartphones, and netbooks begin to take root in everyday life, their usefulness in the workplace is growing exponentially.  Today I want to explore some of the innovative ways to put this technology … Continue reading

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Out With the Old, In With the New. Answering: When Should I Upgrade My Computer?

TweetWhen is it the right time to replace an existing workstation?  Nobody ever wants to lay out hard earned profits to replace a computer that’s still working, but a closer look at the numbers may show that to be exactly … Continue reading

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Office Wireless, Are You Paying Extra to Kill Productivity?

TweetHow many hours of productivity are you losing a month because your employees are abusing the wireless network in your office for their personal technology devices?  Not just in the time they waste checking facebook, emailing pictures, or youtube hopping, … Continue reading

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Is Anti-Virus Enough? Not Any Longer

TweetThe days of ‘glamorous’  virus attacks like Michelangelo and Jerusalem are far behind us.  Today’s Internet battlefield consists of various rootkits, worms, and Trojans, designed to sneak behind your defenses and strike at you for money, information, or crippling your … Continue reading

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Help! My Computer Won’t Turn On After Power Outage

TweetRide the Lightning Twice in the past week I’ve replaced hard drives due to power issues. Of all the components to replace on a computer, the hard drive is the most time consuming and risky to your data. First, out … Continue reading

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Be your own radio station at home!

TweetNew devices bring your .mp3 collections to you home stereo system I have a stereo surround sound system, not theater quality, but nice. I have a great collection of .mp3 files. Getting the two to work nicely together has been … Continue reading

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