The traditional thinking is that if you are going to migrate in place (on the same computer) from Windows XP to Windows 7, you have 2 choices – you can do a clean install of the operating system, reinstall all your applications and migrate data, OR you can do a two-tiered upgrade, going from XP [...]
Tagged migration, upgrade, Uptime, Windows 7, windows xpThere have been a few instances lately of media reports regarding the end of life for certain pieces of software, and other news items about software that is being advised against due to security flaws. A couple examples of this are recent comments by the German government for its citizens to stop using Internet Explorer, [...]
Tagged Business Software, computer support, firefox, internet explorer, tech support, upgrade, Vista, Windows 7, windows xpI came across an interesting article this morning. I honestly think that business people should pay close attention to this one.
Remember a few years back when the term “cyber-sqautter” came into being? It related to people who registered domain names (like acme.com) even though they had no relationship to the company or person? And then [...]
Following up on last week’s post explaining Cloud Computing, I want to spend a few more minutes covering off some of the other business advantages, and why you may wish to consider this for more than just the cost savings. Yes, the cost savings can be significant, and so can the simplicity it brings to [...]
A fairly big buzzword in IT circles for the past while has been “Cloud Computing” or “Cloud Services”. Now, as an IT pro myself, I generally don’t like to use too much tech jargon with my clients. However these terms have gained such common acceptance by IT-types, that it occured to me that many business [...]
So we spoken about some of the features of Windows 7, like the touchscreen support. We’ve discussed the potential pitfalls of the upgrade process. And we also know how Windows 7 can save your business bacon.
So now yoou want to know if it can all work for you. Or if only some of it will [...]