http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog Articles, Advice, & Tips from Hawk iSolutions Group, Inc. Tue, 18 May 2010 19:45:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ask yourself these questions: Looking to find ways to save your data on all your computers? Worried about losing files? Want access to your files when you are away from home? Want to quickly restore a computer from a virus attack? Do you have files spread out across several computers and want them in a ... http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog/?p=11 mach zehnder modulator Watch out for “phishy” emails. The most common form of phishing is emails pretending to be from a legitimate retailer, bank, organization, or government agency. The sender asks to “confirm” your personal information for some made-up reason: your account is about to be closed, an order for something ... http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog/?p=10 It’s no secret that economic indicators point to a possible US recession in 2008. Financial markets have recently declined, driving key stock indexes to their lowest levels in more than a year. In an economic downturn, some businesses are more vulnerable to recession than others. When times get tough, people ... http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog/?p=9 E-mail driving you crazy? Every time you delete one, do five more show up? Are you finding it impossible to answer every e-mail you receive? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re not alone! Some people are even declaring e-mail bankruptcy — they dump every e-mail in their ... http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog/?p=8 When you are ready to buy a new computer, one of the first questions you may ask yourself is, “Where can I get the best deal?” Obviously you don’t want to pay more than you have to, but there are other considerations besides price that you should consider before making ... http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog/?p=7 Copyright watchdog targets illegitimate use and gets big settlements. Michael Gaertner worried he could lose his company. A group called the Business Software Alliance was claiming that his 10-person architectural firm was using unlicensed software. The alliance demanded $67,000 - most of one year's profit - or else it would ... http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog/?p=6 New Product, New Name; Now VISTA-Compatible WatchGuard has announced the immediate availability of a successor to their Mobile User VPN client, WatchGuard Mobile VPN with IPSec. This new VPN client includes new features and compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista, and is also compatible with existing Firebox X Edge, Core, and Peak models, as ... http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog/?p=5   If you’re like most people, you don’t think twice about performing regular maintenance on your car. You regularly change the oil, keep air in the tires, fill up your gas tank, and take it to the dealer when it needs maintenance.Yet, if you're like most business owners, you don’t ... http://www.hawkisg.com/IT-Blog/?p=4