2011 is the year of the tablet and as the year comes to a close; we’ll explore how this new technology is changing the business landscape. A recent article in eMarketer reports that 33.7 million Americans use a tablet on a monthly basis; an increase of 158.6% percent over 2010. eMarketer goes on to project that […]
“70% of small firms that experience a major data loss go out of business within 1 year” — Impact on U.S. Small Business of Natural & Man-Made Disasters (presented by HP and SCORE 2007) Disasters can strike at any time. They are unexpected and can be so severe that an unprepared company can be put out of […]
Have you ever had a program or webpage that suddenly hung up and did not respond to keystrokes or mouse clicks? We all have and Windows has a way of ending programs and services that do not respond. The bad news is that whenever you close a program that becomes unresponsive you’ll lose whatever data […]
Jump Lists are a new feature in Windows 7. They allow a user to see recently opened files when right-clicking a program icon on the taskbar. They allow for the fast opening of heavily used programs. However, it comes at a cost to privacy, since it is easy for someone passing by an unattended PC […]
Windows 7 comes with a vast array of fonts. Like any file, they take time to load. Eliminating the fonts that you’ll never use can shave time off of your PC’s booting process. Just copy them to another folder in an alternate location before deleting the fonts you don’t use.
Let’s face it, over time everyone’s desktop has far too many icons, making it a chore to find programs and documents. Go with a minimalist’s attitude and de-clutter your desktop by creating your very own special-purpose toolbars.
Have you ever asked yourself after a busy day at the office “Where has the day gone? Did I accomplish anything today?” The fact of the matter is that the only way we will ever know the answer to these two questions is to keep a log or journal of how we spent the workday. […]
Many people have heard of Cloud Computing and Hosted Services but aren’t sure what it is. In this short article, I’ll try to explain what they are and why they may be a good choice for your business.
Over the past few months, we have been receiving calls asking for help with virus and malware infections that found their way onto systems through email. The sad fact is that the main route to virus and malware infections is through email. Windows 7 and Vista attempts to help through their User Account Control (UAC) […]
Back by popular demand, XSolutions has re-launched our company newsletter, bringing to you, our valued customers, important technology and business information. As before, each issue will come with access to a free, useful program download that we think you would enjoy and that would help you in your work. We have two timely articles for […]
