For consumers, we’re here to make sense of all the gadgets you find in today’s home. From refrigerators that use the internet to the cell phone you can barely turn on, we can help you master them all. We can also introduce you to new and useful technology to help your family with communication around the world, sharing video and pictures, and even creating your own website. We help find the best answer for you. Our goal is to make you self sufficient in all things technological, so every step of the way, we help teach you to use what you have so you won’t need support in the future. We want to empower you to make the most out of what technology has to offer!

Home Theatre

With all those devices, all those remotes, and all the cables…who knows what to connect to where? We do! We can help you make the best choice for what you have, and plan for growth with a home theatre. Figuring out which cables will be best for your equipment, setting up a central remote control, connecting all the devices the right way, and even including your home computer and network in the mix to give you the most advanced home theatre you can have.

Gadgets

With MP3 players, cell phones, PDA, and the like, you could be carrying around enough gadgets in your pockets to make NASA jealous. We can help you weed though the thingies and whatchamacallits to condense your needs in to as little as one device. Sometimes today we’re lucky if we can even turn the cell phone on and make a call. Well, we can help you make the most out of your current cell phone, and if you’re in the market for a new one, we can help you make the right decision….and we’re not on commission, so you get the honest down to earth explanation of what the options are.

Personal Websites

Your own website? Why not! Today, making and maintaining your own site is as easy as writing an email. We can help you setup your own place on the internet. We’re not talking a FacePage or SpacePage somewhere, we’re talking your very own personal space that you have complete control over. No more wondering what advertisement is going to pop up on “YourSpace”, you can control the whole thing. We help you choose a www.YOURNAME.com and are with you through design, setup, and maintenance. We can help you be able to maintain the site on your own. Personal websites are not just for the geeks anymore…grandmothers can see the latest pictures and videos of their grandkids, and families can plan reunions with ease with their own personal websites. We can help make it easy and fun.

Communication

The web offers some amazing opportunities when it comes to communication. You don’t have to be stuck with the phone company dictating how much you pay. With VOIP programs like Skype, you can talk to anyone around the world for little or no cost at all….and you can even use video cameras and see each other as you talk! We can help set your whole family up with any number of available VOIP programs. From the kid that just went to college to the grandparents retiring in Italy, we can help you stay connected without the phone bill that looks like a tuition bill.

Quick Tip - Google

Alt+F4 shortcut

On a Windows computer, this shortcut closes a window and/or program that is open. One way to use this is as a safer way of closing Internet pop-up windows. More and more pop-ups these days are viruses in disguise, and when you click on anything in the window, it could install a virus. Using the Alt-F4 shortcut could help you avoid one more virus. Of course, a good up-to-date virus scan program is a must!

Question of the Week

I use a flash drive to backup files. I'm good right?

Well, not really. While using a flash drive to copy files is a great way of having multiple copies and a form of backup, if this is the only thing you do, you are still not very protected. We can help you setup a comprehensive backup system that includes automated schedules, multiple backup redundancy, rotating media, and offsite secure backups. When a tragedy strikes your data, you have only two options: Restore a backup or Rebuild your data, and if your last full accessible backup is 6 months old, get ready for long weekends of rebuilding.