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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Flash Player Vulnerability

There's a major vulnerabilty in the current Flash Player. A number of security groups have found this hole in the player that gives it "Zero Day Vulnerability." Hackers are jumping on this hard and fast to take over users' computers, so it's suggested to immediately upgrade to Flash Player 10.1. You can find this update at Adobe Labs click here

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Microsoft NEW 2010 Products

Microsoft is releasing a number of new versions this spring for their most common products like Office, Exchange, Sharepoint, Visio, and Project. To read about each product and their new functions click here

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Adobe CS5 products are here!


Adobe just released a whole slew of new versions and bundles for their award-winning line of products. If you need the best desktop publishing, graphic designing, or web publishing products, Adobe has them. Adobe has information on all the new products on their site. Click here to check them out.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Windows 7, why you should upgrade.

A lot of my customers have been asking, “Is Windows 7 any better then Vista and is it worth upgrading too” the answer to this is YES! We all know Vista really didn’t work out the way we hoped, but Microsoft really came through with a Top Notch product in Windows 7. If you search the internet you will find positive review after positive review.
I found this review from engadget.com that dives deep into the main functions of Windows 7. They also compare its new functionality to the older operating systems. To read this full article, click here

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Am I eligible for academic pricing?


Recently, many customers have been asking me how to qualify for academic pricing. To qualify for academic pricing Microsoft states you need to fit into one of these criteria:

*Education Institutions
*Administrative Offices & Boards of Education
*Full- and Part-Time Teachers, Faculty and Staff
*Students
*Public Libraries
*Public Museums
*Home-School Programs

Examples of entities not eligible for academic pricing:

*Non-accredited schools;
* Training centers
*Non-United States residents or educational facilities
*Churches
*Hospitals, Healthcare Systems, and Research Laboratories that do not meet the qualifications above
*Non-profit/charitable organizations that do not meet the qualifications above