The Relationship Building Network (RBN) is an innovative business networking group that creates a fun and relaxed atmosphere for business owners and managers to network together, build solid relationships and trust. Meetings are held weekly at several Orange County locations. Visit RBN’s website at www.rbninfo.com.

The Orange County 2010 Major Business Expo sponsored over 130 exhibitors with complimentary food and free parking for guests. With over 1,200 guests in attendance, the successful networking event helped grow business relations for many of the exhibitors. Exhibitors had the opportunity to display their products and services for the attendees to sample.

On display for the first time from Orange County Computer, was our latest data backup solution; the new StoragePro Series 4-bay tower. This high quality steel and aluminum storage tower can manage up to 8TB of data and has four high-speed interface types for every need. The hot-swappable drive bays support four 3.5” SATA II hard drives running in a RAID5 array. Operating system support runs the gamut with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux. This new data storage and backup device supports all server operating systems as well.

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So you’re a dedicated Vista user. Or perhaps an unyielding XP aficionado. Nothing is going to pull you away from you’re beloved PC operating system. Your brand loyalty is unshakable. Now this may come as a complete surprise to you, but there’s a new kid on the block that may convince you to alter your thinking and leap headlong into an entirely new OS. The newcomer we’re talking about is Windows 7. Now don’t start turning up your noses just yet. Have a look. See what you think. There are some definite advantages to upgrading your PC operating system to Microsoft’s latest version of Windows. Here are a few.

Take the User Account Control. With Vista, UAC messages seem to pop up non-stop with the warning – ‘are you sure you want to do that?’ How many times have you wanted to shout out, “well nobody’s forcing me to do it!” With Windows 7, you still get User Account Control, but it’s a lot less intrusive than its annoying predecessor.

How much clutter can one user stand? That’s the question that Vista seemed to be asking by including so many extra applications like Contacts, Calendar, Photo Editing, etc. Luckily, Windows 7 has eliminated a bunch of these extra programs. If you’ve really got to have them, they’re yours for the asking. Just download them absolutely free from the Windows Live website.

Let’s face it. Vista never broke any records for boot times. Many users report Vista taking a sluggish 30 seconds or more to boot. The goal for Windows 7 is a peppy 15 seconds. Whether most users get this kind of start-up speed has not been determined. Nevertheless, most folks enthusiastically proclaim that W7 is light years ahead of Vista in the speed department.

So there you have it. Just a few of the many reasons why upgrading your PC operating system to Windows 7 could be a good idea. If you’d like to learn more about the advantages of Windows 7 or are interested in installing it on your system, we’ll be happy to help. We also offer Comprehensive Computer Repair Services and Small Business Managment throughout Mission Viejo and all of Orange County.

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You’ve powered up your Hewlett Packard laptop. You’re set to rip through the Web. Then you discover you can’t get a wireless connection. Or maybe the machine decides not to boot up at all. Sound familiar? These and a number of other exasperating inconveniences, such as freeze-up or sluggish performance, have been hitting many owners of Hewlett Packard DV 6000 and 9000 series laptops. The culprit, now well-known, is Hewlett Packard’s faulty motherboard.

Some of these ailing laptops have been rushed to our Tech Repair Center. With due diligence, we confirmed our suspicions – the motherboard in these machines has an annoying habit of overheating. Kudos to HP for their reaction. The company instituted a recall, extending the basic warranty on these machines. Owners of DV series laptops just have to send the units to HP for repair. Simple enough, right? Not exactly.

You see, the problem is a faulty video display chip set on the motherboard. True, Hewlett Packard is replacing the flawed component. But the replacement is an identical motherboard, which of course, comes with an identical faulty chip set. Since this particular motherboard is the only one available for these units, HP basically is swapping one problem for another. Not exactly a winning strategy.

If your Hewlett Packard DV 6000 or 9000 series  laptop is giving you major headaches, take heart. Our tech wizards can help you find a real solution to Hewlett Packard’s faulty motherboard. This includes transferring files onto a new or refurbished laptop and confirming if your computer is or could be potentially affected by the infamous HP Motherboard Recall. And if you need a whole new motherboard, consider it done with maximum precision and speed. No worries about losing valuable info. We back up all your files – text, music, photos, video, right down to the very last byte.

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Within a few short years, Windows 2000 Professional was replaced by Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Server was replaced by the 2003 server edition. And while the 2000 series was off of the current product list, Microsoft has continued to support all four versions of its Windows 2000 series with service packs, critical updates and technical support for the last ten years.

While still in use today, Windows 2000s’ life cycle will be coming to a complete end on July 13, 2010 according to Microsoft. The end of extended support means that clients that are still running a Windows 2000 Server will need to migrate to a Windows 2008 Server in order to continue receiving support from Microsoft and to ensure the latest and best security for their network.

While Windows 2000’s security is fairly light by today’s standards, having no more security updating at all can mean serious problems for client’s who continue to use the OS without migrating to an updated and well supported version from Microsoft. The older architecture of Windows 2000 has been seriously compromised in the past by hackers and sophisticated viruses. In fact, as recently as September 8, 2009, Microsoft skipped over patching Windows 2000 Server for five rather serious security flaws stating that it would be “infeasible” due to the age of the OS and that to even try to patch them would require a re-engineering to a degree that could lead to incompatibilities with current applications that run on it.

So with the Windows 2000 series on life support and Microsoft reaching for the plug, it’s best to finally give the venerable operating system the boot and look at migrating to an updated version before too much longer. Sure, it may be cheaper to beat a dead horse by continuing to run a Windows 2000 Server or workstation. However, in the long run the eventual down-time and potential security breaches from online attacks could lead to serious problems such as data theft or loss which could easily override the cost of a simple upgrade.

The professionals at Orange County Computer are skilled at these kinds of upgrades and can make upgrading your server a painless procedure.

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Both companies working together as one will bring full IT services to businesses and fast professional repair services to both SMB and residential clients with competitive rates.

The combined companies will operate under the 12 year established Orange County Computer name, which has a well known and well respected name in the IT industry for providing excellent service for its clients.

Current AdvisePoint customers can download a special $25 off coupon for computer service. Simply print this blog post and bring it in with your system for service to receive your discount.

“Coupon is applied toward labor only and cannot be combined with other offers or discounts.”

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Sure, Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 has served you well. But if you’re serious about boosting business productivity, it’s time to give a hearty welcome to the Microsoft Windows SBS 2008. No doubt about it. The newcomer is an astounding leap ahead of Microsoft Windows SBS 2003 system in a number of key ways.

Let’s start with user-friendliness. With the SBS 2008, getting started is a lot easier than it was with its predecessor. Installation is a breeze because of its newly automated settings. All users have to do is enter basic network options to get the whole thing going. Everything else is done automatically. Now take a long at the 2008 console. You’ll see it’s been completely revamped, so it offers far more information and interactivity than the 2003 entry. One of the most amazing features of the revamped console is that it helps Value Added Resellers identify a wide array of problems at customer sites in real time. For business owners, these enhancements translate into definite time savings. And this never hurt anyone’s bottom line.

The SBS 2008 matches time savings with cost savings thanks to vast improvements in energy efficiency. Again, the new system stands far above the SBS 2003 in this department. How? For starters, the new version simplifies power management with features like support for processor performance states (P-states) and processor idle sleep states on multiprocessor systems. Equally impressive is the system’s Hyper-V™ , a technological marvel allowing consolidation of servers onto a significantly reduced number of machines. The upshot is a dramatic drop in power consumption – without impacting performance. Who could ask for anything more?

The energy efficiency of the SBS 2008 was convincingly showcased by a series of tests conducted by Microsoft engineers. One set of tests showed that Microsoft Windows Server 2008 OOB kicked into action with up to a 10 percent power savings over Microsoft Windows Server 2003 at comparable throughput levels. Additional testing revealed that Windows Server 2008 required less power than Windows Server 2003 while running on identical hardware at comparable throughput levels. The SBS 2008 promises the same results for any business.

If you’d like to learn more about how the Microsoft Windows SBS 2008 can boost your business productivity, Orange County Computer is ready to help.

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OCC, INC. was hired to setup and install 4 HP proliant DL 185 storage servers running Windows 2003 Storage server.
4 rack mount servers were installed with 12 TB of storage each.

Theses servers are designed to support range facilities to conduct live-fire testing of vehicular armament and weapons systems. Training facilities, operating areas, and ranges are all under U.S. Marine Corps control. AVTB is in close proximity to San Clemente Island, which can be used for live-fire sea-to-shore testing and high-speed water testing.

Alex Pinedo a Senior technicians encountered a bizarre problem with the HP Proliant DL185 Backup Servers at Camp Pendlton. We had to swap out all of the 500GB Hard Drives with 750 GB Drives as HP did not process the client’s original order properly. After the 500GB Drives were replaced with 750GB Drives, the technician was having issues getting the system to function with the new hard drives. The first 2 slots are for the Operating System. The restore disk did not work with the different sized hard drives. After sitting on the phone with Sr. Level Tech Support at HP, he asked if the Senior Level technician assigned to help HP Partners with the HP Proliant DL185 and the technician relied “yes”.
Oddly enough, the HP Technician was unable to assist the Orange County Computer Technician in resolving ths issue. The HP Tech said that he needed to “Google It”. At that point, the competent Orange County Computer Technician declined further support and was able to resolve the issue on his own, without having to “Google It”. It turned out that when the HP Proliant Servers are configured, the Restore Disks are specifically configured to only work with the configuration that it was originally designed with. The resolution to this problem was that the Operating System Hard Drives were not able to be swapped out due to the factory configuration but the rest of the storage drives were swappable. So word to the wise: “Be leary in seeking helpful and useful knowledge from the manufacturer’s technical support” it is not that impressive! If you require competent technical support, think of Orange County Computer, we are highly trained and knowledgeable in working on every brand name hardware system. We also specialize in supporting many different proprietary software applications.

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Windows 7 Simplifies Everyday Tasks:
A feature called HomeGroup, makes it’s simple to share music, documents, printers, and everything else with the other PCs running Windows 7 in a residential environment. Windows Search eliminates the chore of hunting through folders and subfolders to locate your stuff. The windows taskbar previews give you a great view of what’s open, and Jump Lists show your recent files with a single right-click.

Windows 7 Works the way you want:
It doesn’t matter how many neat tricks your PC can do if it’s not running as smoothly as you expect. So we designed Windows 7 to help your PC sleep and resume faster. Windows 7 supports the latest advances in PC hardware, like 64-bit computing and multi-core processors. Windows 7 was developed to utilize memory more efficiently which helps your hardware reach its full performance potential. This is probably where consumers will see the biggest difference in comparison to Vista.

Windows 7 Makes new things possible
Once you have that simplified, faster PC, some cool new features would be great. Like this one: You’ll be able to connect to networks—home, work, coffee shop—with a couple of clicks, and with Windows Touch (and the right hardware), you’ll soon be using your fingers to flip through files, work with pictures, and even “paint.”

Can my PC run Windows 7?
Generally, if your PC can run Windows Vista, it can run Windows 7. But if you’re not running Windows Vista, or are just not sure if your system is ready to run Windows 7, contact the experts at Orange County Computer and we’ll verify if your system is compatible. We can be reached at (949) 699-6619 or email support@orangecountycomputer.com. Look for further discussion and diagnosis of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate in the weeks ahead.

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Notice the battery rectangle burn on the back cover plate.

I had noticed from day one that the iPhone 3GS appeared to have similar heat issues to iPhone 3G: The phone’s back got warm during use. I thought it curious that handset still got warm in many of the same areas as with the 3G. I also noticed that the battery life was drastically reduced.

HOW TO RESOLVED THE OVERHEATING ISSUES IN THE IPHONE 3GS.

Why: Do to the mass production of the iPhone 3GS, several batches had corrupt images (3.0 Firmware).
So when users received the iPhone 3GS the 3.0 Firmware is corrupt. If seams to function normally except for the Overheating and battery issues.

Whats happening is the iPhone 3GS processor is running at 100% when in standby.
Thus causing the phone to overheat and the battery life is shorted drastically.

Solution:

Do not restore from a previous backup, (this backup most likely has the corruption as well).
Download the 3.0 firmware or do your own factory default installation and Restore 3.0 Firmware from iTunes.
Once you complete a factory restore, you will need to reinstall all your apps, and re-sync your music, etc…

This resolved several overheating and battery life issues for several users.

Regards,
Techyforever

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