Consumer Beware: Don’t be misled by ridiculously low hourly rates and cheap software pricing!
People, you get what you pay for, it’s as simple as that. Typically the one-man-show technicians that are undercharging the market inevitably end up coming back several times to correct a problem and you, the customer, end up paying more money in the long run anyway. Other scenarios can include being sold illegal copies of software applications.
Continue Reading...Computer Threats: Fake Updates from Symantec Products
One of the fastest-growing methods cybercriminals are using of disseminating malware is through fake antivirus software. Fake antivirus software can either be a program that claims to be antivirus software that does little or no work, or it can actually be a Trojan horse, disguised to actually implant malware onto a computer. The purpose of […]
Continue Reading...True Impact of The Cloud
The cloud model is the result of the creative reimagining of several technologies, most notably virtualization. It takes advantage of the widespread availability of high-bandwidth Internetworking, and grid-like scalability of hardware and software, all fueled by the availability of commoditized (i.e. affordable) infrastructure. This has enabled the realization of a true services-focused approach to IT […]
Continue Reading...Held Hostage By Your Computer Guy?
Don’t hire the wrong IT Vendor. Helpful tips to use when hiring the right candidate.
Continue Reading...Top Stories of Disaster Recovery 2011
It’s unfortunate, but computer hardware is bound to fail at some point… Here are the Top 10 Data Disasters of 2011: Triple whammy: When a lightning strike caused a fire that sent a famous Caribbean island home up in smoke, the computer servers were burned and then doused with water by the fire squad. The media […]
Continue Reading...Technology Services are an investment, not an unecessary expense for a company…
Don’t cut vital technical expenses from your operating budgets!
Continue Reading...UPDATE! Shortage of Hard Drives
By: Joseph F. Kovar CRN Western Digital late Thursday night said that the rebooting of its Thailand hard drive manufacturing (in the wake of devastating floods in that country), has commenced earlier than expected. However, Western Digital echoed rival Seagate’s warning from earlier this week that hard drive supplies will remain constrained through at least […]
Continue Reading...South County Outreach Holiday Food Drive
Orange County Computer® is supporting South County Outreach in helping to feed families in South Orange County by sponsoring a Holiday Food Drive! MOST NEEDED HOLIDAY FOODS Stuffing · Cranberry Sauce · Boxed PotatoesGravy · Green Beans · Cream of Mushroom SoupYams · Broth · Canned Milk · Pumpkin Customers that bring in 2 cans […]
Continue Reading...Shortage of Hard Drives hurting the pockets of Consumers
Since the recent disastrous flooding in Thailand, reports of 14,000 factories have been shut down. Western Digital faced major damages to their factories and has announced a temporary shutdown, bringing panic to the PC industry and is a direct concern to the pricing on consumer PC and Repair. “You’ll start to see PC makers increase […]
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