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The end is nigh

E.Steinmetz — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:38:13 +0000

In Europe, there aren’t many cell phone contracts with carriers. Everyone buys their own phone at full price and can take it to whichever provider they want. T-Mobile has taken the first steps of getting rid of the archaic contract system in the U.S. and it looks like some of our other carriers may be coming around.

Higher phone purchase price but lower monthly payments sounds good to me, as I take good care of my phones. But its likely if people are going to be have to start paying full price for phones that the prices may come down due to competition, since people will actually KNOW how much they are paying for the phone instead of having it subsidized by their carrier.

Here’s the article from CNN.

The first step is admitting you have a problem…

E.Steinmetz — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:33:30 +0000

Looks like Microsoft is finally going to own up to the fact that Windows 8 has some big design flaws. I am hopeful they will address some of the big ones (LACK of start menu!) and make their product even better.

Heres the article.

Unsecured wireless roulette

E.Steinmetz — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:49:55 +0000

I found this great article from MSNBC about unsecured (not password protected) wireless routers. Keeping your wireless router unsecured 24/7 is not a great idea, unless of course you enjoy the idea of a FBI raid kicking in your door with guns drawn.

Take security seriously and if you are ever in question that your system is configured properly, let a professional double check your work.

The best defense…

E.Steinmetz — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:04:31 +0000

is a recent backup. Security programs leave much to be desired and even the best ones only offer fair protection for your computer. Backups protect you from losing data that you’ve accumulated over years; be that family pictures, internet bookmarks, school papers, business & financial records, etc. Security programs will not protect your computer from hardware failure or theft! If you want to know more about best practices for backup or need help setting one up for yourself, shoot me an email.