After decades in use, the US nuclear arsenal is finally getting an update. While it needs a systemic overhaul, so far only one piece of outdated tech is scheduled for replacement. That technology? A floppy disk drive. And not just any floppy disk. We have been running our most dangerous and vulnerable weapons systems off of a nearly 50 year old 8 inch floppy drive.

Failure to upgrade these systems over the years means that we are now running ...

Antivirus software is a critical need for all computers, especially when you rely on them for your business. How do you know which one to use? What factors should effect your decision?

Why do you need antivirus anyhow?

Nothing lasts forever. This is as true of technology as it is of anything else. So when ...

Because of the way in which the phone recognizes fingerprints, any case or screen protector that ...

We’ve all been there. After years of never having to even think about what it’s doing, your hard drive stops working. Sometimes, you get lucky. It spins up long enough to retrieve your data before officially heading to the great e-waste recycler in the sky. Sometimes, though, that data is just gone. You have to recreate it as best you can and hope for the best. That’s sort of acceptable for personal data, but when it’s data from your ...

We are excited to announce that we were recently a featured guest on a Tucson Business Radio X podcast. The episode focused on I.T. and marketing. We discussed how both need to be used properly to help grow your business.

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Lost Data = Much Sadness

We all have computer files that we absolutely cannot lose. For some of us, it may only be one file. Unfortunately for the rest of us, we find out just how many files we depend on only during the worst of computer crashes. With all the TV commercials and radio ads for secure online backup providers in recent months, it’s a wonder that anyone still gambles with the loss of their data.

The look ...

Windows 7 is finally here! The hype surrounding Microsoft’s latest operating system offering has been tremendous compared to that of Vista. We have personally talked to many customers that did not want anything to do with Windows Vista, especially once they heard that Windows 7 was soon coming to save the day. With promises of increased application compatibility and tales about the ability to use older hardware without issue, many have seen Windows 7 as the answer to their computer ...