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20 awesome cloud services that you've never heard of- Part 2

Posted by Cam Green on Mon, Sep 24, 2012

We released part 1 of the 20 awesome cloud services that you've never hear of last week. Lucky for you, the last 10 services are cooler and more useful than the first 10. This is a must read if you enjoy reading about what the cloud services have in store for us in the future because this is a teaser. I hope that you are prepared to get a glimpse of the future!

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Topics: Cloud Computing, Managed Services, New Technology, IT Services

20 awesome cloud services that you've never heard of- Part 1

Posted by Cam Green on Wed, Sep 19, 2012

I posted an article last week about “20 awesome cloud services that you’ve never heard of.” Naturally, working at an IT service company, I was intrigued by exactly what they were and if in fact they were awesome. I found that most of them were very need-specific, but they were very need-specific for the common tech geek. I will go over the Pros and Cons and give you the word on what the general consensus of the reviews for each was and also grade them on a scale from A to F. I will give you the first 10 for now, then unveil the last 10 next week.

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Topics: Cloud Computing, Managed Services, New Technology, IT Services

YBUY: A Company That Lets You Test the Waters of New Technology

Posted by Phuong Diep on Thu, Aug 16, 2012

YBUYDo you like to play it safe or are you a risk taker? How many times have you been hesitant to purchase a product because it was too expensive and you weren’t sure that you were going to like it? Many people wish that there were more trial services for products so that they wouldn’t have to waste money on products that didn’t work or that they didn’t like after using. Well the wishing can stop because there is now a company that allows you to do exactly that! YBUY, a southern California company that offers an extended lease service to online buyers to test and see the products before they make the full commitment of buying them. Users have a 30-day trial period to test products before actually agreeing to buy them for a flat rate of $24.95 a month. The company provides a wide selection of consumer electronics and kitchen products that are both new and refurbished. The technology ranges from iPads, the Jawbone Jambox, Breville kitchen products and more.

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Topics: New Technology

Your Password and Security Questions Can be Surpassed

Posted by Phuong Diep on Tue, Aug 07, 2012

Matt HolanAll of your life you’ve learned that in order to prevent yourself from being hacked, your password should be more than 6 characters long, with at least one number in your password. Along with that, most websites even require a security question to surpass the password when you log in on an unfamiliar computer. You would think that through this process that your account and information would be protected and that you have nothing to worry about. People have believed this for years but now their beliefs have changed thanks to Mat Honan, whose digital life was destroyed by hackers due to Apple and Amazon’s security flaws.

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Topics: Disaster Recovery, Data Security

Changes to Your Facebook that You Didn't Make

Posted by Phuong Diep on Fri, Jul 20, 2012

Facebook logo resized 600Facebook is constantly changing the application. I would make a bet that most of you reading this article already have a Facebook account. You’re on it more than once a day and you’re always checking your newsfeed or stalking your friends. Do you know that even though you’re on Facebook all the time, they are continuing changes to the application, many of which you do not see or know about? For example, did you know that recently Facebook changed your personal email on your Contact Information which is part of your profile to their email system @facebook.com? So now if friends on Facebook wanted to find your email on your profile, their emails would be sent directly to your messages tab instead of the email address that you designated when you created the account.

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Topics: Social Media