Feb
8
Carmaker Henry Ford supposedly said that half the money he spent on advertising was wasted; he just didn’t know which half. Mark Perez and Sebastian Igreti, co-founders of TechMD, a Costa Mesa information technology service, can relate to that sentiment. | read more…
Feb
6
Apple’s FileVault disk encryption can be circumvented in less than an hour, according to a computer forensics firm. Passware claims the latest version of its toolkit (Passware Kit Forensic v11.3) can also unlock volumes encrypted using TrueCrypt, a disk encryption | read more…
Jan
26
At TechMD, we get questions about data backup all the time. So I thought I would take a couple of minutes today to talk about the most confusing aspects of data backup. Let’s start with the basics: What is | read more…
Dec
22
With the holidays in full swing we put together some fun links as you finish your holiday shopping and gear up for time with family and friends. A couple tech-themed gift guides: Gizmodo’s Amazon Prime Gift Guide TIME’s Techland | read more…
Nov
17
As we finish out the year and start planning for 2012, it may make sense to take a look at the status of your IT network. We’ve put together a checklist of questions to ask so that you can | read more…
Oct
31
In spirit of the holiday, I’ve put together a couple fun, tech-inspired Halloween links. 7 Costumes with High-Tech Appeal (from Wired) Gadgets for Ghost-Tracking (from NPR) Best Scary Movie to Stream Tonight (from Gizmodo) Spooky Tech Tales (from CNET) | read more…
Oct
24
How to use a keyboard might seem academic, but there’s more to typing than just tapping the keys. For most people, the keyboard is the primary computer input and control device—that’s why it’s important to leverage the features and shortcuts | read more…
Oct
13
The passing of Steve Jobs has shaken the tech world, resulting in thousands of tweets, posts, articles and remembrances. I won’t pretend to have the wit or insight to comment on what Steve Jobs’ means to the world, so instead | read more…
Sep
27
One of the central parts of our service is the idea of flat fee IT. Usually the first question I get from someone unfamiliar with TechMD is: what does flat fee IT mean? Or, how does it work? Why do | read more…
Aug
17
TechSoup recently announced some really important changes to its Microsoft donation program, so nonprofits — listen up! The changes remove some significant restrictions that used to keep nonprofits from receiving new software as often as they needed it. If | read more…