http://sjwtechservices.com Your in-home, on-site technology solution. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:17:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Got a bug? Microsoft has just release a new free product called "Microsoft Security Essentials." This software provides real-time, updated protection against viruses, spyware, and malware. Click here to visit the site and download the new software! http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/microsoft-releases-security-essentials/ Listen on Friday, September 25 at 8:10 on 100.3 WNOX in Knoxville to the Hallerin Hilton Hill Radio Show! I will be a guest on the show talking about my experience with the University of Tennessee's Business Plan Competition that I placed in 2 years ago. http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/on-the-hallerin-hilton-hill-radio-show/ I'm soliciting donations on behalf of the Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure here in Knoxville. The event is happening on October 24, 2009. You can donate by clicking here. Would you consider donating $5 or $10? Every bit helps! http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/support-race-for-the-cure/ Check out the Maintain page to see a few tips on maintaining your computer. I'll update this with screenshots later, and add to it as I come across ideas that will help your computer keep running smoothly. http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/tips-to-maintain-your-computer/ I received this question from a client, and I decided to tackle the topic of e-mail security. How secure is e-mail? What are simple steps you can do to mitiagate the risks associated with non-secure e-mail? What's the best way to have secure online communication? E-mail is NOT and SHOULD NOT ... http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/is-e-mail-secure/ There definitely is a new trend popping up and it's called "scareware." The tactic basically involves some kind of Internet Explorer advertisement that looks really similar to Windows, and tries to "scare" you into thinking you're infected: Once you're convinced that you've been infected, you click "OK" and illegitimate anti-virus software is downloaded and ... http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/posted-by-stefan/scareware-is-um-scary/ I know a few of my clients have used Windows Live OneCare in the past - just wanted to let those of you who use this software know that Microsoft is killing the project. It will be replaced with a free version (currently codenamed "Morro"), and current users of OneCare ... http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/windows-live-onecare-on-its-way-out/ Well, it finally happened. This past Monday (June 15, 2009) I closed on a house in Alcoa! It's a foreclosure and it needs a lot of work, but my dad and I will (hopefully) be able to do most of it. Why do I share this with you on my ... http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/i-bought-a-house/ I'm testing CellSpin - an app/online service that allows you to remotely add posts to Twitter, WordPress sites (this very site), YouTube, and more. It also supports vlogs (video blogs). How amazing is that? Take a video on your phone and instantly upload it to a website for friends, family, ... http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/mobile-blogging/ About 15 months ago, I entered the business plan for SJW Tech Services in a competition at UT sponsored by the College of Business Administration. With lots of work, prayer, and thought, I placed 3rd in the competition out of roughly 60 competitors. The competition was excellent practice for articulating ... http://sjwtechservices.com/blog/uncategorized/sjw-featured-in-the-knoxville-business-journal/