General interest Categorized Posts

What is the financial risk posed by spyware?

by Scott | Oct 1, 2005 | General interest, Spyware

As this article points out, some estimates of the financial risk posed by Spyware may have been inflated, but that’s not to imply that it’s still not a horrible plague. The moral of the story? Make sure you’re running Windows Service Pack 2 and all...

How to hire a computer consultant

by Scott | Sep 29, 2005 | Computers - How to, General interest

I wish I could take credit for writing this one, but I can’t. I ran across it years ago, and to this day, I’ve never found a more definitive “how to” guide for hiring, using, and being satisfied with a computer consultant. I know too many...

New Portland computer TV show

by Scott | Sep 29, 2005 | General interest, Technology News

Have you ever heard “Computer Time” on the radio on Saturday mornings? Well it’s going to be a TV show now. Cool. Those guys from Budget Computers have always been great, and I’ve referred dozens of customers to them over the years. Read more...

New Point of Sale activation

by Scott | Sep 28, 2005 | General interest, POS (Point of Sale), Technology News

Portland Store Fixtures has finally gone live with Positive retailer for Windows. They bought it this past spring. I’m going by their store today to see how it’s going. Well, i’m back. They’re not done adding all their stock into inventory....

Search Engine Optimization Portland Oregon…

by Scott | Sep 25, 2005 | General interest, Search Engines

…or anywhere else in the world. I get asked to review nearly a dozen websites a week for my objective opinion or recommendations. Many are from local Portland business owners that I meet at various events, but many are in other states or countries who’ve...

Portland networking job

by Scott | Sep 21, 2005 | General interest

The computer networks I repair in Portland are mainly peer to peer, without a true “server”. Now, one of my long time customers has outgrown me. Starting with only four computers, Peterson Law Offices has grown to 17 users, and they have been functioning...