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If Internet adoption was the major tech concept of the late 90s and early 2000s, the next big tech idea is virtualization – taking physical systems and digitizing them. Will this lead to a bubble and subsequent meltdown comparable to the tech-bubble of the early 2000s? It’s hard to predict, but what can be said
How many times has this happened: You’re waiting for an important contract to be emailed to you, and you hear the “ding” of a new message in your inbox, only to find out it’s a junk message. This can be irritating to say the least, and some users can receive dozens of these irritations each
One of the more ubiquitous devices of the modern era is the smartphone. We can do nearly everything with it, and as such it has played a large part in the blurring of the lines between work and life. While this effect may be good for businesses, many of these devices are unsecured, which can
Spam can take a number of forms, the original being canned spiced ham developed by Hormel in the 1930s. Due to food rationing in Britain during the Second World War, Spam became a popular menu item, so much so that it seemed to be everywhere, in every dish, whether you liked it or not. When
Digital technology has advanced at an astounding pace; we now have powerful computers that we can hold in our hands. Despite this, it’s kind of a shame to realize that we still rely on cords to charge devices and transfer data. But if you have an Android tablet, there’s an app that lets you send
Ahh, phishing. We’re not talking about the get up early, sit in a boat in the hot sun all day kind; we mean the more harmful, social engineering kind. While this isn’t new, it’s a big issue, and one of which many users are well aware. We dread finding ourselves to be victims of a
Writing letters are so last century. Can you remember the last time you actually wrote a letter using pen and paper? For many of us, that would be a very long time ago. We’ve switched almost exclusively to email, and for many, this has lead to a communication revolution. While email is fairly straightforward, there
The latest version of Apple’s OS X – 10.8 or “Mountain Lion” – has been roaring for almost 10 months and until recently, there wasn’t a ‘new’ OS to compare it with. Now that Windows 8 is out, businesses have the ability to compare these two new and different platforms, and businesses are increasingly starting
Tim Johnson is at once Providence’s newest employee and a familiar, friendly face to our clients. Tim started with Providence in 2007 and was with the company for over four years, long enough to earn himself the title IT Guy, short for “Incredibly Talented.” But in late 2011 Tim left the company to pursue a
