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Posted by
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1/31/2012 8:00:00 AM
To better serve the needs of all our customers, in 2012 we have moved from a "blended" rate, where the same one hourly rate is charged no matter what we do, to "variable" rates, where the hourly rate depends on the function being performed. The net effect for most our customers is expected to lower their costs. In these tough economic times, this was thought to be most prudent.
We trust our customers will be happier with our variable rate structure, and look forward to continuing to ser
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cloud backup managed IT solutions
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1/25/2012 7:17:00 AM
Cloud backup has gotten a lot of attention lately. On the radio, we’re hearing about many providers including some of the more popular ones such as Carbonite. At iNamics, since 2003 we have owned and managed our own Data Network and have always had some sort of on-line Storage Solutions available for our customers. Today, several of our valued customers utilize our "storage box", which is essentially an off-the-shelf product that we bought and have repackaged to sell in our hosted environme
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Steve Jobs, Apple, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, John Sculley
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3/20/2011 7:30:00 AM
Most people don’t realize that you still need a PC (or Mac) to operate (properly) your new iPad. You need an iTunes account and a computer to hook your iPad (iTouch or iPhone) to. That way, all your data is synced with your iTunes account and you can download apps from Apple’s app store.
I own all three devices: iPad, iTouch and now an iPhone 4. I have come down to using for mobile just Apple devices and PCs for my regular business and office work. Right now, I’m typing this blog on
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Programming
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MMOG, Online Gaming, Business Apps
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3/20/2011 6:45:00 AM
At iNamics, we build business applications (apps) which are hosted in the Cloud - typically on our Cloud, which is a private, secure network versus a public, you-take-your-chances network. The online application we're most famous for, and what got us started, is www.careershift.com, which is now licensed by over 120 Universities and schools nationwide (and growing), with version 5.0 about to be launched.
I'm very proud of the work we've done. Thousands on people benefit from this wo
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Security
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passwords, security
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3/9/2011 8:07:00 AM
Passwords and "pins" seem to be needed everywhere and with everything we do nowadays. If you don't have a system for remembering and recalling all those passwords easily, then it must be driving you crazy.
Here's a Simple System for Devising and then Remembering Your Passwords:
Come up with just four (possibly five) passwords, one for each level of security. These are the only passwords you'll have to remember. The key then is to just associate one of the four passwords with the
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Cloud, legacy software, hosting
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3/8/2011 11:39:00 AM
iNamics recently earned a new hosting customer and the work we did for them in putting their legacy solfware on our hosting platform (our private Cloud) has opened up a new world of possibilities for iNamics and future customers. We didn't realize it as we were doing the work (which took a couple of months of back and forth trial and error), but we realize what impact it could have now, if we can get the word out.
Ironically, another hosting provider (a sophisticated one, at that) co
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Computer Repair
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3/8/2011 10:43:00 AM
We just built a new website for iNamics which focuses solely on computer repair. It is independent of our main web and can be found at www.chagrinfallscomputerrepair.com. The reason why we built this website for ourselves is two-fold:
1) To emphasize that a focus of our business is in repairing and maintaining computer systems for our customers, and
2) To prove that we know what we're doing when it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and getting favorable search engine results (
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Marketing
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Google TV, Internet TV, Web TV, Netflicks
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Al Harlow
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10/31/2010 12:00:00 AM
Today, I submitted our entry for a Google TV. Google is giving away 10,000 devices to developers. Sony and Logitech now are selling devices for $299 in Best Buy. I hope we get one we can fool with at this office. I'll probably buy one for my home for different reasons than development, which is why we need one at the office and I can't see spending that kind of money twice. I want to be able to show clients what the potential is, because I think Google TV is going to be huge. Here's why:
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Security
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scams, security, protect my identity, Experien
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Al Harlow
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10/10/2010 12:00:00 AM
Staying protected against all the scams out there can be as simple as having the appropriate knowledge and practicing some simple rules. One rule for me is that before I buy anything online, or sign up for a service, I check them out at the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org).
A most recent example is a service I was about to sign up to "protect my identity". I was interested in seeing how this worked when presented with an advertisement at a trusted source, www.msn.com. I got to the
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Security
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email
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7/29/2010 12:00:00 AM
I received an email which looked like it was from my sister the other day. She wanted me to click on a link. When I did the "hover check" (explained in another one of my other blogs), the actual address it was going to was not the address displayed.
"Ah, someone must have hacked into her address book at MSN!", I thought. No big deal, right?
Well an old friend of her's was pretty upset, she explained when I wrote her an email saying she'd been hacked into. Needless to s
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