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What Tablet is Right for You?

The world of tablets is definitely here to stay, but the one question that we get asked is, “What tablet is right for me.”  One of the problems with answering this question is that the myriad of devices that are … Continue reading

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How Secure is Your Password

The list of most common, and easily hacked, passwords has come out for 2013. The top 10 in this list are: password 123456 12345678 abc123 qwerty monkey letmein dragon 111111 baseball Now hopefully yours isn’t in the list, but we … Continue reading

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How to Ensure Your Documents are Secure on Dropbox

Sharing and storing documents online is definitely here to stay, and the crowd favorite seems to be Dropbox. The one question that people tend to overlook is “How secure are my documents on Dropbox?” Today’s Smartwire will help you to … Continue reading

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Plug a USB Cable in Correctly Every Time

Somehow when we go to plug in a USB cable or device it never seems to fit and you end up flipping it every which way and then relegate yourself to crawling under your desk to ultimately look and see … Continue reading

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Decontaminate Your Gadgets

Usually when we are talking about viruses we are talking about the electronic kind; however the Flu and other diseases are definitely making their way around this year. One of the largest culprits are the electronic gadgets that we use … Continue reading

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Holiday Tips and Tricks

Christmas is just around the corner and we know how hectic these times can be so I thought for this SmartWire we would provide some great holiday tech tips. You may have guests and in-laws coming to stay with you … Continue reading

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Say Goodbye to Flash Drives

If you are like me you probably have been faced with this scenario, at least a dozen times: You have a meeting and need to quickly grab files off of your computer. You start scrounging around for one of those … Continue reading

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Shake to clear the Clutter

Windows 7 introduced a lot of new shortcuts, features and enhancements including quick  options to help with productivity.  Today I wanted to introduce everyone to the “Shake” option in Windows 7.  At any given time I have 10-20 windows open … Continue reading

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Why is my wireless not working

We often receive a frantic call when a client pulls out their laptop and tries to connect to a wireless network and cannot.  Of course it always seems to happen at the most inopportune time.  In a large majority of … Continue reading

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Take a Screenshot of your iPhone and iPad

Here is the situation.  You are sitting down using your iPhone or iPad and you just got the highest score on Angry Birds ever.  Now you know your friends won’t believe you so you need a way to take a … Continue reading

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