by wwarren | Sep 5, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Office 365, Windows, Windows 10, Windows365
I have been mistrustful of Microsoft even since Windows 10 started coming out. The constant Windows as a service mentions and the nearly illegal and almost malware like campaign to get Windows 10 everywhere really had me not liking the entire Windows 10 ecosystem....
by wwarren | Aug 25, 2016 | Annoucements, CDC Cellular Repair, Vendors
The internet is buzzing with “news” of a potential problem with the Apple Iphone 6+ devices with two chips on its main logic board. One of my vendors alerted me to this more than a year ago. John O’Rangers of CDC Cellular Repair in Frederick,...
by wwarren | Aug 20, 2016 | FreeBSD, Hardware, Open Source, Services, Storage
Well this is why research is done before product roll out…:) I purchased a server to use as my new storage host and it turns out the hard drive controller card is not suitable for the server product. Luckily I had another smaller server that will suffice for...
by wwarren | Aug 9, 2016 | Annoucements, Hardware, Intel, Microsoft, Windows 10
This client needed a faster computer for general office work than their current all in one desktop was able to deliver. ETC Maryland recommended a ultra small computer with desktop class power instead of the laptop based system they currently had in place. Since...
by wwarren | Aug 9, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Security, Security Alerts
I have said it again and again. You should NOT have a POS system that is cloud based. Nothing that need to be kept confidential should be cloud based. Oracle bought Micros a couple of years ago to add to its cloud offerings. As I have said again and again, the...
by wwarren | Aug 5, 2016 | Annoucements, Hosting, Services
ETC Maryland is pleased to announce that ETC Maryland and CBM Systems, Inc of Hagerstown, Maryland have entered into a reselling agreement. Under the terms of the agreement ETC Maryland will provide webhosting services to CBM Systems clients. CBM will retain...
by wwarren | Aug 4, 2016 | General, Hardware, Storage
There are several things folks have “burned” into their mind about hard drive maintenance that no longer apply to SSD drives. There are also several major considerations when it comes to data security that are different between SSD drives and Hard Drives....
by wwarren | Jul 30, 2016 | FreeBSD, Open Source, Research Projects, Security
I have grown weary of the proprietary vendors or vendors who start off Open Source and then switch to closed source while code quality and value for both me and my clients goes down. Even though I ahve partnered with Sophos and Dell their products do not meet every...
by wwarren | Jul 30, 2016 | Hardware, Intel, Microsoft, Nvidia, Storage, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7
I just dumped my main computer( my annual maintenance is a format/reload) to reload it and I decided to put Windows 10 on this machine for giggles. The install was really fast as this system is nothing to sneeze at: Intel core I-5 4690k 32 Gigs DDR3 1600 Crucial...
by wwarren | Jul 28, 2016 | Government Regulations, HIPAA, Security
MOST entities that are required to comply with HIPAA are not because of a ton of confusion. After much research I have found a nutshell article that explains HIPAA compliance for data security. It codifies in US Federal Law what best practices have been for a long...
