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December 16, 2015 by Vertical Axion
As a business owner, you know how important it is to take advantage of every tax deduction you can. Section 179 can be a huge boon to you, but only if you act before December 31 of this year. What …
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December 15, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Did you know that smartphone theft is the fastest growing crime in the world? If it happens to you, it can be more than a mere inconvenience, it can cost a pretty penny in device cost, lost time, and possible …
December 14, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Since the release of Windows 10, Microsoft has designated every Tuesday as “Patch Tuesday” and has made it a point to consistently release updates to their software that fixes vulnerabilities. This most recent Patch Tuesday saw a number of other …
December 12, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Getting Rid of Old Faithful If you’re like most people, the siren song of a new model of your favorite smartphone is probably a lure too big to resist. If you can’t wait to get your hands on the latest …
December 11, 2015 by Vertical Axion
If you are an Apple fan, you have probably been eyeing iOS 9 with envy and are anxious to upgrade. The problem? It takes a whopping 1.3 gigabytes of space on your phone to make the upgrade happen. If you …
December 10, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Are you currently running Windows 10? If so, you’re not alone. The new operating system has seen the fastest adoption rate of any OS in Microsoft’s entire history, with a user base well over a hundred million users, and growing.…
December 9, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Mark this down as yet another in the seemingly endless parade of successful hacking attacks of high-profile targets. Recently, Starwood Hotels was hit, and hit hard. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is the owner of high end hotels and resorts …
December 8, 2015 by Vertical Axion
It’s becoming increasingly common for businesses of all sizes to use fiber optics in their network architecture. Companies have been spending big bucks to “upgrade” their networks, and yours may be among them. Sprint, for example, made the news a …
December 7, 2015 by Vertical Axion
You probably remember when IBM’s first generation super computer/AI beat Chess Master Gary Kasparov in 1997. It was a landmark achievement. Prior to that point, no AI had ever been able to beat a reigning chess champion. Watson is IBM’s …
December 5, 2015 by Vertical Axion
In a handful of offices and industrial facilities in Estonia, wireless data communication speeds reach 1 GB per second. Think Wi-Fi on steroids, at 100 times the bandwidth of average current wireless connections, and it’s all done without the traditional …
December 4, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Whatever tech gadgets a small business owner chooses, keeping your contacts and content secure should be a number one priority. Many consumers love the versatile features and quality of Apple products but worry about security. Keep your iPhone or iPad …
December 3, 2015 by Vertical Axion
As of late, those who do not have a Gmail account may access Google Hangouts. Google Hangouts is a popular web conferencing app by the search engine giant of the same name. While its user base is huge and is …
December 2, 2015 by Vertical Axion
If you have more than two or three Facebook friends, odds are good that at some point, you’ve gotten someone’s quiz results on your wall. One of your friends took a quiz and found out which Lord of the Rings …
December 1, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Firewalls don’t get a lot of press, and some people figure if you have some or other antivirus software, that’s all the protection you need. Unfortunately, that’s very far from the truth. No matter how little press time they get, …
November 30, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, indicated that when he started the company, he would have been happy selling a mere 1 percent of the world’s mobile phones. As Apple creeps up in popularity and now dominates 14 percent …
November 27, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Google has introduced a new feature that harnesses the power of a fully integrated platform-to-platform system. As long as your smartphone is running Android and has GPS location enabled, you can now Google “where’s my phone?” and get an accurate …
November 26, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Since Apple and Microsoft both launched their latest products, comparisons have been inevitable. The two tech giants are slowly moving toward the middle, with laptops like the Surface Pro becoming more like tablets, and tablets like Apple’s iPad becoming more …
November 25, 2015 by Vertical Axion
October 2015 marked the start of a new era in the world of payment by card. The switch to EMV cards is well underway, and it’s important to be aware of what they are and why the change is being …
November 24, 2015 by Vertical Axion
On average, it takes less than half a minute for an audience to gauge the worth of a presentation. You heard it right: if people aren’t interested enough, they stop listening before the end of an introduction. When it comes …
November 23, 2015 by Vertical Axion
There are two key advantages to online backups, and whether or not you ultimately need one will depend on how important these two key advantages are to you. For a significant portion of internet users, “The Cloud” represents something hazy …
November 21, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Are you one of the users who updated your computer to Windows 10 when you got the offer to get the new OS for free? If you did, you’re not alone. More than a hundred million people around the world …
November 20, 2015 by Vertical Axion
If you’re scratching your head wondering what to get the gadget lover in your life, check out the ideas below. You’ll be impressed and amazed, and whomever you’re buying for will be blown away by any of the following fantastic …
November 19, 2015 by Vertical Axion
If you’re not a Comcast customer, you may not have heard, but recently, a list of more than half a million Comcast user logins and passwords was found for sale on the Dark Net. Fortunately, a significant portion of those …
November 18, 2015 by Vertical Axion
Did you know that Facebook has more than 728 million daily users? They have roughly 1.44 billion monthly active users on top of that as well. Yeah, that’s quite a breathtaking amount of people, especially if you consider how small …
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