A Clean Computer Is a Happy Computer Read more »

Wanted to remind everyone to save your user name and passwords in a safe location.  As an IT consultant I spend a lot of billable hours looking for customers user names and passwords.  If your system experiences a crash, it is time to think about having your desktop replaced. After a crash, the following items will help your IT consultant bring you back up to speed. - email password - bank account information - facebook account information - twitter and other social networks you access - QuickBooks site user name and password for downloading software - Read more »

Scanners have two broad applications: scanning documents and scanning pictures. This being a bookkeeping blog, the focus will be on document management. Paperless is the word of the day and scanners are becoming an increasingly important tool in most businesses, whether your objective is to distribute information more effectively (e.g. Read more »

Server and desktop virtualization has been growing in popularity for a few years now. Many of my SMB clients have wondered if they should consider virtualization. My answer, of course, is that it depends. Here are some great reasons to virtualize your servers and desktops:1) Hardware independence. You want to get away from hardware dependence. You won't need to worry about hardware specific drivers since virtualization uses generic drivers. Read more »