http://www.taborcg.com A Partner for your Business Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:29:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.taborcg.com/2010/02/03/ipad-rant-1-in-picture/ Those of you who know me, will attest to the fact that for years I was a strong anti mac person. I believe that was because I had limited real experience with them other than doing some minor networking, and the enormous pricing of some of the systems. But, due ... http://shawnhatfield.com/?p=10 While AT&T has branded Crossville as a third world wasteland in terms of wireless data speeds. Verizon seems to be taking us much more seriously. I noticed on a friends newish Motorola Droid, that the "3G" icon was lit. After some research, I discovered that Verizon have quietly activated 3G between ... http://www.taborcg.com/2010/01/25/verizon-3g-in-cumberland-county/ From ash drawings on cave walls, to papyrus scrolls, to 20lb white paper, humans have been evolving new ways to convey information. Here at TCG it's time for us to evolve. One of our new years resolutions is to try and stop using as much paper as we can. To that ... http://www.taborcg.com/2010/01/21/tired-of-killing-trees/ I get asked from time to time which satellite, cable, DVD rental, digital download or online viewing services I use, and how do I "watch" or "listen" to those. To try and give a comprehensive answer to this question, I'm going to write a periodic series called "My Media". In ... http://www.taborcg.com/2010/01/20/my-media-it-starts-here/ Sometimes in my line of work, I find it necessary to hunt down images. Searching for an "image" is somewhat of a dark art. While there have been many advances over the years, computer do a horrible job at recognizing the contents of a image. One only has to look at ... http://www.taborcg.com/2010/01/20/bing-image-search/ While the people here at TCG are great conversationalists, sometimes a problem with technology just can't be handled over the phone. When that happens, it's best for one of our techs to go "hands on" with the afflicted system. In the past this involved a trip onsite to visit a ... http://www.taborcg.com/2010/01/20/new-remote-access-system-for-tcg-clients/ We here at TCG have always known that in IT, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. However getting businesses and individuals to actively consider system management and maintenance can often be a daunting task. It's easy to forget that computer systems, networks, and software are like ... http://www.taborcg.com/2009/12/29/an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure-retained-service-contracts/ I'll start off by saying that ANY of the current voice recognition systems out there today fall short of perfect (or even usable). I think we as a population have been lead to believe in the Star Trek model. The ideal that we can speak simple directions to a computer, ... http://www.taborcg.com/2009/12/22/frustrations-with-iphone-voice-control/ Here's a term that long time computer users may not know, "Presence". In a multi-tasking operating system like MS Windows or Mac OSX, the active or front most program (know as a "window" on all platforms) is said to have "Presence". This means that keystrokes and mouse clicks are sent ... http://www.taborcg.com/2009/12/22/long-standing-annoyance-application-presence/