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Holiday Hours 2014

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:November 24, 2014

Just a note to inform you of our closings during the holiday season, while we enjoy time with friends & family. We hope that you take this time to do the same, and enjoy the holidays! For our commercial clients, emergency service will be available by sending a request to support@geek-easy.com or using the telephone code for our emergency service line. Emergency services on the holidays will incur additional fees. Thanksgiving We will closed from 11/27/14 to 11/30/14. We will re-open 12/1/2014 at normal business hours. Christmas We will be closed from 12/24/14 to 12/28/14. We will re-open…

Planning a Wireless Network

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:October 29, 2014

Time to up your family’s technology level. You want to setup a wireless network in your home, but you’re no computer whiz. How do you do it? Well, with proper planning and the assistance of your local network experts (i.e Geek Easy Computers), it’s not as difficult as you may think. In this article we walk you through the major steps of planning and deploying a wireless network for your home or small office.

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Computers 101: Dual Monitors

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:September 30, 2014

A popular trend in both home & office computing lately is the use of dual monitors. What it consists of is two separate monitors that are connected to a single video card, that can be used to display different images and/or extend the desktop.

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What’s a PUP?

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:August 8, 2014

PUP stands for Potentially Unwanted Program. Broadly speaking, any program that is distributed as part of another but not needed for its functionality can be considered a potentially unwanted program.

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Power Surges! How to Protect Your Computer…

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:July 9, 2014

Storms can be dangerous to your electronic equipment & computers. Geek Easy Computers is here to help you prepare and protect your computers!

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IT Management – Does My Business Need It?

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:June 26, 2014

What are IT Management Services? How will they benefit my business? These are two common and very valid questions that we at Geek Easy Computers hear from business owners often. In this post, we will define, and then discuss the advantages of outsourcing your businesses IT needs.

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The Ubiquitous USB port: Explained…

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:June 18, 2014

Every computer has a USB port. Most have 2 or more. You use them for everything from attaching your keyboard & mouse, to uploading files from your flash drive. They’ve become commonplace and taken for granted. But do you REALLY know what USB is?

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Networking 101: Routers & Switches

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:May 27, 2014

Networking can be confusing. With all the hardware, protocols, cabling, requirements and features, it can be easy to get confused. Geek Easy Computers wants to make your technology easier, so we put together another informative post to hopefully clear up some of the confusion.

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Virus 101 – Mac Virus… The Reality.

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:May 5, 2014

Apple computers (Macbooks, Macbook Pros, iMacs) have always had the reputation of being “virus proof”. And for the most part, that reputation was true. But not for the reasons most people think. It wasn’t that viruses couldn’t be written for the Mac OS (operating system), it’s just that the Windows OS user base was so much larger that the criminals creating computer viruses thought it not worth the effort to target the relatively small Mac percentage. Therefore, for the longest time, Mac users enjoyed a sort of immunity from the attacks and having to safeguard their data from viruses.

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Internet 101: Domain Names

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:March 18, 2014

What is a domain name? A domain name is a memorable, assigned/leased space on the internet that translates to machine recognizable unique IP addresses. The domain name you purchase should be pointed at your website, and any other web-accessible resources you have at your availability (such as email @yourdomainname.com or eccommerce site (ex. store.yourdomain.com)).

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