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Small Business Firewalls

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:38:02 +0000

What is a firewall and why you should have one In our line of work, we are often asked if a firewall is needed. Having a good firewall is a top consideration that needs to be made for any company opening a new office. The Internet is open by design, and all devices connected to […]

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DIY Home File Server Guide & How-to

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 01:44:04 +0000

How to build a home file server A home file server can serve many purposes. One of the most basic uses for a home file server is to centralize your photos and family memories. Perhaps you have multiple devices and want everybody in the house to have access. Another widespread use for a home server […]

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WD Blue vs. Black vs. Purple, Red, & Gold

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:58:46 +0000

Many of our business clients ask which type of hard drive they should buy. Most of our clients allow us to make these technical decisions for them. We decided to share some of our knowledge with the world. When it comes to which type of drive is best, there is no black-and-white answer. A consumer […]

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SSD vs HDD

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:08:11 +0000

HDD vs SSD – What is different? HDDs have moving parts while SSDs are essentially advanced flash memory. Due to their differences, SSD drives have faster read/write rates than hard disk drives, and hard disk drives cost less than SSD drives. Solid State Drives are better for demanding tasks requiring intense read/write speeds, such as […]

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What is an NVMe Drive and which one should I buy?

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:29:27 +0000

What is an NVMe m.2 drive? NVMe stands for “nonvolatile memory express”. NVMe is the next generation of drive available and sits directly in your PC’s motherboard. With the large storage capacities now available in NVMe technology, many users are now utilizing NVMe drives as their primary PC storage and startup disks. What type of […]

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WD Green vs Blue Sata SSD

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:35:12 +0000

Introduction The SSD competition has heated up over the course of the last few years. For the longest time, the solid state drive space was dominated by Samsung. With falling NAND prices, several other competitors including Western Digital have been able to enter the market. Western Digital has two consumer grade sata SSD drives, the […]

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Roku vs Firestick vs Chromecast

admin — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 02:09:23 +0000

Streaming devices are all the rage in recent years. I remember when the Chromecast first came out. Everybody wanted to get one. The Chromecast allowed you to stream video from your phone or laptop right to the television. While the Chromecast may have been one of the first streaming devices to the market, the device is no […]

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