When your computer or smartphone doesn’t respond as expected, it’s frustrating. A recent study of workplace and academic computer users showed high levels of frustration and time loss with just daily computer activities. So, when an interaction with a computer or an application turns sour, it’s easy to understand the desire to reach for that baseball bat!
However, there are better ways to approach your relationship with computers.
Change is good! We’ve all heard this, but there might be a hint of skepticism out there. After all, we’re all human, and our human nature tends to prefer what’s familiar to us. I mean, what’s the point of changing if “IT’s” working for us?
To quote an early American Politician, Adlai E. Stevenson, “Change is inevitable.
With just about 3 months away, Windows Server 2003 end of life is rapidly approaching. We know you’ve heard it from us before, but the average migration can take upwards of 100 days. What does this mean for a business still running Windows Server 2003? To put it simply, it’s time to get serious about removing this 12-year-old operating system from your IT infrastructure.
We’re pleased to welcome start-up company Celimmune to the IT Radix family of clients. Celimmune is hopes to find new life for a drug that was originally developed to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. If Celimmune is successful, the drug will be now be used to treat certain forms of celiac disease.
Did you experience Internet Explorer connection problems yesterday? Did your system hang? Were you lost in a never-ending loop? Not if you’re an IT Radix Managed Service client!
Have you heard of the term, Patch Tuesday? Microsoft typically implements software patches to the public on Tuesdays—Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, etc.
Are you still running important business applications and websites using Windows Server 2003? While we’ve spent the past year getting our desktops and laptops off of Windows XP before its end of life, it’s now time to get Windows Server 2003 Out!
Regular “mainstream” support for Windows Server 2003 ended 4 years ago, and Microsoft’s extended support for Windows Server 2003 will end on July 14, 2015. That’s only 5 months away! YIKES!
Once the end of life period hits, Microsoft will not release patches and updates for Windows Server 2003, leaving your company wide open to attack.
Whether you have good vibrations for Macs, or too much respect for Windows to consider any other operating system, enough software and cloud solutions are available to meet your needs!
MS Office for Mac is a robust version of Office that is very similar (almost identical) to Office for Windows.
One of our clients set up our technical consultant, Chuck Barry, with an assembly line at their office to roll out 6 of 20 new machines that will be replacing their aging Windows XP machines. By proactively replacing their Windows XP machines before April 8th, they are avoiding potential down time and ensuring compliance standards that their clients require.
On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer support or update Windows XP or Office 2003. What does this mean? These programs will be even more vulnerable to outside attacks. Take action before you get in a lurch!
They will still work but, and it’s a big BUT…You could be facing serious security and compliance issues if you continue to use these programs.
On 9/21/12, Microsoft released an out-of-band patch to address a critical security hole in Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9.
What does this mean for you?
If you're an IT Radix managed services client, we've got you covered. Simply reboot your machine if you are prompted.
