Author Archives: Jonathan M. Rosen

Buffalo News article

Our thanks go to Emma Sapong, writer for The Buffalo News on an article published in the MoneySmart section. Emma quotes three different computer companies, recommending that computer repair is a worthwhile expense: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/moneysmart/article845383.ece Emma Sapong quotes Jonathan Rosen describing … Continue reading

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The Smartest Spam Blocker

The number one complaint from e-mail users is spam. While most e-mail services include spam detection and blocking, they often rely on testing messages with rules to detect spam. While this approach removes some spam, the constant innovation of spam … Continue reading

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New Street Sign

After 23 years in business and only one day after the company anniversary on March 28, we finally got what everyone has been asking for: a street sign!  

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Afraid to change web pages?

The most common worry we hear from web-site owners is that they are afraid to change their web pages. Probing this fear further, we consistently hear that people are afraid of losing their search ranking status as a result of … Continue reading

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New Desktop Computers

Beginning March 2012, we’re retiring the MSI socket 775 motherboards we have been using for the past two years, and moving to the new Intel socket 1155 motherboard and processor. While socket 1155 uses the same size and type of … Continue reading

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How Often Should a Web Site be Replaced?

Once a web-site is established, how often should it be updated or replaced? With respect to Google.com searches, there are at least two known criteria for web-site age that are related to search ranking and updates. Google will rank older … Continue reading

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Find us on Thumbtack.com

We have joined a new web-site service called Thumbtack.com that provides referrals for businessess: Computer sales and service

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Repairing USB port failure

We regularly see computers with broken and failed USB ports being brought in for repair. While USB ports used to be a novelty and convenience on computers, increasingly computers require working USB ports for the keyboard and mouse. Computer manufacturers … Continue reading

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Thailand Flooding Affects Hard Drive Prices

The flooding in Thailand in October and November 2011 forced the closing of all of the hard drive assembly factories for Western Digital. Seagate does not manufacture or assemble hard drives in Thailand, but it does rely on suppliers located … Continue reading

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Improving Google search results through WordPress

Since we began offering web-sites using WordPress open source content management software, we have seen exceptional gains in Google search results. Using the free on-line evaluation tool at www.WebSiteGrader.com to compare results, we have seen significant improvements for sites that … Continue reading

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