Author Archives: Jonathan M. Rosen

WordPress updates

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

For our existing clients with WordPress sites, we installed the recent updates to WordPress as they became available. For WordPress 3.42, this was done on September 7th, 2012. WordPress 3.42 fixes 21 different security problems that have been reported. WordPress … Continue reading →

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Time-Warner Internet Outage

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

Internet service for Time-Warner customers in the Amherst, 14226 area was interrupted at 10:11am Tuesday, August 14th 2002. Service was interrupted due to a fiber optic service cable break from a contractor that was digging and damaged the cable. As … Continue reading →

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Replacing a failed laptop

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

We frequently evaluate laptops for repair and determine that some cannot be repaired due to cost or repair limitations. Repair is not recommended when there are multiple failed components (motherboard, LCD or hard drive) or when the replacement motherboard suffers … Continue reading →

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Anticipating the effects of the DNSchanger virus

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

On Monday, July 9th the effects of the DNSchanger virus will become apparent when infected computers can no longer display web pages. The DNSchanger virus modified the DNS settings on computers, forcing them to locate alternative web sites to display … Continue reading →

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Guide to Buying Refurbished Computers

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

Refurbished is the name given to computers and parts that are no longer new but considered working and usable after testing and repair. Many computer manufacturers also provide their items for sale as refurbished. However, there is a significant difference … Continue reading →

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The J-Chip project

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

The Buffalo Bicycling Club (BBC)  is a non-profit group that organizes and promotes road bicycle racing in Western New York. The BBC purchased an RFID chip-timing system from J-Chip USA (manufactured by MTS Systems of Japan) in 2011, known as … Continue reading →

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Buffalo News article

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

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

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

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

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

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?

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Jonathan M. Rosen

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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