The Non-Profit Tech Guru

I don’t normally do this, but Microsoft just released a totally free anti-virus/anti-malware product that actually works very well – I’m recommending that all home users and some small business users (without centralized A/V management) use it exclusively. It uses very few system resources, updates itself quietly, and is actually free, not just free-but-trying-to-sell-you-an-upgrade (like [...]

I crossed paths with a couple of these babies last week – definitely some interesting stuff. Here’s another installment of the good, the bad and the ugly. Good: 1. The much ballyhooed multi-tasking. Switching apps is a breeze and you are right where you left off when you come back. Come on, Apple! 2. A [...]

Fed’s RFIDiocy pwnd at DefCon This is funny, because I immediately knew what it meant, making me extremely rare (and geeky). Let’s unpack it a little. Fed – the federal government RFID – Radio Frequency Identification – a small embedded computer chip that contains information that can be scanned by a multitude of electronic equipment [...]

This is one sweet ride – and you can plug it in to any electrical outlet. 300 miles on a charge and 0-60 in 5.6 seconds – Yee Haw! 5 adults + 2 kids! 17″ Infotainment TouchScreen! What the hell is that!? I have no idea! Downsides – this baby runs $50 Grand and won’t [...]

I have a client that recently moved their office – have had Comcast Internet for many years and wanted it in the new space. Comcast assured us that it would be no problem – they scheduled the install for 5 days before the move date. They show up at the scheduled time, and after 1/2 [...]

Well, I took the plunge and upgrade my 2-year-old original iPhone to the 3GS model. Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly: Good: 1. WAY FASTER – especially on cell data – I was trying to get my mail on the Edge network and it took forever – the 3G network and faster hardware [...]

Well it was bound to happen – Google’s gMail, Calendar, Docs and Talk that started out in Beta five years ago are no longer… They’re ready for the enterprise! Actually, I have been using them with clients for years, so I think they were ready before now. I guess Google finally got the message that [...]

Well, I’m one of the nerds who had iTunes open and kept clicking the Check for Update. FINALLY, at 10:06 am PDT, it said that 3.0 was available. Of course I chose download and update, and of course after 45 minutes of updating the frickin’ phone was stuck on the update bar. So, I unplugged [...]

I’ve created a little page that contains some awesome IT services that just happen to be free for non-profits. They are also great for small businesses – cheap, powerful, reliable. See more at Albee’s Geek Out Page

Google today announced a handy little sync app that allows you to connect Outlook to your Google Apps account and have them sync seamlessly in the background. It offers 95% of the functionality of Exchange without all of the cost and complexity AND you get to keep using Outlook (admit it, you’re addicted). This little [...]