If you’ve spent any time online over the past few days, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Heartbleed bug, a security vulnerability that was announced in OpenSSL earlier this week. It has sent many tech companies such as Google, Yahoo & Tumblr scrambling to install patches and ensure that they are doing all they can to Continue Reading
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Microsoft Phone Call Scam
We have seen an increase in this scam lately. Please hang up if anyone claiming to be from Microsoft calls you and wants access to your computer. Microsoft will NEVER contact you in this manner. Cyber-criminals are trying to steal personal bank and credit card information from you or install software on your computer that will Continue Reading
IT Audits – What and Why
Information technology audits are conducted to review the controls within an IT infrastructure, and determine if there are any weaknesses in technologies, practices, management and other key areas. They include analyzing such areas as: network security how data integrity is maintained software and applications, and efficiency of operations In particular, information security is often the primary purpose Continue Reading
Duratherm ‘s Green IT Efforts
To improve the energy efficiency of the IT side of their operation, we worked with Duratherm to specify and replace three aging servers with one Energy Star qualified server.
Now Open in New Location
On Monday, December 12th, 2011 we opened in our new location at 6 Oak Grove Avenue. Our phone number and hours remain the same. (207) 443-9554 M-F 9-5pm Get Directions
HP and Microsoft Partnerships
Burgess Computer is now an HP Partner, and we have renewed our Microsoft Silver Partnership. (Burgess Computer has been a Microsoft Partner since 1998.)
Office 2010….Are You Ready?
Office 2010 is here…..and we are seeing a rise in client helpdesk calls when they upgrade from Office 2003 or 2007. The Office suite itself is similar, but the layout of the user interface has changed. It’s often difficult to find where commonly used features are now located, resulting in reduced productivity and frustrated users. We Continue Reading
4 Reasons to Consider Cloud Storage
STORAGE – If you need additional storage consider connecting up with a cloud provider who can deliver Infrastructure as a service. Rather than buying another expensive box for your storage, you can begin placing your data securely in the cloud. And one of the best things is that it will be available to you at Continue Reading
Can the “Cloud” Help Your Business?
Cloud storage means different things to different people depending on how it’s implemented. The most common implementation is a ‘public cloud’, which is essentially storage capacity accessed through the internet or a wide area network (WAN) connection, and purchased on an as-needed basis. Users can expand capacity almost without limit, by contacting the provider, which Continue Reading