Starbucks has announced free Wi-Fi starting July 1st. No longer will
you have to pay to use their access points when in their stores!

At Renascence IT Consulting, we love the portable nature of a
business, and being able to perform your work away from the office.
However, we can tell you of the risks of using an open network,
possibly exposing your financial and personal data at your coffee
shop!

More on the Starbucks free Wi-Fi:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178034/Free_Wi_Fi_digital_content_com…

On July 13, Microsoft will be ending official support for Windows XP
Service Pack 2. After that, users either need to be on Service Pack 3,
or move to Windows 7.

At Renascence IT Consulting, we keep you alerted to changes to your
operating systems and can give you opinions on moving your laptop or
desktop to Windows 7, or is just upgrading to Service Pack 3 enough?
Email us if you have any questions or stuck in this quandary.

Link to XP Support ending:

http://redmondmag.com/Blogs/Doug-Barney/2010/06/Windows-XP-Deadlines-Loom.aspx

Microsoft’s monthly updates include the most vulnerabilities patched
this year at 34. The 10 patches affect ALL of Microsoft’s operating
systems, including Windows 7.

At Renascence IT Consulting, Inc. we are aware of the Microsoft patch
schedules and can make sure you get all of the up to date patches at
the right time without them or the vulnerabilities affecting your
business.

More on the June patches:

http://redmondmag.com/articles/2010/06/08/microsoft-releases-june-patch-targe…

BP has bought oil spill search terms on popular search engines to help
combat their less than ideal image. Links at the top of a search for
‘oil spill’ speeds you to BP’s website to detail how they are working
on battling the disaster and how they can help you if you are
affected.

At Renascence IT Consulting, Inc. not only do we build your company’s
network and infrastructure, but we can assist in building your
company’s image on the web; whether it is a founding or floundering
business; through analytic, search engine placement and social
networking we can help build your brand online.

More on the BP engine buyout:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/bp_buys_oil_spill_search_terms

HP is set to unveil a set of printers that allows users to set an
email address for it. The purpose is to allow people to send an email
to the printer from their phone and have it waiting for them at the
office or to get that all important sales report in while still
wheeling and dealing that last client.

At Renascence IT Consulting, Inc. we will let you know if this is the
best use of technology, and whether you should adopt it now, 6 months
down the road, or wait and see if it is the next Beta-Max or HD
player. Also, we will tell you if there are any security issues with
having an email address connected with a printer inside your office.

More about HP email ready printers:

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/358483/hp-gives-printers-email-addresses

For your Friday, we present the best way to block Pop-ups of sorts.

At Renascence IT Consulting, Inc. not only do we understand your
computer problems, we also can work with people who might not be tech
savvy all the way up to people at your company that should NOT be tech
savvy. Contact us if you wish to have a more humane way of dealing
with your IT needs for your small business.

We just finished moving a client from a “big name” web host to Gmail
Apps Premier today. In the process, users gained 250X more space for
their email, they have a better web interface, a suite of
collaboration tools, sharable calendars and, most importantly, this is
on a stable platform that does not go down once a week like their
previous system.

Whether it is hosting Exchange in house, using a third party to house
your email or other means, at Renascence IT Consulting, Inc. we
examine your needs and propose solutions that will best suit your
budget, increase productivity, and cut costs.

Contact us today if you are stuck in an email labyrinth!

More on Google Apps Premier:

http://www.google.com/apps/business

Internet Explorer 6 has dropped below 5% in usage in the United States
as newer versions of Explorer and other browsers are gaining in
visibility.

At Renascence IT Consulting, we examine the newer browsers to make
sure they work well with your business and protect you from threats
that attack older browsers. Should you upgrade from Internet Explorer
6? Most definitely, but if you need to know what makes the most sense,
please email or call us!

More on the browser market shares:

http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/06/01/old.microsoft.browser.dying.off…

We can now surf the web and check videos faster thanks to 3G, but with
Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and even AT&T, making claims to a new 4G
network, is this something that your business should encompass?

Renascence IT Consulting, Inc. can help you make the right decisions,
whether it is network, server, desktop, or even mobile. Contact us if
you want to keep your company at the cutting edge, without having to
cut costs.

More on 4G:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-9J1V_QON7EkHyfAv96mxHNuPA…

Symantec is releasing a security app for Android phones that allows
you to remotely wipe and kill your phone in case you lose it. In
addition it will keep tabs on any malware that tries to zombie your
‘droid. Furthermore, it will keep an eye on apps that you try to
install and alert you if one is not what it claims to do.

Other apps in the works by Symantec includes a way for Android and
iPhones to connect to data on cloud based storage systems like Norton
360.

Renascence IT Consulting continues to scour the net for ways to
increase your productivity with your mobile devices. We can let you
know if these apps are worth the money, or if there are better
programs for your devices.

More on the apps:

http://www.itworld.com/security/109212/symantec-readies-norton-security-stora…