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Seasons Greetings!

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Posted by okorioth on 18 Dec 12 - 0 Comments

Just wanted to take a brief moment and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you to all my clients who I was able to help in some form or another. Here’s to a prosperous 2013!

Small Business IT Considerations That Are Often Neglected

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Posted by okorioth on 11 Aug 12 - 0 Comments

In many small businesses these days, the use of computers, software and access to the Internet are a driving force that keeps one competitive in the marketplace and is vital to the bottom line. Over time these systems can grow and become complicated, and business owners who are not information technology experts can get lost […]

You have a backup right?

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Posted by okorioth on 01 Feb 12 - 0 Comments

That Sinking Feeling That’s the question I usually ask when confronted with a drive failure, or a malfunctioning system. More often than not, the answer is usually a no. Its a tough lesson to learn, and backup is such an easy thing to do these days. Just remember all hard drives will eventually fail. There […]

Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Pricing

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Posted by okorioth on 25 Jun 09 - 0 Comments

So, the cat is finally out of the bag. As an update to my previous post, Microsoft has finally released details on what Windows 7 is going to cost.  Via this blog posting; The estimated retail prices for upgrade packaged retail product of Windows 7 in the U.S. are: Windows 7 Home Premium (Upgrade): $119.99 […]

New Site, New Look

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Posted by okorioth on 21 Apr 09 - 0 Comments

Welcome to the redesigned Kortech Services web page. It was definitely time for an update. For those technically inclined, I have installed the latest WordPress blog platform which also makes for an excellent content management system. I have used this on my other sites as well and so far it works just fantastic.

First experiences with G1 Android

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Posted by okorioth on 04 Dec 08 - 0 Comments

As a public service to you I thought I would share the first 48 hours with my new Tmobile G1 phone, the much anticipated first device featuring the Android operating platform. Out of the box its very simple and straightforward to setup, seemingly at first glance. When the phone is first powered up it starts […]

Move over..theres a new browser in town

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Posted by okorioth on 03 Sep 08 - 0 Comments

Today search internet giant Google released its own broswer on the internets dubbed Google Chrome. In an already crowded field occupied by Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari and many other variants why would Google do such a thing?  I don’t know, I suppose the insatiable need to try and dominate another market related to its […]

Firefox 2 users prepare to be upgraded

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Posted by okorioth on 26 Aug 08 - 0 Comments

According to the official Mozilla blog, users currently at Firefox version 2.0.0.17 will get an upgrade notification to version 3, which came out last spring.  I know most people who don’t follow tech news probably had no idea this was even out (like my parents), nor would they know how to upgrade. The Firefox folks […]

The move towards cloud computing

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Posted by okorioth on 27 Jun 08 - 2 Comments

I just thought I would relay my experience changing my computing habits this past year to use more ‘cloud computing’ applications. What is cloud computing? According to Wikipedia, “Cloud computing refers to computing resources being accessed which are typically owned and operated by a third-party provider on a consolidated basis.”  Because of easy access to […]

Firefox 3 is out..uhh maybe

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Posted by okorioth on 17 Jun 08 - 0 Comments

Huzzah Huzzah! The lastest and greatest browser from Mozilla has been released in its final form today. Firefox 3 is now available for download..err maybe. Seems that everyone is very excited and have brought down all the servers for now. Somehow I got mine today. I’ve been using Rc3 for a few weeks now and […]