The Official UTS Blog

* This is part 1 of a series of articles on my use of a Apple iPad as a replacement for my laptop and notebooks.

Well I finally broke down and bought an iPad, my business partner and several friends had bought one on release day, but I had waited to see if it was going to be more of a useful tool, or just a cool toy. During that time I gave serious thought about what I wanted to do with it considering it costs as much as a decent new laptop and money isn’t exactly growing on trees right now. After some serious thought about what tasks I do all day I came up with a list of what tasks I wanted the iPad to help me with.

Read more

We all hate wires, and luckily we live in a world were wireless is often an option. But wireless has it’s disadvantages and just because you can go wireless with something doesn’t mean you should. I’m not talking about wireless networks today, that is a whole other discussion, today I am talking about wireless keyboards and mice and their use in a business environment,

Business environments pose some special requirements due to the large number of PCs and users in a small area, and you must be aware of this when purchasing wireless equipment. Interference is a big concern both from other users as well as from other equipment in the office, some sources of interference include radios, mobile phones, desktop fans, fluorescent lights, wireless routers, and even large metal objects like filing cabinets. And the biggest cause of interference is often….. the wireless keyboard at your neighbors desk.

Read more

(Note: This article is not a how-to for recovering lost data, it gives the steps you should take immediately after realizing data is lost to maximize the chance of recovery by a professional.)

It has happened to all of us at one time or another, that panic that sets in after we realize we just deleted an important file. Well there is good news your file can probably be recovered, but you need to follow these important steps that will help dramatically increase the chance of recovery. And yes this includes pictures on a memory card, files on a USB drive, or data on a network.

Read more

UTS has been growing and our current office has become too small for our needs, so for the past month we have been looking for a new office location to meet these needs. While we haven’t made our final decision yet we have a few good locations under consideration. Experience setting up offices for clients has taught us to consider that you have to consider more than time, cost, and location when choosing an office location. An often overlooked consideration is access to available high-speed Internet access, while Internet access is available almost everywhere these days it is not equal everywhere.

Read more

Security software is something everyone needs, and everyone hates. The recent trend towards expanding security tools to do EVERYTHING has led to some very bloated, slow, and troublesome products on the market. Well Microsoft themselves decided that Malware was giving the Windows Operating System a bad name and they needed to do something about it by releasing Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) which is based off their high-end Forefront software for businesses, and best of all it’s free!

Read more