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Warrant Required for GPS Tracking? Or Not?

2012-01-26T08:00:00.000-08:00

The Supreme Court released a unanimous decision in support of requiring a search warrant to track movement of a criminal suspect. But is that what was really decided?

The controversy comes from a split justification as to what is actually required in the usage of GPS tracking. The case being reviewed by the Supreme Court was in regard to a nightclub owner in Washington D.C. who was tracked to a stash of money and drugs with the use of a GPS device. The result was that he was sentenced to life in prison.

Later an Appeals Court in Washington overturned the conviction. The reasoning of the court was that the police did not possess a warrant when they installed the GPS device on the vehicle. Nor did police seek a warrant in the following months as they continued to watch the movements of nightclub owner.

The Supreme Court was universal in support of a person’s 4^th Amendment, which guards against unreasonable searched and seizures. The reasoning in how the 4^th Amendment applies is what is causing the confusion.

Five Justices of the nine member panel released an opinion that the usage of GPS on a car is a type of “search”. In the ruling, the justices included mention of surveillance through smartphones or other GPS capable devices. The codification that the usage of GPS is a type of “search” has been interrupted by legal analysts that a warrant would be required similarly to any other search process, although the word “warrant” was not specifically mentioned in the rulings.

The other four justices, while concurring that a “search” took place in the case, reasoned that the defendants “reasonable expectations of privacy were violated by the long-term monitoring of the movements of the vehicle he drove”. There was no mention of how much time was needed to be classified as “long-term”.

The release of the two opinions, was joined by an additional concurring statement by Justice Sotomayor, one of the five Justices agreeing that GPS tracking is a type of search, who agreed that privacy was expected not only when police use a GPS device on a vehicle, but also when no physical invasion occurred, reinforcing the idea that a warrant would be required to access information on GPS-enabled devices and smartphones.

There are still many unanswered questions. It is to be expected that see more cases testing these new boundaries in the future and perhaps further define the murky grey areas that still surround them.

Judge Rules Data on Hard Drives Not Protected

2012-01-25T21:28:00.000-08:00

Judge Robert Blackburn, a federal judge in Colorado, ruled Tuesday that a Peyton, Colorado defendant had until the 21st of February to decrypt the hard drive of a laptop computer or face contempt of court and other potential consequences.

What makes this unusual is that in other cases across the United States a person could "plead the Fifth" to refuse to answer a questions because the response could provide self-incriminating evidence of an illegal act. In this case, the woman is on record speaking about how her laptop contained incriminating evidence.

That aside, the ruling also flies in the face of previous rulings in the US have ruled that passwords would not have to be surrendered allowing individuals to protect themselves from self-incrimination. A ruling supporting this thought was provided by a federal judge in Michigan in March 2010. On the other hand, across the county in Vermont a year earlier, a federal judge ordered a defendant to unencrypt his files which in turn led to his conviction.

Questions of whether a defendant can be legally required to surrender his password or passphrase has led to rulings on both sides, but has yet to reach the Supreme Court. A common view is that if prosecutors can subpoena access to homes, cars, other lockable objects, why it should be any different from hard-drives or other encryption media. The opposing view is that the fifth amendment protection extends to defendant's mind prohibiting them from having to reveal the password or passphrase to decrypt the media.

In the case of Judge Blackburn in Colorado, he ruled that forcing a defendant to decrypt a laptop so its contents can be inspected is essentially the same as producing any other type of evidence. In this case, the defendant is not required to write out or speak her password, only to enter it into the laptop. The prosecution in turn would still need to review and identify whether any illegal activity took place once the data is unencrypted.

Stance on IP Violations

2012-01-20T20:48:00.000-08:00

In my previous post I replied to the US Chamber of Commerce's stance on SOPA and PIPA. Afterwards I received a few inquiries from various people who questioned as to what my stance on Intellectual Property theft was and what other issues do I have with SOPA and PIPA, so I thought I would post to make sure it is clear.

To the first inquiry, I would like to say that Intellectual Property theft is a real concern. My associates here at Dolomite and I work diligently to protect our Intellectual Property and the Intellectual Property of the companies we represent.

To the later question, I am a bit surprised. If the issues I pointed out previously weren't enough, then let me add another few more.

Both SOPA and PIPA were designed to block domain names responsible for piracy and to help curb the source of funding for the web sites involved. Both are laudable goals. Unfortunately, how the bills went about it was ineffective.

If you block a domain name, you can still access the domain name with the IP Address. This is a simple thing and easy to do. Most teenagers can do it and you can be sure that those who want to pirate something will learn how to do it. Besides, there are many tools that will do this for you already. In fact, with the rise of the publicity resulting from SOPA and PIPA, many new tools have come out, including some that integrate into your browser to automate the process.

When it comes to funding for the web sites I have a few other concerns. First, how can you enforce that any company that does business with a site will stop? Most sites have multiple sources of revenue; advertising, links in search engines, subscriptions, etc. Are they suspended to the business running the website or just to that particular website? And what happens if a website provides content under multiple domain names and only one domain is listed in the ex parte proceeding? Do we need to cut links to one site but are allowed to continue doing business with the other? Probably most important, if a website is providing legitimate content, but a few items turn out to be illegitimate, is sites funding still frozen or only funding to the pages with the pirates content? For that matter how do you decide how to break it down?

There are too many questions that need to be answered. Both methods to curb piracy addressed in the bill are inadequate and won't work.

If your going to do something to curb piracy, lets atleast try to do it right. And in the process, lets make sure our right to Freedom of Speech is not put in a state where it is limited. There is room to do take action against piracy while still protecting speech. Now we just need to get our Congressional leaders to see that.

Response to US Chamber of Commerce Support of SOPA / PIPA

2012-01-19T02:08:00.000-08:00

Recently I received an email that was forwarded to me from the US Chamber of Commerce. In the email, Mr Engstrom, Senior Vice President & National Political Director of the Chamber, expressed his support of the SOPA and PIPA bills currently being considered in Congress. Below is my response to his letter:

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Dear Mr Engstrom,

I am writing you today concerning your recent email that was forwarded to me concerning the Protect IP act. In your email, you mentioned that Wikipedia and Google went darks because they opposed preventing online piracy. That simple isn’t true and I am ashamed you would publish that idea with your signature attached to your comments.

Further, you went on to say that Google and Wikipedia are fighting against “ANY” regulation over the Internet. Once again, a blatant lie. You also mention that the bills drafted in Congress are very narrow, carefully tailed pieces of legislation. This too is incorrect.

So let me break down a few facts you seem to have overlooked.

1) The protests by Google, Wikipedia, and over 18,000 other websites and companies yesterday were protesting the threat to our free speech across the Internet and because SOPA and PIPA undermine the openness and free exchange of information at the heart of the Internet. I understand that the AFL-CIO’s Paul Almeida stated that free speech was not a relevant consideration, but as a Senior Vice President and National Political Director of the US Chamber of Commerce, I expected more from you and the Chamber. Free Speech is critical to the thousands of businesses your organization represents. Threats to Free Speech are threats to business!!

2) Wikipedia, Google, and many others already have policies and practices in place where victims of fraud or piracy can make requests to have listings and illegal content removed. These have been used successfully for many years and are common practice for the search engines, as well as all US websites. These policies are part of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

With the passing of these bills, “safe harbor” provisions would be bypassed. The bills place the responsibility for detecting and policing infringement onto the respective website themselves, regardless of how big or how small a website might be. This means that all business websites will be required to regular police their websites to check user comments for posting and/or linking to illegal activity. And let’s not even go into the fact that many business owners would not know what might be illegal in the first place, but they would still be responsible for it nonetheless.

3) One other major objection to both SOPA and PIPA is an objection to the Domain Name System (DNS) blocking and redirection. I notice you skip over most of this in your video release, but this is one of the core objections to many of the participants in today’s protest. The bill, if passed in its current form would fracture the DNS system and allow for a reversal in ongoing efforts to secure the Internet. Ironically, even current supporters of both SOPA and PIPA are in agreement and have expressed a potential willingness to remove the DNS filtering provision from the bill. In fact, some have proposed a complete rewrite of the bill in the form of the OPEN Act.

Due to the nature of the potential DNS blocking and redirection, if implemented in its current form, multiple software tools already exist and more have been released to bypass the potential changes. One plugin, now available on Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer, has already been downloaded by over 50,000 users. The plugin would allow users to do DNS lookups through foreign DNS servers so users can continue to go to blocked websites. So far the downloads that have taken place have been minimal. They will continue to grow if DNS blocking remains part of these bills. These numbers exclude the thousands of proxies and other tools already out there that have been used for years. What good will it do to weaken the security and resilience of the Internet and increase burdens on businesses, if the blocked website can be circumvented with ease?

The assumption that it is the government making the case for DNS blocking and so the services of legitimate companies will not be affected is not accurate either. In fact, in attempting to seize a recent child porn domain name, ICE accidentally took down an extra 84,000 sites and redirected them to a banner claiming that they had been busted as part of a child porn investigation. This is just one example of failed DNS blocking and intrusion on legitimate business.

By the way, one example of a company who supports DNS blocking is China. Others include Iran, Syria, and North Korea. Few countries in the world use DNS blocking on a regular basis, such as what this bill provides. Are these the types of companies we want to be lumped together with??

4) I would also point out that although the bills target foreign website, the remedies and enforcement would extend to domestic websites as well. For example, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook could be affected and served a court order to shut down due to someone uploading a rogue video even though they may have legitimate content hosted elsewhere. The language in the bill is not specific enough about what constitutes an infringing web site and respective remedies for different types of infringement. It is an all or nothing deal.

5) In your video and the website, you mentioned that the bills will give law enforcement the tools they need in a digital age to deal with rogue sites. Besides the exception that DNS blocking would not work, I want to point out that the bills due not require a federal courts ruling. The bills call for an ex parte proceeding – proceeding at which only one side, typically the prosecutor or the accuser, need be present. The allegedly infringing site need not be present, nor even made aware that the action was pending. I have serious concerns about due process in actions of this nature. There are already concerns of abuse in our judicial system, why do we want to support any types of bill that could deprive a person of property without a fair hearing and a reasonable opportunity to be heard?

What is worse in my mind is that for an organization that is supposed to be helping protect businesses and helping them to succeed, you and US Chamber of Commerce sure have a funny way of showing us your support. Especially when you are trying to suppress our Freedom of Speech, burden us with further business requirements, and diverting our time away from our business to look for rogue content. By the way, since the responsibility to look for the rogue content would now be mine to look for, who is going to tell me what the rogue content might look like? Perhaps the US Chamber of Commerce?

For that matter, why any organization supports anything that is Anti-Freedom of Speech is unimaginable to me. That alone should have you reconsider the support of these bills.

Please take a deep look at what you are endorsing and revoke your support for PIPA and SOPA. I would hate to have to reconsider my business support and membership to the various Chapters of the Chamber of Commerce we currently belong to.

Do It Yourself Computer Repair Hassles

2012-01-11T00:07:00.000-08:00

Dо іt Υоursеlf Computer Repair Hassles

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The Do-It-Yourself Type оf Computer Owners

It іs understandable fоr self-reliant people tо perform а dо іt уоursеlf repair. Whіlе іt dictates thе speed аs well аs thе efficiency аt whісh thе adjustments, updates аnd аll nесеssаrу troubleshooting tasks will bе dоnе, іt аlsо helps yield huge savings іn dоіng simple tо complicated computer repair jobs. Ноwеvеr, јust lіkе аnу form оf repair, уоu nееd tо fіrst understand аll thе nitty-gritty stuff аbоut уоur computer. Υоu nееd tо bе knowledgeable аbоut computers.

Simple Computer Repairs Маdе Easy

Simple computer problems lіkе virus аnd worm attacks аnd slow operations саn bе remedied wіth routine maintenance tasks. То restore smooth аnd quick responding computing operations, уоu nееd tо maintain regular schedules оf defragmenting уоur hard drive, running disk cleanup, installing оr updating anti-virus software аnd data backup аnd recovery applications. Тhеsе maintenance measures аrе helpful іn preventing уоur computer frоm crashing. Тhеу аrе аlsо crucial іn keeping аll уоur files аnd programs protected аgаіnst thе usual attacks оf annoying spyware, malware аnd computer worms аnd viruses.

How tо handle mоrе complicated Computer Troubleshooting

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Оnсе уоur computer crashes, уоu nееd tо hаvе аn idea оf whаt соuld hаvе happened bеfоrе уоu perform а dо іt уоursеlf repair. Νеvеr attempt tо fіх аnd correct аnу problem thаt уоu knоw nоthіng аbоut. Тrу studying, reading аnd understanding vаrіоus repair manuals. Вut іf уоu wаnt tо confidently restore уоur computer tо іts smooth humming condition, consider finding аn on-site computer repair technician.

Why Professional Computer Repair Services

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Professional Repair Services fоr уоur Convenience

It іs nice tо hаvе thе rіght skill аnd knowledge tо perform а dо іt уоursеlf computer repair. Ноwеvеr, уоu nееd tо consider thаt allowing а pro tо dо thеsе repairs саn help уоu save time аnd money аs thеу аrе fully trained іn handling аll types оf computer problems. Моrе importantly, іt will save уоu frоm thе confusion аnd frustration оf роssіblу dоіng improper оr unnecessary repairs. Тhus, уоu gеt аll thеsе solutions аt affordable costs.

Online Marketing for Small Business Class Coming to Henderson

2011-12-30T12:53:00.000-08:00

Dolomite Technology is pleased to announce that on January 18th, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Dolomite will be launching an online Social Marketing Series of Classes. The classes will provide information to help promote your business through online Social Marketing with a brief look at Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other social websites.

The first class on the 18th of January in 2012 will be an Introductory class of a 5 part Series, part of Dolomite's Small Business Technology Education program. Follow-up classes will take place on February 15th, March 21st, April 18th, and wrap up May 16th. All classes are expected to last about 90 minutes.

To Register to Attend this Series, please call 702-944-9922 or send an email to info @ dolomitelv.com.

Dolomite presents Social Marketing

Introduction to Social Marketing

January 18th, 2012

112 Water Street Ste 110

Henderson, NV 89015

Website Optimization: Getting Your Website Ready

February 15th, 2012

112 Water Street Ste 110

Henderson, NV 89015

Facebook Marketing

March 21st. 2012

112 Water Street Ste 110

Henderson, NV 89015

LinkedIn Marketing

April 18th, 2012

112 Water Street Ste 110

Henderson, NV 89015

YouTube and Other Types of Online Marketing

May 16th, 2012

112 Water Street Ste 110

Henderson, NV 89015

Computer Repair Services and Support

2011-12-18T03:22:00.000-08:00

Dolomite Technology has been serving the Las Vegas Valley since 1996. One of the core services is Computer Repair, one of the keystones of any computer support business.

Dolomite provides computer repair services, computer maintenance, and computer support to the Las Vegas area, Henderson and surrounding communities. Dolomite gives you a team of dedicated professional computer technicians to help resolve your problems and repair your computer. All of Dolomite's technicians are fully certified and trained to help resolve your problems quickly and efficiently.

Dolomite offers a range of computer repair services. Beyond general computer repair services, offering complete computer tune-ups, data and hard-drive recovery as well as virus removal, malware removal and spyware removal. Additional services include printer troubleshooting, sound issue resolution, system setup, system upgrades, wireless network setup and advanced planning as you consider expanding your computer system or look to add another computer to your existing network.

Computer Tune-Ups
At Dolomite, computer repair technicians take nothing for chance. When you come in for a system tune-up, computer repair technicians automatically perform a complete diagnostic and take action to resolve or remote all conflicting issues that may make your system slow or unresponsive. All system tune-ups include Virus removal, Spyware removal, and Malware removal services, computer repairs to correct any bottlenecks, and complete system optimization to help your system run at the peak of its capacity.

Hard Drive Recovery / Data Recovery
If you find yourself in the unfortunate circumstances of having a loss of data, such as when a hard-drive crashes or you accidentally lose a file, call Dolomite immediately to repair your computer hardware and recover your files. In many cases, Dolomite Computer Repair Technicians can recover your files within hours of receipt of your damaged equipment or identification of common problems.

Virus, Malware, and Spyware Removal
Viruses, Spyware, and Malware are one of the leading causes of computer issues and problems. Issues include computer slowness or complete stoppage, data loss, and can even give remote users unintentional access to your computer or its files. Contact Dolomite to repair your computer through the processing of a complete file and security inspection. Dolomite computer repair technicians will identify any issues or problems, resolve and repair if possible. If its not possible to perform the computer repair, we will remove the offending issues and secure your system against future infections.

Printer Setup and Troubleshooting
Printers are key to generating the output you need to perform work in today's environment. If you have printer issues, contact Dolomite technical staff and we will quickly and efficiently resolve your printer problems.

Sound Issue Resolution
Some system have problems with sound or other audio issues that either suddenly or continually arise. Dolomite can help pinpoint these sounds issues and repair your computer hardware to help ensure these issues do not happen again in the future. Dolomite computer repair technicians will correct the issues and guarantee it from happening again in the future. Contact Dolomite today to begin to resolve your audio and video issues.

System Upgrades
Many people are unaware of the many nuances involved when it comes to upgrading equipment or software. At Dolomite, partnerships with core hardware vendors, complemented with the years of experience that Dolomite computer repair technicians maintain, provides the knowledge to identify and resolve conflicting issues, repair your computer, and get you going back on the road quickly. If you are looking to upgrade your computer hardware or its software, please contact Dolomite today.

System History
By having your system repaired or serviced by Dolomite, computer service and repairs are performed by a company that will keep and track your issues over time. Your system and its history are maintained in case you should need them for the future.
If you need assistance for your computer repair or computer support issue, please call Dolomite at 855-DOLOMITE (855-365-6648).

Excel Training Class - Free To Public

2011-11-09T11:40:00.000-08:00

Dolomite Technology will be providing an Excel training class on Wednesday, November 9th at 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM at 112 Water Street. The class will focus on entry level concepts on creation and use of Excel in the workplace. In this course, students will learn to create and edit basic Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 worksheets and workbooks. This is the first of a 3 Class Training workshop.

To register for attendance to this free class, please call Dolomite Technology at 1-855-DOLOMITE (1-855-365-6648). Classes are limited to 20 participants. Dolomite recommends you bring your own laptop to follow along with all class presentations.

Seminar of Health

2009-11-06T11:43:00.000-08:00

Dolomite will be hosting a seminar for the medical industry December 9, 2009. The seminar will be inside the Palace Station. Networking will begin at 530PM and then will be open to the public form 600 PM to 900 PM. The focus of the evening will be Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and how to successfully implement them into a practice. For more Information contact a representative of Dolomite at 702-944-9922.

Making it Big

2009-10-30T16:34:00.000-07:00

Indorse Technology’s SPIDR for SharePoint comes highly acclaimed and, thanks to Reuters and Marketwire, an article was recently published and read by many. The article is about file sharing failures and solutions that the benefits of SPIDR can implement. Dolomite is proud to be a leading solutions partner with Indorse Technologies. To read more on this article visit, Reuters or Marketwire.

Dolomite Works Together with New Life Medical to Attack Obesity

2009-10-22T15:59:00.000-07:00

Las Vegas’ Dolomite Enterprises, the local leader for business computer care, management, and custom software has entered into an agreement to design and provide New Life Medical Group to a web based software system for New Life’s, “Let’s Play” program for overweight children between the age of 5 and 17. An age group where little has been addressed in regards to nutrition and exercise and even less is known about the long term benefits of such a program. The Let’s Play Program uses Patient Specific Investigative Analysis (PSIA) to design an affective, exciting and incentivized nutrition and exercise program for children. The PSIA system involves in-depth blood analysis, height to weight, hip to weight, BMI and other factors to develop a medically supervised, interactive, nutrition and exercise plan.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, which represents American pediatricians, points out that obesity isn't simply defined by a child's weight, but rather by something called "body mass index" (or BMI), a mathematical formula that takes into account both the child's weight and height. The increasing percentage of children suffering from obesity has put children at risk for complications of obesity both in childhood and adult life. A child who is overweight has a greater chance of becoming an overweight adult. A teen with "baby" fat has a 75 percent-plus chance of becoming overweight, putting them at high risk for diabetes, heart problems, cancer, high blood pressure and other serious diseases.

Let’s Play uses a point system to track kids participation and rewards them for completing the custom designed nutritional guideline and exercise program. The kids will be assigned a coach (trained clinician or medical personnel) and teammate (parent or friend) to help keep them on track. The kids will be rewarded for meeting their goals with hundreds of thousands of gifts donated by national and local businesses. Prizes include sporting goods, athletic apparel, toys, tickets to sporting events and vacations, among other prizes.

“We are very excited to get this program launched”, said Stephen White founder of New Life Medical Group and the Let’s Play Program. “Obesity in children is a real problem and we plan to use our program not only to benefit kids with immediate and obvious health problems today but by tracking progress and information over time we hope to provide the healthcare and medical industries accurate information in regards to the metabolism and true nutritional requirements of children.”

Dolomites web-based patient portal will allow the kids, teammates, coaches and doctors to input information, track points, train kids and show results. The prototype will be completed in approximately 30 days with the initial trial version due for release in 45 days. Nutritional information will outline a diet (which the kids are rewarded with points for maintaining), animated graphics will detail how exercises are performed, and the points system will incentivize kids to stay on track. Coaches and teammates will input information and progress will be tracked.

For more information contact Matthew Hutchings at Dolomite Enterprises at 1-866-575-3690.

Win Your Way to the Winter Games

2009-10-16T13:41:00.000-07:00

The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver, Canada. That’s not the special part, though. How would you like to see the USA take on the rest of the world for free? Microsoft is giving away a chance for you to go to the games. If you are adamant about blogging don’t miss out on this great opportunity.

The gist of the rules are: a 250 word blog about why you should get to go to the Games, you must be a legal resident of the United States, 18 years of age or older. That’s all. Full details can be found at https://www.officewintergames.com/prizes.aspx. So for all you blogger fanatics, give it your best shot and you might be on your way to the Winter Olympics.

Good luck!

Help, Please!

2009-10-09T14:04:00.000-07:00

I was reading an article about how we think we know the meaning of certain phrases, but they actually mean something else. I thought this was interesting as sometimes I use clichés, and sometimes get corrected on my use of them. Then I thought what other things are there that we feel we know well but actually are completely mistaken. What do we do when we realize we have no clue as to what is going on?

Fortunately, everyone in the world is different and has different talents. So when we are stuck we go to the internet and search for a solution, or ask a friend or ask that friend if they know someone, etc. The solution is always out there and help is available. That way if you feel that you have failed at something don’t worry, there is someone out there that can help. You just got to go looking.

Fun Toys of the Future Today

2009-10-02T17:47:00.000-07:00

If you think the Segway is awesome, you’ll get a kick out of this. It’s a unicycle meant for easier mobility inside the office or at the home. You move it just by leaning in the direction that you want to go. With its’ high powered lithium battery and its’ low speed motor you can get around with ease and comfort. I’m not that big of a fan of the Segway, but think that this would be fun to have. Take some time to click on the link above and see for yourself.

Way to Go Windows

2009-09-25T12:41:00.000-07:00

The other day I was watching some television when this commercial came on that I thought was really cute. This little girl comes on and talks about how she is going to use happy words with happy pictures and make a slide show. The commercial is for Windows new Operating System upgrade for Windows 7. When I first saw the commercial I thought wow, then way to go came to mind. It is a good marketing step for recognition (not that they really need it).

If you didn’t get a chance to see the commercial it is posted on YouTube. Even if you are a Mac person you will appreciate the effort that PC’s are putting into getting ready for the update. I have recently purchased a Toshiba and will be getting my Windows 7 upgrade in the mail somewhere around the October 22nd release date, which I am pretty excited for.

How to Make Life Easier

2009-09-18T14:39:00.000-07:00

We all need something that will bring joy into our day. For me there are a great deal of things, and people, that make me happy. However, recently I purchased a laptop and it has made my life easier. Okay maybe easier isn’t the right word, but I have been able to do work, school work and searching at a much faster pace. No longer do I have to wait 10 minutes for the laptop to start-up, five minutes for applications to load or use my entire battery life connecting to the internet. How great is that?

Now, I know not everyone can afford a new laptop, but, in my opinion, it is something I recommend saving for. You don’t always have to buy new things to make your day. Find something that makes you happy and enjoy spending time with it, or them.

Memorandum for September 11

2009-09-11T15:28:00.000-07:00

It is my hope that all of us have taken a moment to remember eight years ago where we were and how we felt. There are many that survived and many that did not survive the attacks of September 11, 2001. Every one of us can take from them a sense of love and endurance. We can appreciate the sacrifices they made and have a hope for a better future; a future of children growing to be like those brave men and women, a future full of freedom and liberty, and most importantly a future of hope, gratitude and perseverance.

We owe many thanks to those that have given their lives in service. May we always remember them and honor them.

Safety First

2009-09-04T13:57:00.000-07:00

Everyday there is an announcement of a computer virus, or a hacker, taking over a network. It has made many people agitated, including myself. You go to a site that you always use and one day when you need to get some valuable information you can’t. Someone hacked the system and was scamming money from people, so the site host had to shut down the Web site before things got too bad. Isn’t that annoying?

What can you do to avoid getting caught by a scam? Some small steps to take are: don’t visit Web sites you are weary about, never give personal information through e-mails, or on unsecure sites and don’t open e-mails from unknown senders.

Take some time to see how you can keep your personal information, as well as your computer, safe and hacker free. If you aren’t sure where you should start visit Dolomite today.

How To...

2009-08-28T16:12:00.001-07:00

The IRS has started to post videos on YouTube and iTunes. It’s not what you are thinking, though. They are How-To messages. This goes to show that no matter how long you have been around and no matter how boring you might be there is still hope. You can take a step out of your comfort zone and do something that will promote goods for those with needs. The videos include help for tax time, as well as a federal withholding calculator making sure you get the money you deserve.

I have recently watched some of the videos and wasn’t bored at all. The information located on their site is set-up into short segments, which to me is great. So if you are looking for some tax “breaks” or helpful tax tips take a look at the IRS YouTube channel or look on your iTunes store for their podcasts.

Is There a Limit

2009-08-21T11:56:00.000-07:00

How far will technology be able to stretch before it can’t stretch anymore? What I mean by that is; how many more ways can we use technology until no new inventions can come? Or no new benefits can be made? After reading some articles on eweek.com, MSNBC and Microsoft I felt baffled by what people are doing with the latest technology. Eweek.com reported about American Airlines making internet service available to more of its aircrafts and Microsoft discussed how it was going to use smart homes to save consumers money on their electric bills.

Where do we go from here? There are a tremendous amount of good things out and available to the world but is it enough to keep the world turning? There seems to always be a need to update your computer or update the software and it will never end. There is no limit as to how far technology will stretch as long as there is no limit to the imagination of the human mind.

When all is said and done the question we ask ourselves should be, what can I add to improve upon the latest technology? We all have talents and if we share, like our parents taught us to, we can imagine beyond what has already been done and do more. The need for better, faster and smaller will never stop and so technology knows no bounds. So whether you have the farthest vertical network plan or the greatest money saving system or you just have an idea, get it out there and be a part of the expansion of technology.

The Online Marketing Guru

2009-08-19T11:25:00.000-07:00

I would like to thank Mark Cenicola and Jeff Helvin from BannerView for their tremendously helpful presentation today. They gave a great seminar on how to effectively use blog and e-mail marketing. The two traded off sharing valuable information and giving practical examples and stories.

With ideas of integrating the blog in with the company web site, creating a company newsletter and doing all this on a consistent basis, I now have a bright hope for getting the word out. Time comes with all great things but steps will be made shortly to make some keen changes.

Again my thanks go out to Mark and Jeff and I recommend them, and BannerView, to anyone with concerns or questions about their online marketing.

Time For a Vacation

2009-08-17T15:38:00.000-07:00

Avoid being trapped by your computer. Take a vacation.

Have you been working for your company for the past two years without taking a good week long vacation? Then it is time to go somewhere. Surveys’ have proven that companies’ productivity and efficiency increase as its’ employee’s take a vacation. You return to work relaxed a refreshed, ready to make money for yourself and the company.

So now that you got a week before school starts find a way to get out of the office and onto the road.

If it ain't broke...

2009-08-14T15:06:00.000-07:00

You have heard the phrase “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it,” but everybody leaves the rest of it off; “be ready for the worst though.” There is going to be a time when what you don’t want broken gets broken. My trucks transmission wasn’t running as smooth as it should have been the other day so I took it in. Fortunately the truck is still under warranty and it didn’t cost me a dime. So I was ready for the worst and it paid off.

So take a moment to think of something that you don’t want to randomly quit on you and find the best way to get it protected in case hard times come. I promise you willl be grateful.

Remembering Our Past to Make Our Future

2009-08-12T15:14:00.000-07:00

From a single thought and hours of hard labor comes years of perfecting and improving. With years behind us and years to come we can take a moment to see how much we have improved from the invention of computers to today’s mass production and usage. Through changes and improvements the computer has been brought to the world. These changes, as small as some were, have made the world a safer and all-around better place to live in.

So what does all of this mean to you and me? We, as individuals, can change the world. We can use past inventions and mold them into something better, something of worth, something that will enhance the future. We can remember what people have done and improve upon it. We, as individuals, can change the nation; can change the world, for those of the future.

Now you might say that you are not the best at all this computer stuff, but that does not matter. Being skilled at one thing is all it takes. Computers have only been around for a short time compared to the history of the world and people survived before the computer. Take pleasure in what you are good at, then find someone to help you in the things that you don’t do so well.

It’s time to express ourselves and make the world a better place.

Pumped and Ready For School

2009-08-10T16:20:00.000-07:00

I’m not sure about many of you, but I am ready for school to start. I have purchased my new laptop, I have my class schedule set and I have my grants and loans ready to pay for school. However, these are not the only reasons why I am thrilled for the new semester. With the purchase of my new laptop from Dolomite I have one-year of computer service and technical support available to me. The best part is that it came free with my laptop.

Now, no matter where I go, I can get the help I most desperately need. I will be able to go to school with few computer concerns. I know that I can post-pone a project all I want because I know my computer will work with me, not fight against me and that is a wonderful feeling.

So if you are looking for a new laptop, desktop or netbook that comes with a great guarantee call Dolomite at 702-944-9922 or visit their Web site at www.dolomitelv.com.