Home >> IT Guidance

IT Guidance

Learn the Truth about Your Web Design Company

by Its Portfolio

When you start building your online business and search for a web design company that will implement all your needs for the web site you must understand that it is a very serious step because you are entrusting your business along with its reputation and future.

That's why it's very important to make the right choice.
There are several factors that must define your choice, and one of them is portfolio of previous web design works the company has done. It can tell you more than all words and promises, just be attentive and try to analyze. I will tell you what you must pay attention to:

1) Presence of portfolio

Read more...

 

Home and Small Office Networking Guide

By Alan M Johnson

So what is a network?

A network supports the interconnection of many devices and a protocol for ensuring they can communicate with one another in the most effective way. The best way to understand how networks work is to visualise each element of the network as a layer, one on top of another. The conceptual model that describes this layered model is known as the OSI Reference Model, which has seven layers. All Network professionals use this in their day to day design and engineering work.

For our purposes we can simplify it into three layers, going from the bottom up there is:

1.  The Physical layer - the cable between machines (typically called 100BaseT, uses four pairs), the card in the back of your machine (802.3 Ethernet NIC) or Wireless Networking adapter (802.11n etc) etc.

2.  Data Link, Network and Transport Layers - Responsible for managing the addressing, routing

Read more...

 

The Art Of Remote Computer Repairs And Networking

By John Vizaniaris

This will be the wave of the future. Remote computer technical support. Approximately 98% of all PC problems are software related which means that a technician can remote into your PC and fix those issues. There is one catch... You must have a working internet connection.

Problems that can be fixed remotely include but are not limited to:

- Virus / Spyware Removal

- Optimizing Your Computer To It's Peak Performance Level

- New Software Installation & Configuration

- Data Backup Configuration

 

Read more...

 

Reasons to Implement a Network Monitoring System Into Your Business

Network monitoring solutions are well known by most It engineers, but some in house techies or IT managers many not be ware of a service that will help you improve your network stability and increase productivity. We have been using a Network monitoring system in our office for 6 months now and I can tell you that from my experiences so far, it's been a god send.

So what does it do?

Well, a network monitoring system doe exactly what it says on the tin, it keeps a close eye over your IT network and informs you of any problems that may arise,which can mean anything from your internet dropping to the RAID failing on your server.

It's all about communication, in Lehman's terms, the network monitoring tool sends messages to all aspects of your network and when there is no response, it will sound an alarm.

Read more...

 
More Articles...