http://www.emersontech.net Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:30:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Providing Parental Controls for your Home Network For years parents have wanted a simple way to keep younger family members from surfing inappropriate adult web sites.  Sometimes people intentionally visit these sites, sometimes unintentionally.  In the past there have been programs designed to block these websites but they are usually cumbersome to use and setup, and often expensive. Just ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/06/28/family-shield/ Apple has now released information about 2 new products. The first is the new iPhone 4. The second is the new operating system running on the phone, called iOS 4. The new iPhone 4 is available for purchase as of June 24th, 2010. The new iPhone 4 is ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/06/23/iphone-4/ The latest version of Microsoft Office, Office 2010 has been completed and is readily available for purchase. It has a lot of new features and added functionality, but the most pressing question is if you should upgrade or not. When Microsoft released Office 2007, there were significant changes to how the ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/06/23/microsoft-office-2010/ Computers are an investment. When purchasing a computer people often look only at the original sticker price as the full cost. However, the total cost of computer ownership includes original hardware, original software, hardware and software upgrades, maintenance and labor. There comes a point when it is no longer ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/05/20/the-life-cycle-of-computers/ Computers + extreme temperatures and/or water = bad news. This is why a company named Invetex released two different products to help monitor temperature and moisture. The first product is called “Halotile.” Essentially it is a flat 2ft by 2ft panel that is designed to go on top ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/05/19/product-spotlight-temperature-and-moisture-monitoring/ When it comes to backups, there is a general rule that should be kept in mind. It is known as the “3-2-1” rule. It means there should always be 3 copies of all critical information on 2 different storage mediums 1 of which is offsite. By following ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/05/19/3-2-1-backups/ Do you happen to have an iPhone or Android based phone?  Want to access your music and files at home while sitting at work on your laptop?  What if you could access all of your music, movies and files from home on your smartphone or computer - whenever you wanted, ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/03/31/pogoplug-easy-access-to-your-files-from-anywhere/ In November of 2009, we wrote an article to help you determine if you should upgrade to Windows 7, but we didn't cover any of the new features. Now it's time to take a look at Windows 7 and what it offers that Windows XP and Windows Vista don't. One ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/03/31/windows-7-overview/ One of the most important things you can do to keep your computer safe is to keep the software on it up to date.  Most people are familiar with the updates Microsoft provides using the Windows Update tool and most people apply them regularly whenever they show up. This is ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/03/31/is-your-computer-up-to-date/ Wireless Internet communication is something that most of us use at some point. You may have heard terms such as 802.11 followed by a letter such as a,b,g or n. 802.11 simply refers to a set of wireless protocols for carrying out wireless transmission. The letter refers ... http://www.emersontech.net/2010/02/24/wireless-n-routers/