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Life happens.  It’s unpredictable.  This is even more true in the world of technology.   Take the massive atom-smasher they’re building on the border of Switzerland and France, for example.  Called the LHC, or Large Hadron Collider, this particle accelerator is designed to smash protons down into even smaller particles, some of which could potentially create a microscopic black hole which would consume the earth.  No, seriously.  They’re actually being sued by physicists in Hawaii because they might destroy the world as we know it.

While slightly less disastrous, losing your Wi-Fi signal can still ruin your day.  Knowing this, companies are getting smarter.  Kyocera, for example, has recently released the KR2, the swiss-army knife of broadband routers.  Not only does the KR2 send out signal from an ethernet cable, it can also be connected to an EVDO or WAN network, and will automatically switch to the other if one fails.  Pumping out a beefy 802.11n signal, the KR2 is a great SOHO solution, taking the worry about losing your wireless signal out of your life.  Now you have more time to figure out what you’re going to do when strangelets reduce the world to a glowing lump of matter.

Although USB is one of the fastest transfer methods for consumer data transfer, it has one crippling limitation: distance. USB can only travel 16 feet. For most consumers, this isn’t a problem. Perhaps the most common use for USB these days is to connect a mouse, iPod or some other peripheral to a computer which only requires a maximum of 6 feet of cable.

There are many reasons for needing to connect USB to a distant location. If you are reading this article, you probably already know that there are many commercial and industrial situations that require this.

Perhaps one of the most economical ways to extend USB is over Cat5. Cat5 cable is cheap, skinny, and easy to install in a wall. But how do you run a USB signal through a Cat5 cable you ask? We recommend the EXT-USB-2.0 by Gefen. It is a simple Sender/Receiver package where all you have to do is provide the Cat5 cable length of your choice. This extender will send your USB signal 150 feet max. over Cat5.

If you don’t need to go all that far and you want the most economical way to extend USB, you should probably check out the USB extension cable.  This has an active repeater attached to the cable that

Since we’ve mentioned so much about risk management software I just found a cool article about NextPage.

What’s interesting is that the demand for a product like this is continuing to grow ever since the whole Enron, Arthur Anderson trial.  And yet there really aren’t any other companies stepping up to provide consulting firms with the protection they need.

Maybe once these firms get it this kind of software in place in their companies we’ll see less of the corporate scandals we’ve gotten used to in the last few years.

We all know the importance of remote backup for our PCs (well, hopefully). If not, you may just learn about it the hard way…like this poor gal. As a society we have become so electronically dependent, that often our whole lives are contained within one little hard drive; pictures, music, financial records, and so on. Losing such crucial documents and information can be a crushing blow for anyone.

Well, if you’re a fan of remote backup, you are going to like love this. A Filipino company will soon be launching the first ever remote backup for mobile phones. The service will remotely backup data stored on cell phones, including video and audio files. As mobile phones become more robust and capable to support electronic media, users are storing more and more information on their phone, so it only makes sense that such a backup service would be introduced.

Pretty cool, huh? Read about it for yourself.

If you’re doing business in Utah and you want a great resource talking about the latest trends in business and technology, Connect Magazine is the resource.

One of my favorite articles was written by well-known Utahn Phil Windley about the importance of the iPhone with a Utah perspective. The part about the iphone’s SDK though… might have to update that post soon

Conventional on-hold message recordings can be domineering, boring, and irritating for your customers.  Consider hiring a professional service to create your on hold marketing message; most services include original copywriting as well as the necessary licensing and legal fees built into their pricing.  Original hold recordings allow you to casually talk about your products or services without being invasive or coming across too strong.

With today’s technological advancements, a custom tailored on-hold message will not only enhance but refine the image of your company.

I am not an environmental zealot or a tree hugger, or anything like that…but I do encourage the recent paperless trend technology has permitted our traditionally paper-bound society and economy to adapt.  But more so for selfish reasons…such as saving time and money. 

Think about how much things have changed.  E-mail alone has been one of the biggest contributors to the “paperless movement.”  Before it made its debut in the early 90’s, personal and business written communication was all done on paper and through postal mail (or as I call it, snail mail).  

And what about electronic bill pay?  These days, more and more consumers are opting to have their credit card statements, utility bills, and other expenses available online.  Most companies offer the service free of charge.

Even the mortgage industry is adjusting…ever hear of e-recording (also known as county recording)?  County documents (such as deed, title, land, and property records) can be submitted and received all electronically, as opposed to the traditional method of a courier or express mail services. 

And to appease those environmentalists, you can opt to carry your groceries in reusable canvas bags rather than paper or plastic.

Go paperless and save the trees, your time, and your oh so precious money.