 | A Constant in an Ever-Changing World | | |
|  A Constant in an Ever-Changing World
by Brett Sennett
 So what do Morgan Freeman, Marilyn Monroe, CNN and The States of Tennessee and Kentucky have in common with The RetroTechs? We all share a common birthday. That's right! On June 1, 1990, The RetroTechs, Inc. was founded. At our inception, we called ourselves DemoGraphics, but in May 2001, in an effort to more clearly communicate our identity and our philosophy, we changed our name to The RetroTechs.
This Summer, when we celebrated our 20th anniversary, all of us here could not help but feel very proud and just a little nostalgic. So much has changed in the world, in technology and in our lifestyles. One thing, however, has remained the same: The RetroTechs are still delivering professional IT services and solutions at a level traditionally available only to large corporations.
In less than two decades, the rapid advancements in technology have been mindboggling. Here is a link to events that were taking place in “the computer world” around the time when The RetroTechs started up. http://www.laynetworks.com/history4.htm
It’s amazing to see how much things have changed! But, yet, The RetroTechs have remained on the cutting edge and are still supporting our clients with an old fashioned sense of service. 
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the dedicated staff members who’ve help make and keep The RetroTechs the Southeast’s premiere IT support provider. I’d also like to thank all of our clients who have partnered with us over the past 20 years and let you know that we look forward to supporting you for at least 20 more!
Just for fun: Here’s more of what was going on in the world in 1990.
http://www.infoplease.com/year/1990.html
Brett Sennett
Founder and CEO
Posted by Elizabethon Wednesday, August 04 2010 - 19:00:00 |  | |
| RIP - Save My Settings Wizard | | |
|  RIP - Save My Settings Wizard
by Matt Reise
The other day I came across an interesting little problem. In Office 2003 there used to be a tool called the “Save My Settings Wizard.” This would allow you to save all of your custom Office settings to a backup file that could be moved from computer to computer. For some users, their Office settings represent hours of setup time, so this was a handy little program to have access to.
 Now, in Office 2007, it would appear that this feature has been removed. Microsoft has instead built the ability to backup settings straight into the Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. Unfortunately, that leaves us with one big problem: What about the huge population of Windows XP users? Well, my friends, according to Microsoft, you are simply out of luck!!
Fortunately, there are a number of 3rd party developers that have sprung up with solutions to this issue. If you’re looking at migrating your home or office from Windows XP to Windows 7, then email or call The RetroTechs at 404 352-6210. We can guide through migrating your Office settings and assist you with the many other squirrelly little problems that come with changing operating systems.
Posted by Elizabethon Tuesday, August 03 2010 - 15:15:23 | | |
| Keeping Your Cloud Safe
by Matt Reise
Cloud services are all the rage right now. Home users and businesses are putting their e-mail, documents, pictures and personal information onto these hosted services at a breakneck pace. However, I’ve found that most of the folks using these services fail to ask themselves one simple question: Is my information safe? Now frankly I’m stepping into a bit of a minefield on this one, as the legal issues surrounding the cloud could be debated for days or even years. So what I’m going to do here is give you a couple of examples that will hopefully open up your minds to some of the issues these services currently face.
To begin let’s look at the 4th Amendment of the Constitution, which is a staple of US law. This amendment guards us from unreasonable searches and seizures. Basically any search and arrest and warrants need to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probably cause. So, if you have personal files and papers in your home these would be protected under the 4th Amendment. However, what if you’ve begun to store all of these sensitive files out on the cloud? As of right now, the courts have not come to a conclusion about how to treat this data. There is a question as to whether or not users who store their data on the cloud have a reasonable expectation of privacy. I won’t go too far into the details here, but given the current state of indecision, home users should be aware of the data they post to these types of services.
Posted by Elizabethon Thursday, July 01 2010 - 19:00:31 | | |
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