Securely Erasing a Hard Drive Before Returning to the Store

In this post, I’ll give you a quick tip on how to completely and securely erase your hard drive. Why would you want to do this? So your data does not fall into the wrong hands.  Depending on where you are sending the hard drive, you may have a different...

Rural Internet Options for those without a phone line

DSL and Cable are not an option you say?  Check to see if you have a local wireless provider – either via satellite line of sight or via a town wireless system.  One such example locally in the Washington County area in Wisconsin is Bertram Wireless.  They put a small...

Internet Speed Test

Want to put your high speed Internet provider to the test?  Visit one of these sites to get an Internet speed test and see what they are giving you: Using Charter Cable locally here in Wisconsin?  Visit http://speedtest.charter.com/ Speedtest.net is a good generic...

Best high speed internet connection types

Looking for the best high speed Internet connection types for your home?  I get this question quite a bit from my clients in residential neighborhoods, especially those where cable and DSL are not readily available.  I generally follow the order of precedence below in...