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USPH – San Francisco

Ron Wilhelm

Great new web site at the Union Square Plaza Hotel !! Designed by Shaw Web Designs. New look with the blog, language translator, weather and updated services.

 http://www.usphotel.com/

Shaw Web Design and SF WiFi have now teamed up on many projects offering clients, web design, network installations and IT support.

Wireless network installation at the Union Square Plaza Hotel provided by SF WiFi. In most hotels, the main concerns in designing a wireless solution are wireless signal coverage, network user capacity, user applications and of course budget. SF WiFi specializes in hospitality wireless solutions by installing faster, more reliable Wi-Fi services at a lower overall cost of ownership. SF WiFi designs, installs, and continues to support the wireless networks that keeps guests happy and satisfied. A number one complaint of hotel guests is the lack of available and dependable Wi-Fi coverage. Wi-Fi has become an essential element and a major draw within the hospitality industry.

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BlackBerry data issue

Ron Wilhelm

Wed March 10

Some BlackBerry users are complaining of an inability to use data services for two days in a row. It appears that the issue could be related to two separate problems. While some users seemed to be back in business late Tuesday, others were still having problems. One of the problems seems to be affecting some users of BlackBerry phones that have Wi-Fi capability, although the problem does not affect those users when they are connected to Wi-Fi networks. Instead, those users have trouble us

Products - Solutions

Aerohive announces HiveAP 110

Ron Wilhelm
Aerohive announces HiveAP 110

Santa Clara, Calif. February 16, 2010
Aerohive Networks, creators of the award-winning cooperative control wireless LAN (WLAN) architecture, announced today the release of the HiveAP 110, a cost-effective single radio dual-band 802.11n access point, which provides a more cost effective 802.11n solution for environments that do not require dual radio support, such as small retail and hospitality environments, telecommuters and micro branch locations.

http://www.aerohive.com/

 

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Spam increase ahead as phishers target Facebook

Ron Wilhelm
A increased wave of spam has been predicted this year as cyber criminals are increasingly targeting social networks such as Facebook. The networking computer company Cisco estimated that worldwide spam volumes this year could rise by 30 to 40 per cent compared with 2009. Spammers already send out up to 100 million junk e-mails a day and, although the vast majority are never opened, enough people click on the links to make spam a multimillion-dollar industry.

 

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iPad Specifications

Ron Wilhelm

(1/27/10)

iPad Specs:
•9.7 inch IPS display
•0.5 inches thin
•1.5 pounds
•Full capacitive multi-touch interface
•16-64GB of Flash memory storage
•1 GHz Apple-branded A4 chip (developed in-house)
•Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
•802.11n WiFi
•Built-in Speaker
•Built-in Microphone
•Accelerometer & Compass
•30-pin Dock connector (same as iPod and iPhone)
•10-hours of battery life (Over one month standby time)
•Runs all iPhone apps
•App Store application included

Default iPad Apps
•Safari
•Mail
•Photos
•iPod
•Calendar
•Contacts
•Notes
•Maps
•Movies
•YouTube
•iTunes Store
•App Store

Prices:
With 802.11n WiFi
16 GB $499
32 GB $599
64 GB $699

With 3G and wiFi
16 GB $629
32 GB $729
64 GB $829

WiFi models are available in 60 days.
3G models available in 90 days.

There is a dock and a keyboard accessory available to buy.
There’s also a case that you can use as a stand.

3G Data plans:

There are two plans for the iPad. Up to 250MB per month is $14.99.
Unlimited plan is $29.99. With AT&T. You can activate it on the iPad and there’s no contract.
Pay as you go and cancel anytime.

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IE vulnerability

Ron Wilhelm

Microsoft has confirmed that an IE vulnerability was at fault for the Google attacks. In Microsoft Security Advisory (979352) it spells out details and in a company blog, Mike Reavey, director of Microsoft’s Security Response Center (MSRC) provides more information. The security advisory notes that IE 5.01 running on Windows 2000 was not vulnerable to the attack, but that IE6, IE7 and IE8 on Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 are all at risk.

and then….Microsoft announced that it will issue an emergency security update for Internet Explorer (IE),
but postponed setting a ship date for the fix until wednesday.