At the end of 2012 I did a two-part review of Windows 8 where I pretty well gave it an overall thumbs up rating. Since then I have had a few more months to use Microsoft’s latest operating system and I thought I would compare my earlier experiences to those I have now. So here ...
Your company just leased new office space and YOU are in charge of ensuring the internal computer and telephone wiring is in-place and working on move in day. In a nutshell, these are the steps you need to take: choose the right cable test the cable make a detailed floor plan and tag and clearly ...
Last month I spent a good portion of the week cleaning up after one of the worst cases of blacklisting I can remember during my twelve years with Skyway West (read a post of mine from last year on how to prevent your Outgoing Mail being tagged as spam). An employee of one of our ...
I’ve mentioned DNS (Domain Name Services) before (here, here and here), but I have not yet written about what are the best IP addresses for customers to use when configuring a PC or network to access the Internet. There are a few things to consider when setting this up, and while most techs are familiar with ...
I got a call from a Calgary business owner who had recently moved his business. He was looking for Internet options at the new office. The building currently had a 6.0 Mbps ADSL service, but he wanted something faster. High Speed Cable was not available at the new address and there was no Fixed Wireless ...
SpamAssassin is a tool Skyway West provides to help clients minimize the pain and agony of email Spam. Unless you have requested that SpamAssassin is disabled, by default all our customers get a basic SpamAssassin service. Although this version of the product is limited it will help tag a lot of your Spam. Those wanting more ...
The Holiday Season is now behind us and the New Year is waiting to unfold itself to our wondering eyes. I thought, at this junction, I would pause for a look back at my blogs from 2012 and see what kind it year it has been. I may even update a few things along the ...
Before proceeding make sure you have the IP and DNS information provided to you by Skyway West. If you do not have this information please contact support@skywaywest.com to request the information. Please note these instructions are assuming you are connecting your computer directly to the ADSL router provided by Skyway West. If you are connecting to a ...
So here it is as promised, my impressions a month after installing Windows 8.… I went in with a little trepidation, and came out feeling like I just installed Windows 7 without the traditional Start menu. Enough said. On to my review… Installation: Installing wasn’t too bad. There are only a few questions Microsoft asks, ...
While I think about whether to upgrade to Windows 8 these are the things I’ll be looking for in my test installation: Ease of install, “Learn-ability”, Ease of use, Security/Privacy, Networking, Compatibility with older programs. By now pretty well everyone knows that Windows 8 is available for sale. Microsoft is touting this new version of ...
