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Joe Nerd

July 10, 2008 by Rick

No longer in business.

Joe Nerd is a national platform for computer repair services. Joe Nerd is purported to be related to Nerdy Work. Both domains are owned by Clarence Williams. The company is owned by Scott Kosovan and Clarence Williams.

Web site: http://www.joenerd.com

Technician Application: https://www.joenerd.com/store/customer/register.php?usertype=T&xid=d676b26ff8eae09af8f0ee18fb0de90c

Contact Information:

Joe Nerd

WILLIAMS, CLARENCE L II
4752 HALYARD DR
BRADENTON FL 34208

Phone: 1-800-563-6373

Fax: 480-393-4976

Xandros buys Linspire

July 8, 2008 by Rick

(TheForceField.Net ) July 8, 2008 — Xandros , a Linux distro used on the Eee PC, officially announced the purchase of the Linux desktop distro Linspire last week. In an allegedly secret meeting June 19, Linspire founder Michael Robertson and CEO Larry Kettler approved the sale of the company to Xandros. A formal press release was posted on Xandros' web site June2 to officially announce the acquisition.

Robertson hailed the move as a great step forward for both distros. In the July Linspire Letter, a monthly newsletter sent to Linspire users, Robertson explained his view of the sale. "I'm excited to see the Linspire, Freespire and CNR technology go to a worthy competitor", Robertson stated. "Linux is going through some healthy and necessary consolidation which will give resulting companies greater assets and size to deliver on larger initiatives so Linux can touch more people", he added.

The news was received with mixed reviews. Some thought the move was an opportunity to bolster the presence of Linux on the Asus Eee PC and other ultra mobile portables or as a defensive response to the recent entry of Microsoft into the Eee PC market. Others saw the transaction as a quick sell off of Linspire, which has languished in the marketplace in the last several months.

Linspire shareholders were surprise by the move. According to former CEO Kevin Carmony, who left the company in 2007, shareholders were given no notice of the meeting and were notified of the transaction by a memorandum sent after the decision was made. Carmony, also a shareholder, was incensed.

"In classic Michael Robertson form, he has once again completely disregarded the 100 some-odd shareholders of Linspire by pulling off this deal without a shareholder meeting", Carmony wrote in his blog June 30. "Just watch…this will not be good for Linspire's customers, partners or minority shareholders. I'd love nothing more than to be proven wrong! We'll know as soon as I hear what my stock is now worth", he wrote.

Editor's note: The Force Field interviewed Linspire CEO Larry Kettler earlier this year. You can hear the interview in The Force Field podcast Episode 19 .

Episode 22 – The Business of Malware Part 2

August 14, 2008July 1, 2008 by Rick

This week we’re going to continue our discussion with Chris Bequeath and learn more about the malware removal business. Part 2 of a three part series.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:17
Billboard :39

News and Comment segment 3:23
Mozilla reported 8.3 million downloads of Firefox 3 on Firefox Download Day 2008, held June 17. The Force Field held a launch party of its own. A page and forum was created at TheForceField.net to download and discuss the new browser at the time of launch.

System Management News, a publication for IT System Administrators and Data Center Managers, predicts a cloudy future for computing, as in cloud computing. Can IT service providers incorporate it in their businesses? If so, what are the possibilities? Good questions. At any rate, this is something to consider or at least to watch.

You can read the feature in the June 15 issue of System Management News. A single issue of System Management News is $9.95 but a subscription is free to professionals who qualify. if you are an IT professional and would like a free subscription to System Management News you can subscribe at http://theforcefield.tradepub.com/free/smns or simply click on the link in the show notes in the RSS feed for this episode.

Bill Gates is finally leaving Microsoft. Or is he? Gates initially announced his retirement in 2006 and has since spent much of it telling everyone he’s officially gone. But will he really be gone?

Commercial Break 1:00
Alternageek Podcast Promo :30

Totally Cool Tech Podcast promo :30

Intro to Interview 1:44
This week we are going to continue our discussion with Chris Bequeath, owner of Business Network Solutions learn more about the malware removal business. We will learn about some of the organizations involved in the detection and removal of badware, the tools and techniques he uses to remove it and find out where he thinks the malware problem is heading in the next few years – not only as a nuisance but a possibly a national security issue as well. Part 2 of a three part series.

Chris Bequeath Interview 19:00

Wrap up and Close :46

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Episode 22 – The Business of Malware Part 2

June 30, 2008 by Rick

This week we're going to continue our discussion with Chris Bequeath and learn more about the malware removal business. Part 2 of a three part series.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10 Intro 1:17
Billboard :39

Bill Gates is finally leaving Microsoft. Or is he? Gates initially announced his retirement in 2006 and has since spent much of it telling everyone he's officially gone. But will he really be gone?

Commercial Break 1:00
Alternageek Podcast Promo :30

Totally Cool Tech Podcast promo :30

Chris Bequeath Interview 19:00

Wrap up and Close :46

Hostway Announces Apple iPhone 3G Triple Giveaway

June 19, 2008 by Rick

Customers ordering five or more hosted Microsoft Exchange accounts from Hostway between June 17 and September 17, 2008 will be automatically entered to win a 16 GB Apple iPhone 3G in one of three drawings.

Chicago, Illinois (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 19, 2008 — Hostway Corporation, the global Web solutions leader, will hold three drawings for the new 16 GB Apple iPhone 3G to give Hostway customers a chance to experience all the benefits of Microsoft Exchange on the most cutting-edge wireless device to date.

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"We're thrilled that the new iPhone 3G was designed to better integrate with Microsoft Exchange's ActiveSync features," said David Choi, business development analyst for Hostway’s Advanced Product Group. "We include ActiveSync free with every hosted Exchange account, so our winners will be able to enjoy on-the-go access to email, contact lists and calendars on the newest iPhone."

Apple recently announced the highly anticipated July 11 release of the new 3G device (referring to third generation mobile phone standards and technology.) Touted by Apple as a combination “revolutionary phone, widescreen iPod, and breakthrough Internet device,” consumers are eager to get their hands on the gadget.

And Hostway is doing its part to make that happen. Three drawings will be held as part of the Giveaway, with winners to be announced on July 25, August 25 and September 25, 2008.

Customers who sign up early have more chances to win. Any name not selected in the first drawings will be entered into each subsequent drawing. Customers who order five or more hosted Exchange accounts between June 17 and September 17, 2008 are automatically entered in the drawing.

Hosted Microsoft Exchange offers enterprise-level messaging with the flexibility of sending and receiving email messages from a wireless device, desktop computer or any computer with an Internet connection. It also encourages team members to work together with collaboration features including: shared folders, calendars and task lists.

No purchase is necessary for Hostway's iPhone drawing. Certain restrictions apply. For information about alternate means of entry and other giveaway details, go to http://www.hostway.com/iphone/iphone-terms.html.

About Hostway Corporation
Hostway Corporation provides domain name registration, Web hosting and ecommerce, colocation, managed dedicated hosting, SaaS hosting, Web design and online marketing services to more than 600,000 customers and over 2 million Web sites worldwide. It operates state-of-the-art data centers that reduce the complexity and cost of Web-based technologies for small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the world’s largest Web hosting companies with a direct presence in 11 countries, 15 worldwide operation centers and more than 600 employees.

Contact
Lyza Swearingen Latham
Director of Marketing
Hostway Corporation
954-334-8139

Geekazine

June 18, 2008 by Rick

Geekazine Podcast. Host: Jeffrey Powers.

For the 'Geek' in all of us. A weekly roundup of the tech news from around the world. News, views, stories and opinions on what to look for.

Website: http://www.geekazine.com

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Episode 21 – The Business of Malware Part 1

August 15, 2008June 17, 2008 by Rick

This week we are going to talk to Chris Bequeath and find out how he went into the malware removal business, learn about the different types of badware out there today and how we can offer malware removal solutions to our customers at a reasonable cost and still earn a profit. Part 1 of a three part series.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:19

Billboard 4:09
Recently I was invited to attended The Virus Hunters Workshop, an all day event sponsored by Kaspersky Labs. The Virus Hunters Workshop will also be hosted in Reston, VA and Boston, MA. Registration is closed for Reston but if you are in the Boston area you may be able to register for that event scheduled for June 24 and 25, 2008. You can register at www.virus-hunters.com.

News and Comment segment 4:10
Firefox 3.0, the next incarnation of the popular and powerful web browser from The Mozilla Foundation, is scheduled for official release Tuesday, June 17, 2008. The Force Field will participate in Firefox Download Day 2008 with a launch party. A page and forum will be available at TheForceField.net to download and discuss the new browser at the time of launch.

iPods and other mobile media devices are becoming a growing threat to IT security, according to a recent survey by Credant Technologies. The survey report, called “iPods – What You Don’t Secure Could Hurt You, polled 323 IT professionals about the potential security impact of mobile media devices in the workplace and found that although it is a concern, many are not prepared to deal with it. The Survey Report is free to professionals who qualify. To download the Survey Report, simply visit http://theforcefield.tradepub.com/free/w_cred06/ or click on the link in the show notes in the RSS feed for this episode.

Computerworld reports that Microsoft recently became a sponsor of The Open Source Census, and organization that tracks installation of open source applications on computers and promotes the adoption of open source software. Perhaps Microsoft really is ready to embrace open source. Time will tell.

Commercial Break 1:00
Alternageek Podcast Promo :30

The Caffination Podcast promo :30

Intro to Interview 2:09
This week we are going to talk to Chris Bequeath, owner of Business Network Solutions and find out how he went into the malware removal business, learn about the different types of badware out there today, some common mistakes made when attempting to remove malware from computers and how we can offer malware removal solutions to our customers at a reasonable cost and still earn a profit in part 1 of a three part series.

Chris Bequeath Interview 22:45

Wrap up and Close :46

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Episode 21 – The Business of Malware Part 1

June 17, 2008 by Rick

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:19

iPods and other mobile media devices are becoming a growing threat to IT security, according to a recent survey by Credant Technologies. The survey report, called “iPods – What You Don't Secure Could Hurt You, polled 323 IT professionals about the potential security impact of mobile media devices in the workplace and found that although it is a concern, many are not prepared to deal with it. The Survey Report is free to professionals who qualify. To download the Survey Report, simply visit http://theforcefield.tradepub.com/free/w_cred06/ or click on the link in the show notes in the RSS feed for this episode.

Commercial Break 1:00
Alternageek Podcast Promo :30

The Caffination Podcast promo :30

Chris Bequeath Interview 22:45

Wrap up and Close :46

Firefox 3 Download Day 2008 Begins!

June 16, 2008 by Rick

Firefox 3 Download Day officially begins at 10 AM Pacific Daylight Time on June 17, 2008. During the next 24 hours, the front page of The Force Field web portal has been dedicated to Firefox 3 Download Day 2008.

To celebrate the release of Firefox 3, Mozilla announced Firefox Download Day 2008, an effort set a Guinness World Record for the most downloads of a software application in 24 hours. A web site was created to host the event and encourage participation on a local level. As of Friday, over one million pledges across the world were recorded.

Everyone is invited and encouraged to download Firefox 3 during the next 24 hours and help set a new world record. Help put Firefox 3 in the Guinness Book of World Records and download Firefox now!

If you use Twitter you can follow Firefox!

http://twitter.com/mozillafirefox

Current Download count: 8,419,496

Episode 20 – Technibble

May 29, 2008 by Rick

This week we will talk with Bryce Whitty, an IT professional who started his own computer business and then created a web site that became a very useful resource for service providers around the world to discuss the IT industry from a business perspective.

TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:17
Billboard 1:56

News and Comment segment 5:35
The OpenOffice.org Community announced the release of OpenOffice.org 3 beta to the public May 7th. OpenOffice.org 3.0 is the latest release of the open source office suite originally developed by Sun Microsystems and is considered by many to be one of few serious competitors of Microsoft Office.

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A former security employee for Microsoft issued a fix for computers plagued by the constant reboot issue caused by Windows XP Service Pack 3 May 14th. In a series of posts in blog, Jesper Johanssen, Microsoft Security MVP and former Microsoft employee, discussed the reboot problem and released a script written in Visual Basic to resolve it. You can download the fix from his web site entitled Jesper's Blog.

Commercial Break 1:00
Alternageek Podcast Promo :30

The Caffination Podcast promo :30

Intro to Interview 1:44
This week we're going to talk to Bryce Whitty, learn about the differences and similarities of IT service and support in different parts of the world, learn about his web site Technibble and discuss the current trends in the industry from his perspective.

Bryce Whitty Interview 17:00

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