Person to Person

Yesterday, I awoke to the sound of my phone buzzing on the nightstand.

I answered it assuming it was another automatic message from one of the schools my kids attend. But this time I was jolted awake when the person on the line said, “Your bank account has been hacked.”

I grabbed my phone, punched the app to my bank and there it was: my account had been drained.

Autodesk University 2016

We will be showing of our Recommended Systems for various Autodesk products for our freshman year at at Autodesk University 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. Be sure to swing by our booth (2866) to talk with us about your work.

Intel Holiday Season

The unlocked Intel Core i5-6600k and i7-6700k processors features Intel Turbo Boost Technology which gives you an automatic burst of speed whenever you need it. With overclocking enabled, it allows flexibility to set your system specs the way you like. Take control with our 6th gen Intel Core unlocked i5 and i7 processors.

Backup Your Critical Data in 5 Minutes

At least once a year, I take a call from a friend or family member who is despondent because they’ve lost pictures or video or other critical data stored on their computer. Sometimes they accidentally delete a file or a directly. Or worse, a hard drive dies, taking all their data to the grave.

I listen and try to have empathy. I really do, yet I can usually predict the answer to the question I’ll ask next: “Did you have a backup of your files?” It’s probably a good thing they are explaining their situation to me over the phone when they tell me, no, they did not have a backup.

How to Activate Windows 10

Once you get your new system, if you miss the window of opportunity to ‘auto activate’ your Windows 10 operating system, this article will help you when manually activate your OS or if you are having problems when entering your product key.

Good, Better, Best

A few weeks ago, I managed to get three kids in the van. On this morning, I wouldn’t have to speed to get them to school on time, but I was cutting it close.

I slammed my door shut, hit the button to open the garage door and turned the key in the ignition.

Nothing.

A Weekend of VR Gaming

Since I work for Puget Systems and have access to some cool stuff, I had been “demo-ing” the new HTC Vive and Oculus Rift at work. Remember the Nintendo Wii and how it revolutionized gaming at the time? I was one of those that got up early in the morning and stayed in line for hours to get my hand on one. It ended up being one of the best purchases I made because I kept playing with that console for quite some time.

I had the same feelings toward the HTC Vive with its controllers and room scale play. However, plopping down $800 for the Vive is a lot more than $250 (at the time) for the Wii. I had to make sure. So, I borrowed the HTC Vive for an extended weekend to see. I wanted to find out whether it was just “newphoria” as well as how my wife and kids would like it. The results were quite interesting.