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Brian Becker on Rick Carl & Company

November 4, 2009 in Business, General Articles, Rick Carl & Company, Technical or Geeky by Brian Becker | Comments closed

Apple iPhone: Jailbreaking & Unlocking and Related Security Problems
jailbreaking – the act of “freeing” a phone or computer from its manufacturer’s limitations
unlocking – the act of opening a phone so that it can be used on another network

A Netherlands-based hacker broke into some iPhones that had been “jailbroken” because of a security flaw in the code. The hacker placed a message on the screen that the user should pay 5 euros (more than $7) via pay pal to find out how to secure the phone.

Apple has taken steps in their latest firmware to prevent jailbreaking/unlocking.

Windows 7 – A Great OS (operating system)
Even despite the Apple ads that laugh at the OS woes of Windows-past, this new Windows 7 is a great operating system and worth the upgrade. semo.net will upgrade your computer for as little as $59.95 + the cost of the software from Windows (you can bring in your own or buy an upgrade from us for $129). Most newer computers can handle the upgrade but some might require new memory. If you need your computer data backed up before the upgrade, we can do that for you as well.

DroidGoogle’s Android Appears with Verizon as “Droid”
Less than two years ago, Google announced that they were releasing an open-access, mobile phone software platform. T-Mobile and Sprint have released phones with Google’s mobile phone OS. Now Verizon along with Motorola have designed their first offering dubbed: Droid. This phone has lots of promise and the buzz is that the phone will live up to the hype.

Great Kids Christmas Present
Give your child a three-class tutor session on how to program computers. Taught by Ben, Jack and Brian Becker. Email us@beckerboys.com for more information.
http://scratch.mit.edu/users/thecatcher
http://scratch.mit.edu/users/smallstuff

Brian Becker on with Rick Carl & Company

October 7, 2009 in Business, Entertainment, General Articles, Rick Carl & Company, Technical or Geeky by Brian Becker | Comments closed

Windows 7.0
Windows 7 is just days away with a release date of 10-22-09. Is your PC ready for Windows 7? Download Microsoft’s Advisor to find out. I have no idea what takes so long to determine compatibility…my laptop took over 10 minutes to get an answer. My Sony laptop (new in February 2006) running XP passed as long as I free up 12G of hard drive space (easy enough by I dumping “My Pictures” onto an external drive).

Don’t want to do the upgrade yourself? semo.net’s certified technicians can do the upgrade for as little as $59.95 plus the cost of Win7 upgrade software ($119 – $210). Call 686.9114 today for information about your upgrade.

Apple Tablet Rumors Continue
You can find tons of rumors on the new Apple product and whether it will be an ebook reader, large iTouch or Newton 2.0. Dvorak uses reason and rumor to gives his opinion on what this new device will do.

Google Android Coming To Verizon
T-Mobile & Sprint have already released a version of the Google Android phone, but in S.E. Missouri that doesn’t do much for you. But earlier this month, Google & Verizon announced that the open-platform phone was coming to the “Can You Hear Me Now” network. AT&T, home of the iPhone, has yet to agree that the Android can be used on their network.

Google AppEngine Goes Java
For two years, Google’s development platform (known as Google App Engine) was only available for the Python programming language. But last month, Google released a Java version of the application development system. For those who program, Google has developed a powerful, scalable platform for your web applications.

Saturn Has Invisible Ring
According to an article posted today, Saturn has an invisible ring up to 7.4 million miles from it’s surface.

semo.net Still Looking For Writers
You can make up to $500/month writing articles & blog posts for semo.net. Imagine an extra $6000 per year! Here’s how the process works:
Email a subject you want to write on to “articles@semo.net”
Within one business day you get a response. If it is a “yes” you will also get guidelines of how long the article should be, how much semo.net will pay you for your post, and when you need to have it completed.
Submit your post for final editing (articles that need major editing will either be rejected or the payment will be reduced by an editing expense — so write well!).

In Case You Missed It: American Flag Removed As “Offensive”

June 15, 2009 in Business, General Articles, Human Interest, Political/Government by Brian Becker | 4 comments

Just after Memorial Day, a story brewed that didn’t seem to get much airplay. A woman had a 3×5 foot flag hanging behind her desk in her office, an office she shared with three other supervisors. She came to work one day and was told the flag had been taken down because it was offensive to several employees.

For the entire story go to: Fox News

semo.net Continues To Get High Praise for Support Team

June 11, 2009 in Business, Features, General Articles by Brian Becker | 1 comment

After every technical problem a customer has with our company, our system automatically sends out a survey to the customer asking for their feedback. We can count on one negative comment each week, but the amazing thing is that people go out of their way to express their appreciation to our Support Agents.

Here is a sample of the comments we received this week:

SUPPORT AGENT: Bridgett (received an Excellent rating)
“The “tech” I talked to was very helpful. She talked me through hooking up my dial-up internet, adding a desktop icon, and gave me an estimated timeline for when my DSL might be up and running again.”
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Kids Programming Class Starts June 9th

May 24, 2009 in Business, Features, General Articles, Technical or Geeky by Brian Becker | Comments closed

There’s still time to sign up for the Kids Programming Class in June. Your child, age 8 through 11, will learn how to program your computer with the language called Scratch, developed by MIT. Kids can program games like this one developed and designed by Jack Becker:

Scratch Project

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New Problem for Your Computer

May 13, 2009 in Archived Announcement, Business, Entertainment, Security/Virus Alerts, Technical or Geeky by Semo.net Management | 1 comment

There’s a new piece of malware (defined in Wikipedia as a portmanteau from the words malicious and software, is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner’s informed consent.) out there that poses as a friendly site, but in reality, it will attack your PC.

It creates an entry in the registry and prevents you from updating your antivirus programs. It also prevents you from making changes in the registry itself, and can even redirect you to more bad sites on the internet.

Semo.net’s repair team can fix this for you, and make sure your PC leaves protected and updated with the latest security fixes.

Brian Becker on with Rick Carl & Company

May 6, 2009 in Business, Entertainment, General Articles, Rick Carl & Company, Technical or Geeky by Brian Becker | Comments closed

New Kids Interactive Game – Swinxs
This new game keeps track of the players by using bracelets with RFID chips. Both active and educational games are among some of the games that Swinxs allows the kids to play. Even better is the ability to time races and determine the winner, group record, etc.
For more info: http://www.swinxs.com/en/info/

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“Mirror, Mirror On TheWall…”

April 17, 2009 in Business, Features, General Articles, Human Interest by Toni Becker | 1 comment

In just a few short weeks the weather will warm us to the idea of shedding some layers of clothing and even trying on last summer’s bathing suit. It is then, when that Paul Lynde voice behind the dreaded mirror reflection either purrs and winks back or grimaces while hurling awful insults, that we are faced with the consequences of a long winter’s worth of food and exercise choices. I can think of two friends, off the top of my head, to whom the mirror will be kind, but if you are like me, you are woeful at the wiggliness of that skin between your elbow and arm pit, sickened at the size of your thighs, bothered by your blubbery belly… Can I get an “Amen” here, people?
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Open Access Wins in Australia’s New Fiber Network

April 7, 2009 in Business, General Articles, Political/Government, Technical or Geeky by Brian Becker | Comments closed

Today Australia’s Government announced its intent to create a private/public company to build a 100mb/s Ethernet service to 90% of the homes in the country. The new network, with the government owning at least a 51 percent stake, will bring a fiber-to-the-home network with Open Access rules similar to what Poplar Bluff’s City Cable did with Internet access in 2005. [read more]

Brian Becker on Rick Carl & Company

April 1, 2009 in Archived Announcement, Business, Entertainment, Human Interest, Technical or Geeky by Brian Becker | Comments closed

On the slate for topics this morning with Rick Carl & Company, we will be talking about:

Conficker Virus

The Conficker worm is a computer worm that can infect your computer and spread itself to other computers across a network automatically, without human interaction. If you have an updated version of an AntiVirus program, you should not be at risk.

How Do I know if I have Conficker
To quickly find out if your PC might be one of the millions infected by Conficker, try clicking to Microsoft.com, Symantec.com, and McAfee.com. If you can get to these sites, you’re cool. But if your browser will not let you access any of these websites, then you very likely are infected with Conficker.

How does it work?
Conficker Virus

What if I get the Virus?
If you suspect that you have the virus (or any virus) that you contact your local computer repair service. semo.net’s Certified Service technicians are the best technicians in the area and our prices are lower than every other repair or service center. Call 686.9114 locally or 877.686.9114 outside of Poplar Bluff and press extension 3.

Semo.net charges only $33.50 to remove viruses from your computer!!!!

semo.net Hydra Internet Service makes the Wall Street Journal

Making a splash yesterday in Newspapers coast to coast, semo.net was touted as developing a service using a product from Mushroom Networks. This new offering was developed and designed by the employees of semo.net in cooperation with the design team from Mushroom Networks.

This new service offering was picked up by Wall Street Journal and several quotes from me were highlighted on the WSJ web site.

Wall Street Journal
semo.net’s Blog about the press we have received on our Hydra service

Windows 7.0 – Preview

We’ve been testing Windows 7.0, Microsoft’s latest operating system, and it is exactly what PC owners have been waiting for. The final release of W7 isn’t due out til the fall or later, but our technicians installed the beta software on one of our test systems that had XP previously. All of the installed programs running on W7 run faster than on XP, and when compared to Vista it is an even more impressive increase.

semo.net is already gearing up for the release of Windows 7.0 because we are in the process of creating a Windows 7 Upgrade Center. We will take your computer, upgrade your ram and your operating system for one low price that will beat the competition in price and turnaround time. At this point, our testing of Windows 7.0 gives us the confidence to suggest an upgrade to EVERYONE running Vista and will be recommending it for most computers running XP if your processor and RAM qualify.

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