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Pardon our dust… I mean, seriously… Excuse us….

  No, this is not a picture from a recent canyon visit…. It’s the floor at our office… What started as a crack that was barely noticeable 3 years ago, as grown into a gaping crevice that is something...

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Homeland Secure IT Holiday Schedule

Merry Christmas!!!!!   We will be closing early on December 24th (Christmas Eve) and taking Christmas Day off so that we may spend time with our families and to give tribute to the real reason behind...

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‘Twas the night before Christmas – Old school computer version

I first read this story on a University of Arkansas computer system sometime before 1985 and promptly typed it up and put it on my BBS (Non-Prophet BBS) for people to read. I have sent it in email, and...

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Goodbye 2012 – Hello 2013! Happy New Year from Homeland Secure IT!

  Looking back over 2012, I am one to see the good, not so much the bad.  Call me an optimist. Here’s a few of the wins that Homeland Secure IT and our family saw…. Homeland Secure IT celebrated our 3...

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Happy New Year from Homeland Secure IT!

And we’re back!!!! We’re two days into the new year – what do you think of 2013 so far? We’re hoping this will be a fantastic year for Homeland and for our friends, family and clients! If there is...

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DNS Services Managed DNS Backup Business Services bill

We’ve heard from many of our clients that a company called DNS Services (www.DNSsvc.com) has been sending them letters that appear to be invoices. Some clients have attached copies of the bills that...

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Conspiracy theory – Anti-Virus companies are the ones releasing viruses

I bet at some point, you thought to yourself, “The same companies that provide anti-virus programs are also the people who write viruses.” The logic behind that is, if Symantec releases viruses, then...

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Commodore Amiga, C64 computers make a return…. Sort of…

No, this isn’t a Mac mini….  It’s an Amiga….  And for only $2495, you can buy one. And starting at $1295, you can get the C64X Supreme! No, I didn’t leave out a decimal point. Here’s the whole story:...

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Loading Windows 8 on a Lenovo ThinkServer TS130 is possible but not supported

We are an authorized Lenovo partner and offer their desktop, laptop and server solutions to clients on a regular basis, however, a couple weeks ago, we made an error in judgement. We have a client who...

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Compass of Carolina 16th annual “Chase Away the Blues” event is almost here!

A Two-Night Fund-Raiser Benefiting Compass of Carolina (More info about Compass of Carolina can be found at: http://www.compassofcarolina.org/) Compass of Carolina is proud to announce the return of...

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Law Enforcement SWAT Members Swarm Easley South Carolina Movie Theater

Today, on my daily drive in to work, I passed an unusual scene that caught my eye…  A number of Easley PD vehicles were in the parking lot of the Easley Cinema 8 movie theater. As I made my way back...

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The best service in the Upstate isn’t from a big national franchise

The best service in the Upstate isn’t from a big national franchise… It’s from a locally owned business (that is part of a national franchise). I’m not talking about computer or server service, I’m...

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It’s going to be a GOOD FRIDAY at Homeland Secure IT

In honor of Good Friday, Homeland Secure IT will be closed Friday, March 29th 2013. We hope that you have plans to spend time reflecting on what this time of year means and that you can enjoy it with...

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Internet Spring Cleaning Day 2013 is TODAY! Please take action to protect...

It’s that time of year again when ISPs (Internet Service Providers)  all around the world perform their yearly maintenance, call it “Spring Cleaning” if you will. If you have been living under a rock...

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Sign up for @copyapp with this link, and we’ll both get 5 GB of free cloud...

Do you store files online with something like Dropbox?  Well, drop Dropbox and check out Copy. Dropbox gives you 2GB of free storage which you can access from your Windows or Mac computer, iPad,...

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Merry Christmas 2013!

We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas! Hopefully you will spend it in good health and high spirits with your family and friends. Or, at the very least, with a pet that loves you! If you are...

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Baby it’s cold outside… Supercooling & Snap Freezing Experiment 2014

I know, you’ve seen this before, but every winter it seems like I post a video of this… Simple people like me are easily amused I reckon. Here’s a bottle of water freezing instantly this morning...

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Credit card compromised? Maybe it was from a local establishment not Target…

A stack of credit cards Surely by now you’ve heard all about the Target breach, where credit cards were compromised… Maybe you were one of the bazillion who were affected, and you might have already...

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Holiday Hours for Computer / Network Service & Sales

Homeland Secure IT is closing in observance of Independence Day 2014 and so we can spend time with our families! We’re walking out the door on July 3rd at 2pm and will return on Monday, July 7th ready...

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Apple iPad 2 owners may wish to hold off on that IOS 8 update

If you have not updated your iPad 2 to IOS 8 yet, you might want to hold off or potentially suffer the same consequences that I have. Here’s the list of the most annoying issues that affect me since...

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Pardon our dust – we’re revamping our website

It’s time for a cool change.  We’re going to spend the next few weeks toying with our website and ways to make it more useful to our clients and to us. A web based store for some of our most common...

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Merry Christmas from Homeland Secure IT!

Merry Christmas – Happy Festivus! Merry Christmas from everyone here at Homeland Secure IT! We hope your holiday will be filled with joy and happiness, and your time spent with family & friends....

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We’ve been nominated for Best of the Upstate – Best computer service!

Last year, someone nominated Homeland Secure IT, LLC for the Greenville News “Best of the Upstate” award for Best Computer Service. Thanks to our friends, family, customers and vendors, we actually...

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Verizon dumps Premium Visual Voice Mail – Here’s my solution…

Say goodbye to Verizon Premium Visual Voicemail I was sad to learn that Verizon Wireless decided to drop their “Premium Visual Voice Mail” option. This was effective July 8th, 2016. While I won’t miss...

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We’ve been nominated Best of the Upstate – Best Computer Services!

In this day and age, where the “big boys” are the only ones who can afford TV and print ads, it’s amazing when a small, local business gets a little blurb out there… Especially when it’s “free” so to...

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