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Credit card processing coming to PA Farmers’ Markets

By Alex04/28/2011 Leave a comment
As May approaches and the weather gets warmer, Philadelphia’s farmers’ markets are getting ready to open. Through a federal stimulus grant, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will be able to offer 145 wireless payment card readers to allow farm stands to accept federal and state food access cards, as well as credit and debit cards. [...]
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And we’re back…

By Alex04/25/2011 Leave a comment
Those of you that follow us on Twitter (and there are at least a dozen of you) know that we are in the beginning stages of a renewed social media effort. Our initial attempts at using Facebook, Twitter and blogging as a company were, well, not great. To be honest, I don’t know that we [...]
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Word of the Month: Wiki

By Alex12/17/2009 Leave a comment
A wiki is a website that allows users to easily create interconnected web pages. Perhaps the most famous is Wikipedia.com, a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. While this open philosophy can allow erroneous information to appear, typically the user community is able to police itself and quickly make corrections. “Wiki” is a Hawaiian [...]
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Yo-Pro Kick-Off Happy Hour

By Alex11/17/2009 Leave a comment
Yo-Pro is a new organization comprised of young professionals working within the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market. Our objective is to build lasting relationships, make the Market a more appealing place to work, and develop suggestions for future improvements. We’ll be hosting a Happy Hour this Thursday, November 19th from 5-7pm at Irish Times, on the corner [...]
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Word of the Month: “64-Bit”

By Alex10/09/2009 Leave a comment
If you’ve gone PC shopping lately, you’ve probably noticed more computers with 64-bit processors, and you may have wondered what advantages they offer. Put simply, a 64-bit PC can handle larger amounts of information than a 32-bit system. Since it can use more RAM—4 GB and up—a 64-bit computer can be more responsive when you’re running lots of programs at once and switching between them frequently. Windows 7 is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit [...]
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Orbis Voice is here!

By Alex07/01/2009 Leave a comment
Orbis Voice was created to allow small to medium sized businesses to benefit from the advantages of Voice Over IP (VOIP) services and a full featured phone system that are typically enjoyed by much larger enterprise organizations. With Orbis Voice, you can have high quality digital voice service and powerful business-class phone system features at a [...]
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Easy Image Resizing

By Alex11/06/2008 1
When you email a photo, you’ll want to reduce the size of the file since large digital images can take a long time to view or download and potentially be too large for someone’s inbox. This can be done in most image editing programs, such as Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, and even Microsoft Office Picture [...]
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Congratulations to the Phillies

By Alex10/31/2008 Leave a comment
Orbis would like to congratulate the Philadelphia Phillies on their World Series victory – let’s try it again next year!
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Backing up your data

By Alex10/12/2008 Leave a comment
Most corporate networks have a system for backing up all company data stored on the server. But what about all the personal photos, pictures, and music that are on your home computer? Most people think about backing up their data about 5 minutes after it’s too late to do any good. Make sure you’re [...]
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New Wireless Desktop from Microsoft

By Alex03/12/2008 Leave a comment
Microsoft has unveiled their latest keyboard design – the Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 (available in April). The 7000 bundle includes a 2.4GHz wireless keyboard and the previously available 7000 wireless laser mouse. It was designed for Microsoft Vista and also features the Comfort Curve design, which provides a more comfortable and natural feel, facilitating healthier hand [...]
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