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Commercials, Apps & Super Bowl XLVI

By Kelly02/01/2012 Leave a comment
The Super Bowl is a great time to reflect on how much has changed over the past year (forget New Year’s!) Advertisers are willing to pay millions of dollars for a 30-second spot. Viewers across the country are actually paying attention (and looking forward to) the usually tuned-out commercials.  There is a football game in [...]
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Privacy concerns for cell phone users

By Kelly12/12/2011 1
Carrier IQ is software that tracks cell phone users’ activity. It has also been the focus of recent privacy concerns. As Carrier IQ hit the headlines, many cell phone users were hit with a reality check. The device that houses our personal information may also be housing software that tracks, stores and shares this information. Carrier IQ [...]
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Hashtag Culture

By Kelly11/10/2011 Leave a comment
Hashtags are created by placing a pound sign (#) in front of a word or phrase. This symbol is primarily used to categorize tweets on Twitter. But what else are hashtags good for? Hashtags can clarify a message by putting it into context. People frequently communicate with text; Twitter is no exception. However, there is a small problem in communicating via words [...]
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Top 5 Ways to Satisfy Your March Madness

By admin03/05/2010 2
March Madness 2010 begins on Thursday, March 18th – Are you ready? CBS Sports Bracket Manager – If  you’ve organized a few friendly wagers among your family, friends, or coworkers this season, then you should definitely check out the CBS Sports Bracket Manager. This site allows you to register your entire group, and even gives you your [...]
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Product of the Month: Spring Cleaning Your PC

By admin03/05/2010 Leave a comment
If you’ve been following our blog, then by now you should know that defragging your computer on a regular basis is a great way to keep your PC running smoothly; however, tis the season for Spring Cleaning, and if you’ve spent the last few months neglecting your cluttered hard drive then Orbis is here to [...]
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Orbis Turns 10!

By Chris03/01/2010 Leave a comment
This month, Orbis Solutions is proud to celebrate its tenth year in business. It’s a big milestone for us, and it would not have been possible without the help of many people. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to work with great customers who trust us and treat us like valued partners, not simply [...]
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Word of the Week: IP Address

By admin02/23/2010 Leave a comment
An IP Address is a number assigned to both servers and users connected to the Internet. For servers, the IP address comes to be the domain name through a Domain Name Server (DNS). For individual users, it is assigned by the Internet Service Provider (ISP) when the user logs on. This address could be the [...]
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Top 5 Podcasts for Business

By admin02/18/2010 1
The Starbucks Experience: Once a week Dr. Joseph Michelli hosts a podcast based on the principles related in his bestselling books The Starbucks Experience and The New Gold Standard. Dr Michelli analyzes business strategies implemented by the Starbucks Corporation – and relates these wildly successful procedures to how they can be applied to running a [...]
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Tech Story: 2010 Olympic Medals

By admin02/18/2010 Leave a comment
This year, the Royal Canadian Mint will produce 615 Olympic and 399 Paralympic medals for the greatly anticipated 2010 Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver, British Columbia. Not to be outdone by generations past, Canada has given the typical Olympic medal a thoughtful new facelift, blazing new trails in terms of design, composition, and innovation. [...]
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Product of the Month: Dell Studio One 19

By admin02/18/2010 Leave a comment
The Dell Studio One 19 is an extremely appealing desktop option for businesses interested in space saving designs. Equipped with ample memory (up to 4GB), this innovative new model manages to eliminate the bulky computer tower by instead incorporating it within the desktop monitor. The Dell Studio One 19 is not only aesthetically pleasing, it [...]
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