World Tech

March 4, 2019

Your #1 Security Threat – Well-Intended Employees

It's important to educate and reinforce physical security measures to protect your company from insider threats. Often insider threats consist of well-meaning employees who make poor decisions involving security. There's a variety of mishaps that take place at work.
March 27, 2017

World Backup Day

I solemnly swear to backup my important data and precious info on World Backup Day, March 31st. What would you do if you lost everything? Click […]
May 1, 2014

Windows XP Support? Nah…

YES! Microsoft Support is releasing an “emergency patch” for Windows operating systems including XP to address a security flaw found in IE6 through IE11. It’s released […]
April 17, 2014

CompuType & MidAmerica Web were not affected by the Heartbleed Bug

Many of you have heard about the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability recently in the news. First and foremost, our email servers and hosted websites were never vulnerable […]
July 6, 2012

The End Is Nigh?

Despite rumors to the contrary, Monday is not “Internet Doomsday”. There will be no cataclysmic shutdown, no Al Gore pulling the plug with a demonic laugh, […]
June 20, 2012

Microsoft Surface – The Latest Laptop Killer?

Microsoft announced yesterday that they will be producing a line of tablets, which will run Windows 8. This is a new move for Microsoft, who’s previous […]
May 30, 2012

Watch where you're sticking that thing!

The use of USB memory sticks and other removable media has become a mainstay in today’s business world. With the increased popularity, prices for these devices […]
May 23, 2012

Road Trip Apps

                  According to the American Automobile Association, an estimated 30.7 million Americans will make a road trip this […]
May 8, 2012

Belleville Chamber of Commerce Presentation

CompuType IT Solutions hosted its first Belleville Chamber of Commerce event, Coffee Cup Connections. Coffee Cup Connections is an event the Chamber of Commerce puts on […]
May 2, 2012

I Think I Broke The Cup-Holder

After working at CompuType for 19 years, I have met a lot of customers, and fixed a lot of computer problems. Or, did I meet a […]