Want to Trade Your Electronics in for Cash?

Electronics and gadgets quickly become outdated, and most people find themselves holding onto unwanted machines, not knowing what to do with them. QeH2 did some research to show you how you can trade them in for cash.

The first one is Gazelle. It’s a reCommerce service that will take iPads, external hard drives, GPS devices, satellite radios, Blu-ray movies and other gadgets. If your have other items that aren’t listed, you can contact them for a personalized quote. Read more...

A New Year Brings New Challenges: Is Your Business Read...

by Alex Repola

As the holidays pass and we all return to work, we, well at least I, start looking at how I can be more efficient in my day-to-day activities, boosting productivity in the long run for myself and my organization. Sometimes this means assessing what I'm currently doing and looking at different ways to continue to be a fierce competitor in the market place.

Depending on where your business is currently and where you see yourselves down the road, there are some things to consider when planning an IT network for your organization.

Tech-FAQ.com defines a network as the grouping of hardware devices and software components which are necessary to connect devices within the organization and to connect the organization to other organizations and the Internet.

Example of hardware used within a network is a network interface card (NIC), computers, cabling, etc.
Examples of software within a network are protocols and network services which help the different network components communicate.

The first steps generally include installing and configuring the hardware, followed by installing the operating system and the software into the network infrastructure. Something very important to remember is that the operating system (OS), is considered to be the main software component within the network infrastructure, for it holds network communication protocols that allow networks to communicate. The OS also includes security applications to protect the network from outside threats.
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