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Having been seized by the general World Cup fever, I though I’d talk about the role technology plays in sporting events like this. Now I want to start off by clarifying that I not usually a sports person, so bear with me. That being said, I love the World Cup. I love being able to live stream it over the internet, which in itself is a fairly recent technology when you think about it. 1.7 million people watched the U.S. vs. Germany game through ESPN’s live stream. This is part of a general trend away from cable, in which more and more people are consuming their content solely over the internet.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

Move over texting, there are new communication games in town.
Smart phones haven't just put tiny computers in our pockets, they are also changing the way we communicate. It seems new communication apps show up on the scene by the day.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

The winds of change are blowing at DirectNetworks and they are definitely bringing wonderful things. Today we launched our newly-redesigned website at www.directnetworksinc.com. It's a redesign that more accurately reflects who we are as a company, as well as the managed services we are proud to offer to Wisconsin businesses.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

I admit, I'm not a huge Twitter fan. I tweet, entirely for business. It doesn't take much to find "Top Ten Celebrity Feuds on Twitter" or a plethora of narcissistic "shouting" into the internet universe. That being said, Twitter is also a platform for social activism never before realized.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

How often do you think about how important your data is to your business? If you're like me, I bet you took your data for granted. After all, 0's and 1's are forever right? Then my personal computer was stolen several years ago, and with it files and pictures I can never get back.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

I read a blog post recently by an individual struggling with what he perceives as the inevitable merging of humans and machines.This type of soul-searching in the growing glow of technology is a trend running through entertainment and technology blogs.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

It feels like I've been posting about internet security breaches and their updates/fixes for a while now. This latest week brought the news that virtually all versions of the Internet Explorer browser was vulnerable to hackers.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

I come to you today with updates on the Heartbleed bug because, as a company, we believe that this information is important. So feel free to skip to the more interesting bits if you've been reading about this all week.

By now (hopefully) you all know that you need to change your passwords to a slew of websites.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

The Heartbleed bug is the talk of the technology community this week. It is the wolf in sheep's clothing, except unlike the wolf, it leaves no trace. "Catastrophic is the right word," wrote security guru Bruce Schneier in his blog this week.

By Naomi Dolin-Aubertin

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/BzjhHNfFQW0&source=udsWhat is this SAN of which people speak? SAN stands for Storage Area Network, which are used by enterprise to small businesses to store their data. They can be located on-premise or remotely in a data center or centers.