The Force Field Podcast: Recent Episodes
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We continue our discussion with an IT professional who will tell us about the risks in operating an IT business and how to minimize them. He will tell us what a tech business can be potentially liable for and offer some tools and tips to help protect ourselves and our businesses from such liability. TechPodcasts […]
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Today we’ll talk with an IT professional who will tell us about some of the ways techs can be scammed by their own customers. He will tell us what to watch out for and discuss ways to protect yourself and your business from getting ripped off. TechPodcasts Promo Tag :00 Intro :10 Support our Sponsors! […]
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Since 2008, The Force Field has carried video coverage of The Consumer Electronics Show. 2015 marks our eighth year of coverage from the floor of CES. The front page of The Force Field web portal will feature 24/7 video coverage of CES 2015, including a LIVE stream during the event. As in years past we […]
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Add your company to The Force Field Business Resource Directory! Get the word out about your company, product or service to IT professionals everywhere with a listing in The Force Field Business Resource Directory. A basic listing is FREE! Simply register for your FREE membership to The Force Field web portal and fill out the […]
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The latest episode of Force Field Podcast concludes a discussion with the author of a new book about starting a computer business that takes a different approach to the subject. TFF Episode 69 features the second of a two pard discussion with Your Friendly Neighborhood Computer Guy, Matthew Rodela. Mr. Rodela, who also hosts The […]
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Today we’ll continue our discussion with an IT consultant who recently wrote a book that takes a different approach to starting a computer business that most other books of its kind don’t consider. We’ll also tell you where you can get this book and how you can get a special discount when you purchase it […]
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I’ve used the term white box this week in other posts on the assumption that most readers of The Force Field and the Rick Rant blog would know what it meant. IT covers a lot of areas and not everyone in the industry builds or repairs computers. So allow me to explain what is. A […]
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This month, I plan to build a new computer for my home office. This will be my first new build in seven years. I am doing so for two reasons. First, the computer I am currently working on is seven years old and it will not run the new software I recently purchased to edit […]
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The eventual decline of the desktop PC market has been predicted for over a decade. Contributing factors included eventual natural market saturation, newer and emerging technologies, and an increase in performance and power on the desktop that could eventually outpace its standard three to five year life cycle, increasing the compatibility and longevity of older computers. […]
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Dell is closing a call center. Last week, Dell said that it would be closing its PC phone support center in Mohali, India. According to the Hindu Business Line the closure was due to “falling employee productivity”. Translation- the number of incoming support calls are down, apparently so much that it is no longer cost […]
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