by progadmin | Jan 17, 2013 | Microsoft, Opinion
It began so well. Microsoft wrote DOS. They started small and they created an operating system for the IBM PC that opened up a new world for the common, everyday programmer. DOS was sometimes a bit tricky. I recall issues with getting printers and modems to work....
by progadmin | Feb 4, 2011 | Cabling, Solutions
In the days before office networking was common, upgrading necessary software programs could be a monumental expense for an office with several PCs. A small business owner with meager margins may have struggled to pay for the purchase of individual programs for every...
by progadmin | Jan 26, 2011 | News, Solutions
Many homeowners question whether or not installing network cabling in their home is a necessity. If you’ve got multiple computers and multiple computer users in your home, networking your PCs and equipment can have a number of advantages. One of the single biggest...
by progadmin | Apr 27, 2009 | Solutions
Here at Progressive Office, we often are asked “What should I do with my old computer?” Your computer is dead. Or maybe it is just not good enough anymore. Well, first, what does “dead” mean. Dead means it won’t turn on or it won’t...
by progadmin | Feb 19, 2008 | Solutions
After replacing the main UPS here at the office this past weekend , I began to wonder if there were a way to shutdown more than 1 PC connected to the UPS. As most of you know, a UPS will come with a communications port to let the PC know the status of the UPS. This is...