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Firefox’s Tab Candy is one of our favorite new features
By Evan Asher December 30th, 2010 in Blog
We’ve always been big proponents of using alternative browsers like Firefox and Chrome, but Firefox’s latest Beta release includes some great features we think you should check out. In addition to a faster browsing engine, Firefox has added a feature called Tab Candy which helps tame unweildly browsing habits. If you’re anything like us, your browsing
New Spyware Holds Your Computer Ransom
By Evan Asher December 3rd, 2010 in Blog
We are frequently asked what motivates the writers of viruses, adware and other malware. Often these ne’er-do-wells are after your money. Recently a new infection has surfaced which takes this to a new level. This boot sector virus hijacks your computer, prevents it from booting, and instead shows a message which says: Your PC is
Your Twestival Donations are Changing Lives!
By Evan Asher November 18th, 2010 in Community, News
Last March we were proud to help host Santa Barbara’s Twestival fundraiser event. Members of the Santa Barbara Twitter community came together to raise money for Concern Worldwide, a global charity. Thanks to the generosity of locals like you, we were able to raise over $1,000! Santa Barbara Twestival decided to focus on bringing education
TechEase co-founder Evan Asher brings home hardware from 40 Under 40 Awards
By Evan Asher October 19th, 2010 in Community, News
We were very honored last night to receive the 40 Under 40 Award at the Pacific Coast Business Times Awards Gala at the top of the Topa Towers in Oxnard, CA. TechEase co-founder Evan Asher was recognized for contributions to the community working with non-profit partners such as The Boys and Girls Club, Women’s Economic
Free electronic waste collection event November 12 and 13
By Evan Asher October 19th, 2010 in Blog
FREE electronic waste collection event November 12 and 13, at the Santa Barbara Sears parking lot, from 8:30-4:00 each day! Sponsored by the City, all businesses and residents are invited to bring any and all of their unwanted or unusable electronics to the drop off event! For more info call Sue Sadler at (805) 564-5686
Backup your Facebook content
By Evan Asher October 6th, 2010 in Blog
As Facebook becomes a destination for sharing pictures and sending messages, in some ways it becomes online storage for these memories. Today Facebook is rolling out a backup feature which allows you to download all that content back to your computer. While we recommend a more robust backup service like Mozy for your backups, the
