Author: Evan
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
International travelers: Ditch internet cafes, BYO3G
By Evan Asher October 1st, 2010 in Blog
International travelers know that finding internet isn't always easy. Now Xcom Global offers a solution for those of you who want to be connected all the time. For only $15-$20/day you can rent a 3G wireless device that will allow your phone and laptop to connect to always-on internet. Just turn it on and leave
Use Google as a quick world time clock
By Evan Asher September 29th, 2010 in Blog
Did you know you could use Google as a quick and easy world time clock? Simply search for "what time is it [place]". For instance, "what time is it Prague."
TechEase Co-founder Evan Asher named Top 40 Under 40
By Evan Asher September 29th, 2010 in Community, News
Evan Asher, the 33-year-old Co-Founder of TechEase, was named to the Pacific Coast Business Times' annual "40 Under 40" list this week. The special issue is a “report on the next crop of 40 up-and-coming businessmen and women under the age of 40... from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. It honors the
Amazon phishing scam’s authentic appearance fooling many
By Evan Asher July 27th, 2010 in Blog
The latest phishing scam to cross our desks is an e-mail that appears to be an order confirmation from Amazon.com. In order to create a legitimate looking e-mail, the offenders have copied an actual Amazon order confirmation including all the graphics. It appears to be legitimate, although there are some typos that should raise a
Yahoo! Phishing Scam is Stealing Passwords
By Evan Asher July 19th, 2010 in Blog
According to Wikipedia, "phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication." The latest phishing scam making the rounds is an e-mail ostensibly sent from Yahoo! asking you to provide sensitive information to prevent
Tag friends in Facebook status updates
By Evan Asher June 29th, 2010 in Blog
Now you can tag people in Facebook when you create status updates so your friends in Santa Barbara and elsewhere are notified! Just type the "@" symbol without the quotes and then begin typing their name. You'll see your friends names drop down to auto-complete what you've typed. You can also tag TechEase or any
Association of Fundraising Professionals Annual Symposium
By Evan Asher May 21st, 2010 in Community, News
We had a great time speaking at this year's annual symposium for Santa Barbara and Ventura non-profits. Our session explored ways to leverage social media such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to promote donor loyalty. For non-profits, technology must be cheap and effective. As social media does not cost anything but time, it levels the
Miller McCune
By Evan Asher May 4th, 2010 in Clients
Miller McCune Miller-McCune.com is a fascinating publication that "harnesses current academic research with real-time reporting to address pressing social concerns." Their setup was unique in that the design department uses Macintosh computers, but also needs to share files with PC's. We setup an economical file-sharing solution for Miller-McCune, as well as an offsite hosted Exchange
Jack’s Famous Bagels
By Evan Asher May 4th, 2010 in Clients
Jack's Famous Bagels Jack's Famous Bagels needed to integrate their accounting procedures, orders, inventory and other financial information with an offsite bookkeeper. We granted secure remote access to their bookkeeper so as to avoid unnecessary trips to the location. Moreover, Jack's is a fast-paced business, with multiple locations. This meant that users needed seamless integration
