Year End Special: Bookkeeping and Malware

End of the year is one of the busiest time, especially for small businesses. It is such an inconvenient to find out the one computer used for accounting was infested with malware. Do whatever it takes to remove the malware, for it is a huge problem. Use all available resources to remove the malware. A lot of them are freely available.

One computer I am working on right now is infested with MyWebSearch and other malware. Not to mention numbers of toolbars on Internet Explorer and Firefox. Fortunately, all the tools mentioned above able to remove the malware.

PUP-MyWebSearch

Google Voice, Free calling within the US and Canada through 2013

The Gmail Team has confirmed that Google Voice will provide free calling within the US and Canada through 2013.

Many of you call phones from Gmail to easily connect with friends and family. If you’re in the US and Canada, you’ll continue to be able to make free domestic calls through 2013. Plus, in most countries, you can still call the rest of the world from Gmail at insanely low rates.

We here rely on Google Voice for our day to day operation and we are glas that Google is providing this service for free*. For that we thank Google.

* We are aware that Google is monetizing the free service in one way or another.

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

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NOTE: We’re not even trying to be politically correct. In the United Sates people are saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas”. Each of us celebrate Christmas in our own way, be it religious os tradition. The message is still the same: presents. We spend our money buying presents for other people whether they like it or not. Commercialism, that’s what makes Christmas fun.

Illustration by someone at Almost Obvious

Patchouli says Hi!

I’ve just gotten a meesage from none other than Patchouli. She is doing great with her new family.

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p.s. I now have my own WordPress account.

Kindle Paperwhite

There are still a lot of people who are looking to get e-reader in lieu of tablet computers. Amazon’s Kindle is still one of the most popular e-readers in the market. I’ve helped a few people for the last few weeks setting up and using their newly arrived Kindle Paperwhite. When asked why they get a Kindle (read: e-reader) instead of a tablet computer (read: iPad), then answers are synonymous: they want a single purpose device.

Kindle Paperwhite has touchscreen and back lighting. Users of previous Kindles with keyboard have to face a learning curve with the touch-enabled Kindles.

Overall, Kindle Paperwhite is excellent and does what it does best; being an e-reader.

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