June 2008
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Bardissi Notes:

Hello everyone!! We’ve been gone for awhile and now where back!! We took a little time off to start our new and improved website which is almost done and will be up soon. So, stay tuned and we’ll let you know when it’s up.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SENIORS WHO GRADUATED THIS MONTH. WHATEVER YOUR DREAMS AND AMBITIONS, MAY THEY BE GRANTED UNTO YOU TENFOLD. You’re Friends at Bardissi Enterprises.

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Just a friendly reminder!! It’s that time of year again!! That’s right, your son or daughter is going to be leaving for college, in the fall, and they need a Desktop or Laptop. Well just give us a call and we can help you put together the best computer package for an affordable price.

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 NEW AND EXPANDED BUSINESS HOURS!! Check out our expanded business hours. We are now offering service and support beginning at 8:00 am until 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. That’s right; we’ve added a full hour for you to get more service and support.

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* * *Beginning July 1, 2008, the home client per incident service and support charge will increase to $95.00 plus tax. This increase is necessary as a result of the consistently increasing gasoline prices and their effect on our increased travel and vehicle costs as our home client base expands.

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We hope that you are continuing to enjoy our column, “Tech Talk” in The Reporter and we thank you for your positive comments and topics that you ask us to discuss. Please continue to send us topics or questions and we will be happy to address them in the column. All your comments, questions and topics should be sent to award@bardissi.net.

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Thank you to all of our home clients who placed orders for new PC’s and Laptops, during June the 9th to the 14th which was “Tax Free Technology Week”. The response was so overwhelming that we will be doing it near the end of each quarter and in conjunction with Dell’s end of quarter discounts. So, make sure you pay close attention to your emails, so you don’t miss out.

BARDISSI BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

This month’s spotlight is on Real Estate Agent, Joanna Bellinger who is with Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.  Joanna specializes in the sale and purchase of residential real estate in Eastern Montgomery County and Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia. She has been in real estate for the past eleven years and boasts a very impressive list of clientele and sales. Her expertise also extends to the area of relocation real estate as well.

Joanna believes that her sole purpose is to get her clientele the right property at the right price and to that end she whole heartedly works. “I am a client focused realtor who is dedicated to giving you, your friends and family the attention that is so richly deserved”, states Joanna. She has received acclaim, in the Philadelphia real estate market as a “Top Producer” and she is a Region Gold Team Representative.

Even though Joanna has received many accolades and awards, she feels that in the end, that's not what's important. For her, what’s important is that her clients receive excellent care that meets their needs and exceeds their expectations. If you’re in the market to sell or purchase real estate, then contact Joanna at 215 591-5601. You can learn more about Joanna by visiting her website at www.bellingerteam.com. Joanna Bellinger of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., “Putting The Real Back In Real Estate”. If you’re looking for the best, then let Joanna do the rest.

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Bardissi Enterprises would like to welcome the following new companies who are now using our Managed Information Technology Solutions services for all their business and personal IT needs:

 

Brink's Inc - Lancaster, PA

Bucksmont Indoor Sports Center – Hatfield, PA

Burkee Climate Control, Inc – Quakertown

Campus Medical Supply, LLC – Skippack, PA

Castleway Properties, LLC – Lester, PA

Earth Biotechnologies, Inc. – Glenside, PA

Freedom Handyman Services, Inc. – Ambler, PA

Jolie Salon & Day Spa, Inc. - Blue Bell, PA

Laboratory Testing Inc. - Hatfield, PA

Logo Design Guru, Inc. – Langhorne, PA

Mr. Handy Man – Chambersburg, PA

Northwest Erectors, Inc. – Ambler, PA

Robert E. Chester Associates Consulting – Ardmore, PA

Robert L. Smyrl, Inc. – Hatfield, PA

Roush Associates, LLC – Telford, PA

RTL Consulting, LLC – Exton, PA

The Light Stream Group – Fort Washington, PA

The Phone Man Portable Communications, Inc. – Hatfield, PA

The Training Group, Inc. – Phoenixville, PA

The Greater North Penn Collaborative for Health & Human Services

 

Our Motto:

“MANAGED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS DESIGNED WITH YOUR AFFORDABILITY IN MIND”

 “WHY PAY MORE”

 

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Nothing on the internet is really “Free”

 

Web Hot list - Websites to check out

 

Nothing on the internet is really “Free”

Dan Weaver, Technical Consultant Bardissi Enterprises 

Have you ever been on the internet and been tempted to click on the “you’ve won a free whatever” banner? Most of us have. But as the title states, nothing on the internet is really free. Sure it may say you’ve won a free “whatever”, but do they really plan on giving you a free item of the value of that item for nothing? I don’t think so. Free software downloads are not really free.

The majority of free software programs have spyware, popup banner programs or even worse malware. Spyware basically spies on what you’re doing and sends back the information for marketing purposes. Popup banner programs are just that, programs that randomly deploy popup banners hoping that you will click them. The people who write the programs get a certain amount of money per popup or click, so they are making money off of you without you even knowing it. Malware is a relatively new term. Wikipedia defines it as “software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a portmanteau of the words "malicious" and "software". The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code”. They can be used to steal personal information off your computer and even get your credit card numbers and bank account login information.

You may say “how is that possible, I use a secure connection over the internet”. While your web browser may say it’s secure, the security is from your computer to the host computer via the internet. If your computer is compromised, the data can be collected from your computer and sent back to their system and sold or used. I’ve personally seem many computers with spyware, and what it does to your computer is not pretty. Most computers slow down to a grinding halt when starting up or running programs. If you notice your computer is sluggish, it’s probably not because it’s cold; it’s probably because it’s infected with one of the above mentioned programs.  Random “out of nowhere” popup adds popping up, is another sign you may have spyware.

There are free software download sites, such as cnet download that I would personally trust. However, if you’re thinking about downloading a free software program do a little research. This research is as simple as typing the name of the program in a common search engine and scrolling down through the previews and looking for keywords like “spyware, malware or pop-up’s”. Most of the time if the program is dirty it will be noted in the first 3 pages on the search engine. This is the method I personally use before downloading freeware (free programs). It has kept me safe quite a few times. So, in conclusion, always remember that anything free will usually have strings attached and in the case of the internet, those strings are going to be viruses of one type or another.
 

Web Hot list - Websites to check out

By Mike Bianchini - Network Technician Bardissi Enterprises

 

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