Google Chromecast Review
By Aaron Sachs You may remember that a year ago, Google released their Nexus Q—a Roku/Apple TV competitor. It flopped, and was pulled from the shelves. Meet its simpler, less Magic 8 Ball-looking...
View ArticleTake Ownership of Your Health with Healthspek
By Dave Castro Nashville, TN Six hundred miles away in the nation’s capital, hundreds of technologists are trying to solve the challenge of storing and sharing patient health history across many...
View ArticleKomen Knoxville Syncs Billboards with Twitter
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Komen Knoxville is using technology and social media in an innovative way to promote its “Race for the Cure.” In cooperation with Lamar Advertising, the...
View ArticleWhat is Microsoft Exchange?
By Katie Smith If you are in business and have talked to an IT person about email, then you’ve probably heard the term “Exchange” or “Microsoft Exchange.” But what exactly is Exchange and how is it...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
Online Security for Children and Technology Part of the beauty of tablets and smartphone technology is their simplicity, and how you just don’t need to know a lot about how computers work to access...
View ArticleClaris Named to Ingram Micro SMB Top 500 List
This week, the world’s largest technology distributor recognized Claris Networks in its annual Small and Medium Business (SMB) 500 list, earning the #286 spot. Claris has been growing a lot over the...
View ArticleClaris Halloween Costume Contest
One of our most fun annual traditions here at Claris is the Awesome Halloween Costume Contest. This is just too much fun to not share. Actually, this is a small competition internally, so if you see a...
View ArticleCryptoLocker Virus Makes You Pay to Retrieve Your files
A new virus has been going around by the name of CryptoLocker. Like other Malware, your computer becomes infected when you open a malicious attachment or link, or install a malicious program. What...
View ArticleOperation Stand Down Wins the Nashville Cloud Giveaway
We are proud to announce that the winner of the Nashville Cloud Giveaway is Operation Stand Down Nashville! For the past three months, the community has been spreading the word about 10 fantastic...
View ArticleWho is Claris Networks – New 1-Minute Explainer Video
What does Claris Networks do exactly? We get asked that question quite often. So, to make it as simple as possible, we created this short, 1-minute video. Check it out and let us know what you think!...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Tech – Christmas Techie Gift Guide
This week on “What’s Up in Tech” Dan Thompson takes a look at some gift ideas for the gadget lovers in your life. PlayStation 4 vs XBOX One, Chromecast, and Amazon Prime top the list. Check out this...
View ArticleMeet Neil Malcolm
Claris techie, new dad, infatuated husband, Scout Troop #6 Leader, outdoorsman. Neil Malcolm has made a life and a career of investing in the lives of others, and he exemplifies what we stand for here...
View ArticleLearning from Target’s Technology Security Breach
More than likely, you will know someone affected by the recent credit card data breach at Target stores across the US. Over 40 Million shoppers have had their credit card numbers compromised. One...
View ArticleDIY CryptoLocker Kits are Huge Computer Security Threat
PrisonLocker, or Power Locker, is a new twist on the CryptoLocker “ransomware,” and is one of the most serious computer security threats in recent memory. You should be concerned about it. As a recap,...
View ArticleOur People: Meet Martin Michaels
Spend a few seconds with Martin Michaels and you’ll see that he is welcoming, funny and kind. Spend a few minutes with him and you’ll realize he is interesting, intelligent and has a lot of crazy...
View ArticleThe End of Windows XP [Video]
By now you should be aware that Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP and Office 2003 as of April 8th, 2014. For those organizations still using Windows XP in particular, this presents a...
View ArticleTop 5 Mobile Apps for Work and Play
“There’s an app for that.” It’s become cliché to say because it’s so often true. Several years into this mobile revolution, we are now out of the app “honeymoon phase,” in which we just downloaded any...
View ArticleCreating better passwords
This week, we had Slade Griffin of Cyphoss Security on the set of “What’s Up in Tech” to chat about Passwords. Really exciting, right? Well, passwords get really exciting when you realize yours has...
View ArticleData Security and Privacy Essentials for an Unsecure World – Event
Your business’s data security is a big deal. We have found that many businesses do not spend the necessary time to understand what their liabilities are or what the greatest threats are to their...
View ArticleFree Book Giveaway!
Claris Networks is giving away some awesome books! We love to learn and we’re pretty sure you do too, so we’re giving away 3 sets of 3 of our favorite recent titles. These are tangible, printed, and...
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