Keep Austin Weird is a highly successful phrase that was coined by the Austin Independent Business Alliance to promote “anti-corporate” local businesses in Austin. The slogan was later trademarked by a design company to market T-shirts, hats, and mugs. While Google plans to Keep Austin Wired with Google Fiber, another interesting change that is slowly occurring is the consolidation of IT service firms (commonly referred [...]
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I-9 Forms: Changes Effective May 7, 2013

Employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) for all new hires. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a revised version of the form. The key revisions to the I-9 include: Additional data fields, including the employee’s foreign passport information (if applicable) and telephone and [...]
No Doubt – Google Fiber has Time Warner and AT&T a little worried

As stated in a previous blog entry, Google recently announced the selection of Austin, Texas as the second installation of Google’s Fiber. A lot of people I have spoken to are not aware of the relevance of Google Fiber and how it is poised to shake up the local marketplace. First and foremost, the internet [...]
Google Fiber Coming to Austin!

Engaget, CNet and other sites have confirmed that Google Fiber is coming to Austin. A screenshot taken from the Google Fiber website indicates that a blogger created a post and then removed it. KVUE TV is also reporting that Google Fiber is coming to Austin. What does this mean? Google Fiber is 100 times faster [...]
Is Your Future Cloudy?
The chance that you are using a cloud based software application either now or in the future is very high. Most likely, you are already using the cloud in one form or another. Here are just a few popular cloud based software applications. iCloud If you have an Apple computer, iPhone, iPad or iPod you [...]
Why Outsourcing IT Gives You More For Less

In this economy, every business owner, manager, and executive is looking for ways to stretch the budget and get more for less. In fact, it’s practically become a necessity. But while businesses of all sizes are getting creative when it comes to cutting costs, one thing that more should consider is turning to outsourced IT [...]
Why IT Disasters and Major Data Loss are More Important Than You Think

If you’ve been in business for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the importance of backup and disaster recovery for your company’s technology. But, for all the fuss that outsourced IT providers make about the risk of data loss, is it really something you have to worry that much about? A lot of [...]



