Travel Tech – Blog

We may not be as prepared for the snow here in the South as other areas; as we’ve seen in the past few days, memories are vivid of the Snowpocalypse from a few years back that shut down Atlanta for two days.  Businesses all over Huntsville have been closed this week, schools cancelled class, and people all over Madison County left their jammies on to enjoy being homebound.  With such a great opportunity for some guilt-free computer time, all of a sudden – the worst happens and your computer crashes.  What do you do? Continue reading “Snowed In! Now What?”

Huntsville has always been a city known for leading in technology, and our internet service is no exception.  Huntsville Utilities has invested in fiber internet service with coverage across much of the city at large.

Continue reading “Plenty of Fiber”

We here at Travel Tech hope you finished out 2017 with a bang, and it wasn’t your power supply going out.  We got some cool new technology we’re excited about playing around with for Christmas, how about you?

Continue reading “Happy New Year!”

The answer is: it depends.  Just like with most things computer-related, there’s not a great absolute answer.  In this article, I will explore the pros and cons of cloning versus manually moving software and documents.

Continue reading “To Clone or Not to Clone?”

Most home internet service providers are now offering modem boxes with built-in WiFi, some even including multiple bands.  With the signal emanating in a sphere from the device, if positioned right your entire house can be easily covered.  However, most often these they’re not. Continue reading “WiFi Extender Troubleshooting”

In one day, the Christmas Season will be upon us!  Between Christmas and Black Friday, the next month will be the time that the majority of Americans either purchase new outright or upgrade our computers, tablets, smartphones, printers, and other technology.  What, in our opinion, is worth upgrading and what is worth waiting out?

Continue reading “‘Tis the Christmas Shopping Season”

Travel Tech has been traveling quite a bit this week visiting out-of-town family and generally having a great time.  We (mostly) avoided Black Friday craziness, but will be at the computer bright and early for great Cyber Monday deals on November 27th.  It’s a great opportunity to pick up some early Christmas presents or upgrade some of your technology while prices are slashed.  Also, very low risk of being trampled from your living room.  Consider this our endorsement!

Have you ever heard the term ‘computer bug’?  I think we all have.  But, have you ever stopped to think of where that term came from and what it means for the operation and maintenance of our expensive machines? Continue reading “There’s a Bug in the System”

We’ve had several customers call us with questions about switching your internet service, predominately in regards to retaining their existing emails.  What’s the verdict? Continue reading “Switching Your Internet Service”

One of the newer hardware platforms that we’ve seen come out lately is the All-In-One Desktop platform.  We’ve worked on a few of these recently, and thought we’d put some thoughts down for any customers looking to upgrade.

Continue reading ““All For One, and…All-In-One?””