We buy very little in terms of computer hardware, software, and equipment from major retail chains (or retail stores at all for that matter). We have some very good vendors that we work with and do the vast majority of purchasing through their websites, generally at significantly lower prices than you would find in a […]

So we just finished developing a new website… the website for our new business, Linford & Company LLP. So here it is, another Trimtab developed site… http://www.linfordco.com. Please spread the word for us to anyone who may be interested in accounting, internal audit, SAS 70, risk management, regulatory compliance, or IT governance related services. We […]

My co-worker has been struggling with a problem PC ever since she got it. It is a Lenovo ThinkPad (of which I have had probably 10 over the years with no issues), and it was just a lemon from the factory. First the wireless card didn’t work so she sent it back. Then it came […]

So we just finished up developing some marketing materials, most important of which is our informational “sell sheet” on managed services. We found out that it is a difficult task to boil down the customer benefits of our managed services approach to technology support agreements, but here is the first release of what we came […]

NOTE: We consider this an important post… it is long but we highly recommend reading the whole thing.
As we build our business, I feel that as a leader in setting the course for the future of that business, I am at a crossroads that demands an important decision. The decision I am concerned about […]

Thanks to our new family, the Linford & Company LLP family, we have a new office! Our main address will remain for now in Westminster but most of the actual work we do will be done out of the new office which is in the Cherry Creek North area, near downtown Denver. Here is the […]

We all see phishing emails all the time these days. In fact, I just cleaned out probably 300+ from the 4000 spam emails in my customer’s spam filter this morning. A phishing email is an email that is faked from a bank or similar in order to get you log into a fake site so […]

Many people keep asking me about Windows XP. The main question is “How much longer can I get it?”.
Well first of all, I have to say that I think you are making mistake (in general) staying with Windows XP, unless you are a large with hundreds of systems to support. Windows Vista is better, much […]

Have you heard of a company that has been fully in business and fully operational for just a couple of months getting acquired? Actually, I take that back. In today’s super crazy business world, it wouldn’t even surprise me to hear about Google buying a three month old startup… but I digress.
So as of […]

WARNING: Mainly non-business post to follow (it is Saturday after all)… though there is a good point about Windows Vista at the end.

Today I went looking for a “podcatcher”. Podcatcher is the informal term for “podcast aggregator” which is basically a software program that downloads podcasts to your computer or other device. Podcasts are basically […]