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Welcome to Managed Solutions

Hi I am Joe Hackman the founder of Managed Solutions. I’d like to welcome you to the website of the enterprise that has supported me for the past 13+ years, and the most recent four years my growing family as well. I started the company in January of 1997. We help people improve their business by leveraging technology. Managed Solutions is a systems, Internet, and networking managed services provider that specializes in helping businesses deploy, improve and maintain stable and secure out source...

Saving 80% on Wages and Payroll Taxes for New Hires

Re-post from Joe's Personal Blog: An incredible opportunity exists for businesses to hire new employees and get a large percentage of their wages and payroll taxes paid for through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Here are some important points about the program: It applies to any business and job seeker anywhere in the US. Some localities have resources that screen the job seekers to qualify their eligibility. Businesses that receive federal funding do not qualify f...

Update Microsoft Office Products – Joe Reviews SB10-074 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. This update contains the infamous Arucer.dll that came with the charging software on the Energizer Duo USB. Also definitely recommend updating your Microsoft Office products if you haven't recently. This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions. If you have questions about this video post a comment here or ask on our Facebook Fan Page.

An Easy way to get Free Support, Enter to Win Prizes and Earn Money for Charity

We want to be big on Facebook, and with your help we can get there and help others who are less fortunate at the same time. The benefits of being a fan on our Facebook page are numerous: You can get tech support for free, just post your questions on the wall. You can meet new interesting people who are friends, vendors and clients of Managed Solutions. You can access a condensed feed of our content and pick the posts you're most interested in. By joining us as a fan you can earn money ...

Update Adobe Acrobat, Again – Joe Reviews SB10-060 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. Adobe Acrobat has returned, please be sure to update! This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions. If you have questions about this video post a comment here or ask on our Facebook Fan Page.

Google Chrome Vulnerabilities – Joe Reviews SB10-053 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. Surprising number of Google Chrome issues this week, luckily Chrome is updated constantly and quietly without prompting. This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions.

Blocking Farmville on Facebook (Video)

We received a question on our Facebook page about blocking Farmville. Here is a short video on how to do this:

Run Windows Updates – Joe Reviews SB10-046 Cert Report (Video)

Here is a review of this weeks Cert Advisory. This week is Microsoft triage week, there are a ton of 9.3 severity and above (out of 10) vulnerabilities. This is a weekly feature here at Managed Solutions. What can you do to protect yourself: Perform Windows updates when prompted or visit http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate Perform Office Updates if you use any of the Micrososft Office family products at http://office.microsoft.com Be cautious with file attachments and links in Emai...

Can you stump our experts? Free tech support on our Facebook Page.

Do you have a tech support question that you've been wanting to ask but don't want to pay? See if you can stump our experts via our Fan Page on Facebook.

Solving the problem with large attachments (Video) Drop.io

Our partner Drop.io has recently created a functional beta of a plugin that allows you to share file(s) up to 100mb (for free) or greater (with paid subscription) simply via Microsoft Outlook. In this video we demonstrate where to get the plugin and how to use it. We are an affiliate of drop.io and if you would like a paid subscription you can use the featured product links in the right hand navigation menu on our website or by clicking here.