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Northwest Communications provides exceptional Managed IT Services, network management, data recovery and server backup, and firewall solutions for your business as well as all of your computer and networking needs.  Northwest Communications also offers award winning Web Design and Hosting services.  We deliver high quality Internet service to Northwest Iowa using Broadband Internet and wireless services. Northwest Communications is also a dealer for i wireless cellular phone service.


 
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Smartsense navigation system works where GPS won't - indoors

It's not that long ago that GPS capabilities in a mobile phone were considered a standout feature. Today, GPS navigation is standard for smartphones, and as a result, many of us have come to rely on them when it comes to getting from A to B. However, GPS technology isn't without its faults, and if A to B is located under a roof, out of sight of the orbiting GPS satellites, then you can end up falling back on the not always reliable sense of direction. To fix the problem, Fraunhofer Research is developing Smartsense, a smartphone sensor capable of providing accurate navigation indoors, without the aid of GPS.

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eBay: Getting Started Beginner's Computer Class TONIGHT!

Tonight's Beginner's Computer Class, eBay: Getting Started, begins at 6pm, so don't forget to RSVP by calling Northwest Communications at 800.249.5251!

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Windows scareware fakes drive failure to get your money

Scammers are trying to trick Windows users into paying to fix bogus hard drive errors that have apparently erased important files, a researcher said today.

The con is a variant of "scareware," also called "rogueware," software that pretends to be legitimate but actually is just a sales pitch based on spooking users into panicking. Most scareware masquerades as antivirus software. Users are getting wise to the fake infection messages, so the malware writers created a new message, with a new, authentic-looking popup picture, to scare people into coughing up their money.

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Backup Tips for the 21st Century: Backup procedures so easy, your Mom could (and should) do it

This guide is not specifically geared toward IT pros. Rather, this is a guide that you should give to anyone and everyone you know with a computer. IT backup and restore procedures will be significantly different than this. This is for "regular Joe and Jane" with one, two or maybe three computers in the house. You never know what is going to happen to your data. There are seven things you need to do to keep absolutely safe. If you did just one, you would still be better off than most people. Doing all seven is a near guarantee you will not be "up the creek when the water really hits."

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