Archive for April, 2007

“I got my first computer in the second grade,” says Technical Support Manager Dave Thomas. “I learned BASIC and wrote my first computer program when I was ten. My dad brought home a computer and taught me at first. After awhile we used to have contests to see who could program best.… Read More

Today’s post comes Farukh Shroff, our Manager of Internet Marketing here at Solid Cactus. Farukh and his team have just returned from Search Engine Strategies in NYC and below is his take on the show. Enjoy! I have mixed feelings about SES New York. First let’s talk about the positive aspects of SES.… Read More

According to Terry Semel, Yahoo! CEO, their new feature will involve eBay’s Paypal online payments feature, and give merchants an easier way for processing online payments. This new feature will benefit qualifying Yahoo! Store Merchants because there are no Paypal transaction fees through the end of this year, there is a special shopping cart icon… Read More

The numbers are staggering. A billion people use credit cards for all manner of financial transactions. Increasing credit card use has led to increasing abuses. Bank of America, Citigroup, Hotels.com, LexisNexis and Polo by Ralph Lauren are but a few major companies that have suffered major data security breaches. A Brief History of… Read More

Microsoft says Vista was worth the 5 year wait, claiming its new operating system contains hundreds of new features including an updated graphic user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Windows Aero. There are new multimedia creation tools and redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems. A Bigger Dog Is newer better? The… Read More

On March 30th, members of the Solid Cactus staff attended our quarterly company meeting at The Woodlands Inn and Resort in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In addition to getting everyone up-to-date with what’s happening in the company, several team members were given service and achievement awards. Here are some photos of the event: Adam Sieminski, Account… Read More

Today’s post is written by John Fallon, Director of Application Development here at Solid Cactus. John along with Miguel Younger spent some time in the classroom a few days ago, and this is their story… Miguel Younger and I were at LCCC recently to talk with the kids in the Computer Information Systems (CIS) Club.… Read More

Each morning before I open my office door, I brace for the clutter. I’ll admit that my office should be condemned, but it’s my “system” and it works! Outside my messy space, though, organization counts. In business I have always focused on organization - even when there were just four of us. Building… Read More