Netflix price increases, 2019 edition
There’s talk of Netflix increasing prices for a second time in 2 years. The last time they increased prices was in 2017 across their highest 2 tiers of customers, but this time, word has it, they will increase prices across the board. In this post, I will examine what Netflix’s original pricing was when they first split their service into different tiers. What their pricing was in 2017 when they first increased the cost of their...
How I started my IT lab
I started studying for Microsoft exams back in 2006 when Windows XP was still being used in business and at home. Vista had just come out, but it wasn’t being adopted by businesses or by the home users as people were comfortable using windows XP. I studied for the Windows XP exam to start on the journey to MCSA 2003. My lab environment was essentially a Sony Vaio laptop with 2 gigs of ram, and I had a 120 GB mechanical...
Where and how I got started in IT?
I started in Information Technology way back 2003/2004. I was still new to everything and had just taken the Comptia A+ certification and thought I knew everything there was to know about IT. Boy was I wrong, and boy did I have a lot still to learn about the IT field. Seventeen-year old me thought that I was the best in the world at computer IT because look at me I’m A+ certified and I’m only 17. A year later, I sat and...
Review of Office 365 home
Product: Office 365 home Type of product: Software Our rating: 10/10 What we think about it: We have been using MS Office 365 for a while now and have the home subscription, so we can leverage the 5 licenses that comes with it instead of just the 1 license that comes with the MS Office 365 personal subscription. MS Office 365 home subscription gives you 6 PC/laptop/Mac installs and 6 phone/tablet installs. Office 365 home costs...
Review of Spectrum Internet
Product: Spectrum Internet Type of product: Cable company Our rating: 2/10 Spectrum as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) is an awful company but is one of only 2 main choices in Lexington at the time of this writing. Windstream being the other company. Spectrum offers a basic 100 Mbps speed to their customers. Calling their support line for technical help, isn’t very effective, as about all they will tell you is to reboot your modem...
Review of Bladenode Hosting
Product: Bladenode Type of product: Hosting company Our rating: 10/10 What we think about it: We have been using Bladenode hosting for our hosting needs since opening Wedlund Enterprise LLC. They host our Wedlundit.com, wedlunddj.com, wedlundenterprise.com and wedlundreviews.com. They have a variety of hosting options available depending on what you need. Their basic plan starts at $5/month and includes a free domain for the first...