The Tech Army Blog

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Featured Member: TBA Communications, Inc.

Please help us welcome "Tampa's Leading Two Way Radio and Wireless Communications Provider," TBA Communications, to the Tech Army! TBA Communications has been in business since 1991 and their mission is "to provide quality communication solutions that will enhance productivity, safety and value for our customers. To exceed expectations with excellent customer service and to ensure all customers and employees are treated with respect."

Located at 6302 Benjamin Rd., Suite #408 in Tampa, Florida, TAB Communications is an authorized Motorola and Vertex Standard dealer which means they always have cutting-edge communication technology. In addition to the Tampa/St. Pete area, the company serves Clearwater, New Port Richey, Pinellas Park, Lakeland, Wesley Chapel, Hudson, Plant City, Mulberry, Winter Haven, Dade City, Zephyrhills, Holiday, St. Pete Beach, Kenneth City, Land o Lakes, and the surrounding areas.

Carolton C. Cozart founded the company in Florida in 1991. They began as THE Motorola authorized dealer in the entire Tampa Bay area. They began with five employees. In 1995, the company relocated and they were up to ten employees. At that time they opened a radio service center and became an Authorized Dealer Product Service Center. The next year, they became an Authorized Nextel Representative and a Nextel Authorized Service Center. By 1998, the company had to expand its location and number of employees. Today they have 15 employees and anticipate much growth in the future.

If you're in the Tampa, Florida area and are in need of Two-Way Radios, Call Boxes, Dispatch Consoles, In Building Solutions, Mobile Radios, Pagers, Portable Radios, Public Safety Radios, Repeaters, GPS Solutions, Mobile Computing, Satellite Phones, SCADA, Wireless Broadband, Parts & Accessories, Service, or Rentals, you can contact TBA Communications directly by calling 813-249-1605 or through the Tech Army by calling toll free 877-422-1907 today.

Considering a Security Camera System for your School, Office, Warehouse, or Retail Store? Then call 877-422-1907 today for a free phone consultation and ask about our full line of GeoVision Hybrid DVR/NVR Security Solutions.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Featured Member: Techs 2 Go

If you're in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area and you're having a problem with your computer, Techs 2 Go is ready and waiting to diagnose and fix whatever is wrong! As they point out on their website, technology is becoming a bigger part of our lives and the "demand for technical services is evident." This is what inspired Techs 2 Go to desire to remove the "hassles and complications that come with a technical environment."

Techs 2 Go believes that while technology has provided individual people and small businesses alike with opportunities they wouldn't have previously had, it can also cause them a lot of problems. The technicians at Techs 2 Go can help prevent some of those headaches by showing you how to setup and maintain your technology professionally. Their goal is to provide "first class service with talented technical professionals" who will "meet your needs and fit your budget." As one customer puts it,

"For those of you who think you might need help with your computer or run into a situation that is over your head (as I did), I can really recommend Techs2Go. I worked to fix an issue with a computer for a couple of days and finally gave up and called them. Within the day a member of their team had the system up and running as good as new. I will not hesitate to call them back if I dig myself another hole. Thanks Techs2Go!"

Located in Richfield, Techs 2 Go offers both on-site and drop-off computer service to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area, as well as western Wisconsin. They also work with both residential and commercial clients. Residential services include virus removal, windows repair, laptop screen replacement, hardware installation, mobile device configuration, system restore and recover and so much more. Commercial services may include a free one-hour IT consultation, managed IT services, data security, hardware repair, network administration, cabling and network set up, and more. They also provide a number of recover and back-up services.

To contact Techs 2 Go directly, call 612-706-9881, or call the Tech-Army toll free at 877-422-1907 to have Techs 2 Go help with your computer service needs!

Considering a Security Camera System for your School, Office, Warehouse, or Retail Store? Then call 877-422-1907 today for a free phone consultation and ask about our full line of GeoVision Hybrid DVR/NVR Security Solutions.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Worlds Largest UHD 3D Display

The next "world's largest" 3D panel contender has been released from LG and is sporting 84-inches of Ultra High Definition 3D goodness. You may notice that the monitor is a little blurry in the image, but that's because the display requires those special polarized glasses to achieve the affect. The monitor was first seen at the Society for Information Display 2010 (SID) conference in Seattle, Washing, and offers a dazzling 3,840 x 2,160 resolution which is four times the size of a typical HD TV which is only 1920x1080.

Unfortunately, no other details were given about this massive monitor but we were lucky enough to see some of their other showcasings at the event. One of the most impressive items on display at the LG booth was the 240Hz 47-inch 3D LCD TV with 3ms MPRT (motion picture response time). This particular model received the Display of the Year title and the Gold Award by the SID judges, pointing out that it's the first commercially available TFT-LCD in the 40-inch range. In addition to the 3D technology, which supposedly reduces crosstalk to less than 1-percent, the display uses in-plane switching and LG's proprietary technology provide a clearer and brighter image.

Also seen at the SID from LG was a 10.1-inch curved LCD with slim glass which is the world’s thinnest TV panel measuring just 2.6mm in thickness; a 15.6-inch notebook LCD that offers low power consumption levels; a 9.7-inch color e-paper display scheduled to begin production within the year; and a 19-inch flexible e-paper.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Why You Should Choose the Tech Army for Your Computer Rentals

With so many companies and businesses offering "quality" computer rentals, how exactly should you choose where to get your computer rental equipment from? Consider this.

The Tech Army and subsequent Tech Travel Agents have been in the computer rental industry for more than 20 years serving the good people of Canada, Europe, and the United States with integrity and a commitment to upstanding service.

Only the best computer service technicians are recruited, and with dozens of technicians in every state, you can rest assured that you will be getting the best possible service from a local technician in your area. The Tech Army only gets the latest technology rental equipment from Rentacomputer.com, a respected and experienced technology rental firm.

This means that you won't have to worry about hiring a subpar contractor who is going to charge you ridiculous travel fee's while simultaneously using underrated and outdated equipment ever again should you choose the Tech Army for your computer rental needs.

If you are interested in utilizing the Tech Army for your computer service or technology rental needs, contact your friendly Tech Travel Agent today to get a quick and easy computer rental quote request. Or call now at 800-736-8772 to speak to a Tech Travel Agent right away.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Modern Computer Rentals - World at War

In a world riddled with economic hardships, natural disasters, and deceit, there are those who would take advantage of the turmoil and seek to part you from your hard earned cash while leaving you with a horribly unimaginable service experience. These purveyors of false information and bad service are taking hostage the very ideas of competitive pricing and placing the customer first. Despite the best efforts of honest technicians and salesmen across the globe, these aggressors have ultimately seized control of the market and even today continue to oppress the consumer. With an unclear future ahead of us what option left do we have than to take up arms and fight a necessary evil?

Enter the dangerous world of the Tech Army and the special Tech Travel Agents who are the vanguard of combating bad technology rental pricing and bad corporate service. These men and women are dedicated to bringing high quality, friendly, low cost Computer Related Services to the general public and view it as their obligation to do so. Tech Travel Agents specialize in coordinating Computer Rentals and Audio Visual Installations for Corporate Events and are sure to work every step of the way with their customers. The Tech Army enlists an array of shock troops ranging from CCTV Security Camera experts, audio visual rental technicians, and Disaster Recovery Solutions consultants and are the first technicians on the ground during on-site service engagements.

Combat Bad Corporate Service with the Tech Army
It seems these days that convention centers and their respected AV and Computer Rental counterparts are only interested in charging the consumer as much as they can get away with. These convention centers make secret dealings with technology service companies and mark up the prices so they can take a bigger portion of the profits. This kind of cycle is self perpetuating as the service companies need the business, and in return agree to be a chosen technology rental provider regardless of up-front fees, prices and damages to the consumer. And why not?

These private dealings have the effect of staving off competition which keeps prices artificially higher, maybe 200-300% higher than convention centers who are open to the Best Technology Service Providers rather than a select chosen few. You the consumer end up with sub-par equipment which you have overpaid to have, yet at the same time you are none-the-wiser and never even suspect the convention center for being at fault for the ridiculous pricing.

Truth be told, 'unofficial' technology rental companies are nothing short of nuisances for convention centers that engage in these practices. In their eyes, service companies that are part of the Tech Army undercut their prices and steal their business. While we engage in no such practices, this is easily explained by the fact that we are an industrious techie group with expert knowledge in nearly every technical field you can imagine. We have many creative ways to get technology rental property to consumers at fair market prices no matter where the venue.

If you or your company operates in the computer industry, the CCTV or IP security camera industry, av/computer rental industry, homebuilders industry, or you are an independent contractor, tradesman or other technology expert, and are committed to the fight for fantastic service with low prices, we need people like you. Enlist in the Tech Army today and be one of the proud few to serve the industry with expert knowledge and integrity.

Monday, May 17, 2010

webOS loaded onto a PC

It's always been known that webOS could be loaded onto a PC using the emulator built into Palm's SDK (Software Development Kit), but who knew that the webOS image could actually be installed onto an IDE hard drive and that it would also boot.

Well, that's exactly what some techie did with his Dell C600 laptop and its actually pretty neat.

While the OS runs in a pretty awkward aspect ratio and taking into account the lack of a touchscreen, its not hard to envision an upgraded version of webOS running on all kinds HP hardware. I'm personally looking forward to the day when webOS reaches Tablet PCs.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Featured Member: Computer Connection

Computer Connection is located in Piedmont, South Carolina and offers a wide variety of repair and IT services. They serve residential and business customers alike, claiming there is no job too big or too small. Customer service and staying up-to-date with the latest technology is important at Computer Connection. As they say on their website, "We take the time to listen to your problem. We take the time to learn new technologies. We are your solution to navigating the world of computers."

If you're looking for a solution to your residential IT problems, Computer Connection offers a free diagnosis. In addition, they offer both in-store and on-site services, remote computer support, monthly optimization plans, managed IT solutions, contract maintenance, and new computer builds. From web design to complete IT solutions, they also offer a wide range of business services.

Rick Cain started the company five years ago at the ripe old age of 20. He has been fixing computers since he was 15 and even made some money doing so in high school, when his teachers were in need of a quick repair. He even set up a small office space on his front porch. But he knew he needed more access and that's how Computer Connection was born. He opened the doors to the company on June 17, 2005.

Rick spends countless hours on his work and has the philosophy that "every customer is important and needs to have a working computer." Rick continued to grow his company in the years following its opening and has since found the need to hire a number of employees. Today, the company is going strong and Rick and his employees continue to build on the "principles of making quality products and providing reliable service." They've established a place in the IT and computer repair industry and strive to make an impact on the lives of their clients. They offer a diverse group of products, follow trends, and make improvements whenever necessary. But most of all, they listen to their customers' needs.

To contact Computer Connection directly, call 864-335-9360, or call the Tech-Army toll free at 877-422-1907 to have Computer Connection help with your next project!