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August 6, 2010:
Time for our quarterly update - LOL! Things have been very busy - which is always a good thing! Our corporate workstations featuring Intel's SSD technology continue to fly out of the shop - I will always enjoy watching users' eyes light up the first time they boot a system based on SSD technology - in under 5 SECONDS - right to the desktop, ready to go! Typical office applications open in the blink of an eye, and for the first time ever systems are available at a reasonable cost that can instantly keep up with those power users.
One such customer recently put it to me very simply... "If you spend 5 seconds waiting for this, 10 seconds waiting for that, very soon you're looking at wasted hours over the span of a work week." Some might think that a 5-year old computer isn't that old - and it really isn't if it's a Forest PC - BUT, the changes in technology over the last 8-10 months have made the difference in performance more than noticeable. If you've been thinking about it, the time is now for an upgrade from Forest featuring Intel's amazing SSD technology!
April 16, 2010:
The next revolution in storage is finally here! This is as big as the first use of rotational magnetic media to store those little 1's and 0's. SSDs (Solid State Drives) are now very readily available and offer two very important attributes - a 40% performance increase over any mechanical hard drive (depending on model) and NO MOVING PARTS. Yes, this means that next time you drop your laptop, your data will be safe! A lot of laptop drives do offer "shock protection" but NOTHING can compare to being "shock proof!"
We can easily retrofit any SATA-based computer or laptop with SSD technology, starting at $225 for the Intel X25-V 40GB drive including data transfer, installation labour and system evaluation. Sizes go up from there - contact us today for further information!
January 28, 2010:
A close friend suffered a break-in yesterday in broad daylight, and their laptop was stolen.
This laptop contained all of their pictures, documents, their entire life for the last seven years.
They didn't have a back up.
The laptop was one of the first ForestBook(tm) models ever sold, and if ANYONE happens to see someone with a "new" silver ForestBook, PLEASE call us at (204) 956-6590.
When something like this happens, it's very easy to say, "Gee, that's too bad" - but think about if it happened to you. What would be compromised if your home computer was ever stolen? Get a USB memory stick or an external hard drive and BACK UP YOUR DATA. Everyone shoots digital pictures now - imagine having all the photos of your kids from birth to age 7 suddenly stolen from you... Not a good feeling.
January 8, 2010:
We would like to wish a very happy new year and best wishes to all for 2010!
As we continue towards our 15th anniversary in business, it's amazing to look back at how technology itself has changed, and how it has changed how we live. The kind of historical experience that we have here at Forest is rare and hard to find these days, and those skills make us capable of doing things that others might think impossible.
If you've been told NO by another company, ask us the question... You might get a different answer!
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