It’s not real. The dislike button that you see in not approved by God, Mark Zuckerberg, or anyone else claimed to be affiliated with Facebook. The dislike button is a scam. It’s also programmed to spread to other Facebook users, virally.

Our opinion on the Dislike app is: Don’t download. Don’t install.

During these hot & sometimes humid days of the Oregon Summer, keep in mind that excess heat inside computer cases and laptops drastically shortens lifespans of components.

Tanis Internet has been out on the road recently, fixing and repairing many computers because people neglect these 5 tips to help your computer beat the heat:

1. Don’t obstruct fan vents.
2. Keep your computer’s insides dust-free. We provide a cleaning service to help you with this.
3. Keep your system out of direct sunlight.
4. Turn your system off when not using it.
5. Keep your system off of carpet flooring.

If you have any other questions or concerns in regards to your computer system and heat – don’t hesitate to call us today at 503-481-5955.

Tanis Internet teams up with ADG Canada (again) to produce a new website design for SteenHof Building Services. Client seems very happy with final drafts and end product. We’ll also be hosting this website on our servers for better service efficiency.

Project build time: 7 weeks.

Click here to see the new website for SteenHof.

Paul just finished up some very nice header graphics for a clients website. Click to see them…

Tanis Internet & ADG have successfully finished the re-design and content update of Tanontherunbarrie.com. Client seems very happy and she’s receiving positive comments from her customers as well. Showing you that we can produce SEO friendly, aesthetically pleasing websites even for the small business owner who’s on a tight budget.

We’ll be hosting this site for a very competitive price as well! Call us today for details.

Elderly client had a failing network card and excess dust inside the case. The computer is 7 years old. We replaced the network card, removed all dust & hair from the inside of his case, and even hooked his new printer up for him. We even printed up one of our coupons (Google Coupons) for him with his new printer.

The nice gentleman even offered Kel a beer – which Kel politely declined (or so he says!

Many of our clients use Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, etc. with two huge misconceptions:

1. “My page or my ‘space’ belongs to me.” This is totally false. It belongs to the company whose service you’re using. They own the site, they own/rent the servers and essentially they own any and all material that you share on it. In fact, many of these companies mine the data from their users and then pass it along to other companies for profit.
2. “I can just delete info about me and it’s gone forever.” 100% wrong. Servers keep logs of deleted data and often archive it. Anything you’ve ever said or done on the Internet is likely to be stored somewhere – waiting for someone to retrieve it – either you or someone else. (Past or present employers, spouses, friends, law enforcement, etc.)

Social networking via the Internet is a fantastic tool. Please keep in mind to never post anything that you would not mind someone digging up about you in the future. Respect the permanence.

A common worry we see out in the field is people using outdated web browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). Here are our top 3 reasons that you should upgrade an outdated browser:

1. Security – Old versions contain many holes enabling nasty sites and scripts to infect your PC with relative ease.
2. Speed - The latest browsers are designed to handle today’s best sites more efficiently so that they load faster.
3. Overall Experience – Websites simply look and perform better in the latest version browsers.

So there you have it. Keep your web browsers up to date and  your internet surfing experience will stay smooth.

Links to browser homepages: Mozilla Firefox | Google Chrome | Microsoft Internet Explorer

We teamed up again with ADG Canada to redesign and recode Leaders Edge Training. The client is very happy with the results. An SEO package is on the way for this client as well.

Contact Tanis Internet today to discuss ways of increasing your online presence.

Trust us – Google has been our favorite search engine since 1999 (before the masses even knew what the word meant). But every now and then people need a break from the norm and need a change of pace. We’ve found that with Microsoft’s Bing. Not only does it look better than Google, it has a great map feature as well that easily rivals that of Google Earth. Take a look at Bing. It may surprise you.