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The Adventures of The TurnKing – Here, Hold This.   no comments

Posted at Oct 31, 2013 @ 9:07am TurnKey Kronicles

The Adventures of The TurnKing

TurnKing_Vol5-01As Vint and Leif continue their journey, they finally find the key-sword to fight against the DDoS Dragon! They also meet a new friend.

Past Volumes

TurnKing_Vol4-01

After being abducted by the deadly Ban-dits, Vint and Leif safely continue their journey. This time around they need to get a special shield in order to kill off the DDoS Dragon!

TurnKing_Vol3-01

In honor of Leif Erikson Day yesterday, we would like to introduce Volume 3 of our TurnKey Kronicles! In this volume, Vint and his sidekick Lief are off on their journey to stop the DDoS Dragon from destroying their city, Cloudtopia. They run into a minor technical difficulty, where they are greeted by some unfriendly travelers.

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Young Vint and his friend Leif go to the city’s merchant to see if they can get some weapons to fight off the evil DDoS Dragon and it’s bots. The merchant gives them a magical firewall and explains to them that this is not all they need! Check back next week for chapter 3 of this epic tale!

TurnKing_Vol1-01

Young Vint dreams of saving his town from a DDoS attack by the DDoS Dragon and his bots! Check back next week for chapter 2 of this epic tale!

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Written by Dylan on October 31st, 2013

Black Friday Gadgets – 8 Tech Toy Ideas   no comments

Posted at Oct 29, 2013 @ 10:17am Web hosting

gifts Black Friday is right around the corner. You know what that means! Time to get the hottest tech toys while acting as if you were participating in Spain’s Running of the Bulls at your local Wal-Mart! From TV’s to tablets, 2013 is filled with tons of new toys for men, women and children. Whether it’s your first time heading out into the chaos of Black Friday, or you are a seasoned vet to pushing people into shopping carts, it is time to start preparing! So let’s check out some of this year’s hottest items.

Top of the Line Gadgets

Microsoft  Surface Pro  microsoftIf you’ve got some extra cash this holiday season and want to give someone an awesome gift, this could certainly be it! Microsoft leads the way with a tablet/laptop hybrid and it sure is pretty cool. Have kids going to college? Replace those outdated notebooks with this bad boy and eliminate lugging a backpack around full of textbooks and folders with this sleek, innovative product from Microsoft.

Price: $799.99

PlayStation 4 ps4-hrdware-large18I’m sure you’ve heard the news. There will be a new PlayStation due out just in time for Black Friday! While the Xbox One is also on it’s way to the market, it seems that the hype surrounds the PS4. One cool feature? Download a game on your smartphone and your PS4 will wake up, download it, and go back to sleep so by the time you get home, it’s ready to play! A great gift for any gamer!

Price: $399.99

Gifts for Under $300

Pebble Pebble_watch_trio_group_04This product got it’s kick start on… KickStarter! Raising over $10 MILLION!

So what’s so sweet about this watch? Well it holds a charge up to 7 straight days, it works with Android and iOS devices, comes with a variety of watch faces, and lets you receive notifications such as calls and text messages. It’s a pretty cool gift for those who like to stay up on the latest gadgets. With such a simple design, you can get it for almost anyone!

Price: $149.99

Nest Learning Thermostat nest-learning-thermostat-xl

Probably one of the coolest new gadgets! Made by the same guy who brought you the first 18 generations of the iPod, Tony Fadell is back to bring you the Nest. This thermostat learns what temperature it should be everyday, all day within your home. The Nest learns when you are away at work, if you like it cooler at night while you sleep, and even catches on during different seasons. Why do we like the Nest so much? Because it is green and helps you save energy! And while it is easy to use, this gift is perfect for your tech savvy mom or pops!

Price: $249.00

Gifts for Under $100

myCharge Freedom 2000 Case SilverBlack_Blur_600x600_large“The perfect balance between protection, function and fashion.” The Freedom 2000 Case by myCharge allows you to charge your phone from its case! With a beautiful design, this is a great gift for someone with an active lifestyle. Whether it’s for a busy business man or woman, or for someone who likes to listen to music while on long jogs or bike rides, it’s an awesome gift for anyone who is constantly on the go.

Price: $79.99

Kindle Ereader 

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For $70, you can’t go wrong. The Amazon Kindle Ereader is a simple way  to carry  up to 1,000 books without needing a mule (although we might be able to get you a mule for the same price if you contact jared@turnkeyinternet.net). This is a great gift for your bookworm friend who can’t leave home without their latest read!

Price: $69.99

Gifts for Under $50

Maple Wood Grain iPad 2 Skins

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iPad’s are pretty simple looking if you ask us! So what WOOD we do? Well first we would apologize for the bad pun. But next we would get one of these cool looking iPad cases. Very different from the standard iPad look, and something that might look a little nicer sitting around the family living room. Did your mom just get an iPad? Bada bing, bada boom!

Price: $29.99

Star Wars Death Star Tea Infuser ed08_star_wars_death_star_tea_infuser

Does your friend or family member love Star Wars? Do they drink tea? WELL DO WE HAVE A GIFT THEM! That’s right. It’s the Star Wars Death Star Tea Infuser! I don’t think we need to elaborate much more on who would love this gift. So we will leave that to you 😉

 

Price: $19.99

And there you have it. 8 awesome gifts ranging from a $20 tea infuser to an $800 laptop/tablet/futurething! We hope we could help get you started with your Black Friday gift ideas, and remember to check back here in the upcoming weeks to see what we will have to offer!

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Written by Dylan on October 29th, 2013

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Fun Fact Friday – YouTube’s 10 Hours of Videos Per Minute   no comments

Posted at Oct 25, 2013 @ 10:08am Web hosting

Did you know that every minute, 10 hours of videos are uploaded to YouTube?
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Written by Dylan on October 25th, 2013

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The Adventures of The TurnKing – The Shield of Norton   no comments

Posted at Oct 21, 2013 @ 10:25am TurnKey Kronicles

The Adventures of The TurnKing!

TurnKing_Vol4-01After being abducted by the deadly Ban-dits, Vint and Leif safely continue their journey. This time around they need to get a special shield in order to kill off the DDoS Dragon!

Past Volumes

TurnKing_Vol3-01

Volume 3

In honor of Leif Erikson Day yesterday, we would like to introduce Volume 3 of our TurnKey Kronicles! In this volume, Vint and his sidekick Lief are off on their journey to stop the DDoS Dragon from destroying their city, Cloudtopia. They run into a minor technical difficulty, where they are greeted by some unfriendly travelers.

TurnKing_Vol2-01 (1)

Volume 2

Young Vint and his friend Leif go to the city’s merchant to see if they can get some weapons to fight off the evil DDoS Dragon and it’s bots. The merchant gives them a magical firewall and explains to them that this is not all they need! Check back next week for chapter 3 of this epic tale!

TurnKing_Vol1-01

Volume 1

Young Vint dreams of saving his town from a DDoS attack by the DDoS Dragon and his bots! Check back next week for chapter 2 of this epic tale!

 

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Fun Fact Friday – First Popular Web Browser   no comments

Posted at Oct 18, 2013 @ 10:24am Web hosting

Did you know that the first popular web browser was named Mosaic? It was debuted in 1993!

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Written by Dylan on October 18th, 2013

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The Adventures of TurnKing – The Information Superhighway   no comments

Posted at Oct 10, 2013 @ 10:33am TurnKey Kronicles

The Adventures of TurnKing!

TurnKing_Vol3-01

Volume 3

In honor of Leif Erikson Day yesterday, we would like to introduce Volume 3 of our TurnKey Kronicles! In this volume, Vint and his sidekick Lief are off on their journey to stop the DDoS Dragon from destroying their city, Cloudtopia. They run into a minor technical difficulty, where they are greeted by some unfriendly travelers.

Past Volumes:

TurnKing_Vol2-01 (1)

Volume 2

Young Vint and his friend Leif go to the city’s merchant to see if they can get some weapons to fight off the evil DDoS Dragon and it’s bots. The merchant gives them a magical firewall and explains to them that this is not all they need! Check back next week for chapter 3 of this epic tale!

TurnKing_Vol1-01

Volume 1

Young Vint dreams of saving his town from a DDoS attack by the DDoS Dragon and his bots! Check back next week for chapter 2 of this epic tale!

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Cloud Tip of the Month – October 2013   no comments

Posted at Oct 8, 2013 @ 12:10pm disaster recovery,New York Datacenter

Why move to The Cloud? Here is October’s HappyOctober-01cloud tip!

Downtime and Load Balancing Problems Diminish Immensely

With the help of cloud-managed services along with services like colocation, your businesses IT downtime problems can be spun 180 degrees! Cloud-managed services and colocation allows for practically 100% uptime with on-site technicians, backup generators, and upscale, reliable servers.

Moreover, load balancing is taken care of.  With our always top-of-the-line servers and the capacity of our state-of-the-art data center, we allow for the capability of storing unlimited data from the existing, as well establishing clients, while re-balancing and scaling their servers in real time.

Do not wait for a human error or a storm to knock down your entire IT infrastructure. Business is 24/7! See how moving to the cloud can improve your business, or learn more about the benefits of colocation.

Want to know more about how you can achieve 100% uptime? Visit our site at www.turnkeyinternet.net or contact our sales team at sales@turnkeyinternet.net 

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The Adventures of TurnKing -The Merchant’s Firewall   no comments

Posted at Oct 1, 2013 @ 2:11pm TurnKey Kronicles,Web hosting

The Adventures of TurnKing!

TurnKing_Vol2-01 (1)

Chapter 2

Young Vint and his friend Leif go to the city’s merchant to see if they can get some weapons to fight off the evil DDoS Dragon and it’s bots. The merchant gives them a magical firewall and explains to them that this is not all they need! Check back next week for chapter 3 of this epic tale!

Past Volume:

TurnKing_Vol1-01

Volume 1

Young Vint dreams of saving his town from a DDoS attack by the DDoS Dragon and his bots! Check back next week for chapter 2 of this epic tale!

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Written by Dylan on October 1st, 2013

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