Mathews, Inc is now BBB Accredited

Mathews IT Services received accreditation from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) on the 3rd day of March 2018.  We are committed to providing excellent service to our customers and joining the BBB gives our clients peace of mind that we are held accountable for our services. The BBB requires that accredited business adheres to its policies and procedures to ensure that …

June 20, 1840 Samuel F.B. Morse receives a U.S. patent

1840: Samuel F.B. Morse receives a U.S. patent for his dot-dash telegraphy signals, known to the world as Morse code. The code Morse devised with Alfred Vail uses a system of dots and dashes to represent letters and numbers. It went into practical use in 1844, after producing a working electromagnetic telegraph transmitter. The original code was a little different than the one …

WannaCry Ransomware

WannaCry 2.0 Ransomware Ready For More Destruction As It Learns To Combat The Kill Switch History has never seen ransomware bring more than half the world’s computers to a standstill. On Friday, May 12, 2017, computers around the world were disabled by the biggest ransomware attack known as “WannaCry” that targeted Microsoft’s Windows Operating Systems. The malware attack has now …

Enterprise Grade WiFi at Home? Is it really possible?

Client: “Enterprise-Grade WiFi at Home? Really?” Chris M.: “Absolutely – much cheaper than you would think too!” “Would you like to know more?”   As technology advances over the years, we find that it also becomes more accessible. To put this into perspective, Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone to the general public. That’s you and me! The powers that be …

Ray Tomlinson – The inventor of email

Email and how it all began! Electronic mail, or email, is a method of exchanging digital messages between people using digital devices such as computers, tablets, and mobile phones. Email first entered substantial use in the 1960s and by the mid-1970s had taken the form now recognized as email. Learning more about electronic mail and how it all began! 1968 Ray …

Labtech 11 (Connectwise Automate)

For Immediate Release: Change of Operations Mathews IT Services is making the move to Connectwise Automate formally known as Labtech Software for our remote monitoring and management platform. This process will take place over the next few weeks to ensure an easy and seamless transition from one platform to the another. LabTech is more than just software, it is a valuable …

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day – December 7th

On this day, December 7 in 1941 at 7:55am Hawaii time the United States was attacked by the Japanse dive bombers bearing the Rising Sun of Japan on their wings. The surprise attack on US Naval forces struck a crucial blow to the U.S. Pacific Naval Fleet. The home base being Pearl Harbor and with most of the fleet at the …

Labtech Certified Professional

Did you know that our very own Chris Mathews is a Labtech Certified Professional? LabTech is the industry-leading IT automation software designed to allow your IT company to automate any IT task you or your company may require. While the program is wonderful and robust as can possibly be (Labtech can do anything you can do and more), however, it does …

The Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

The Hard Disk Drive      The Hard Disk Drive or HDD has come a long way in regards to their capacities (well over 100,000 times more storage capacity than observed in this image), and the performance is better than ever! It is simple enough to walk into your local computer store or even a major retailer and pick up …

Obsolete Technology

     A quote from an old friend. “Technology is obsolete in 6 months”. This couldn’t be any more realistic. With today’s ever growing demand on technology, the industry has been forced to upgrade, update, and release new products more rapidly than the market can handle. Let Mathews IT Services get you ready for everything technology. We have the knowledge to …