As it is only a matter of time before the first winter storms hit in many places, you might want to consider taking a look at your company’s business continuity plan. Each year heavy snowfall and other weather-related incidents interrupt services and cost businesses money. One way to prevent this from happening is by communicating […]
Communication before the storm is key
There is no cloud…
...there is only someone else’s computer. With all the momentum (some might say “hype”) in “cloud computing” these days, that’s an important fact worth considering, before moving some or all of your business’ IT “to the cloud”. There is no cloud, there is only someone else’s computer.
HALF of small businesses have been Cyberattacked…
I recently came across the 2014 Annual Report from the National Small Business Association (NSBA) -- and that report was the source of this rather shocking statistic. While there’s no denying that cybercrime has become much more prevalent recently, it’s astounding that half of all businesses responding to the NSBA survey reported being the victim of a cyberattack.
EASY AS 3-4-5…
It seems like we’ve been looking at a lot of old computer gear lately. Truth be told, that never seems to change. There’s many reasons why people hold onto their computer systems longer than they really should…
The current machine is running fine (not most of the time, but sometimes), cost of the new gear and upgrading, the hardware upgrade also requiring (costly) software upgrades, and the learning curve on what’s often going to be a new operating system and/or applications are just a few.
Ten Reasons You Should Switch to VoIP Phones
Check out these top ten reasons why you should consider switching to VoIP phones for your business. Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) is basically technology that allows you to make and receive calls over data networks. Instead of traditional phone services which channel analog signals such as the sound of your voice over copper wires, VoIP converts these sounds to digital form first—so that they can be sliced, diced, packaged, and routed over a digital network.
How to charge your iPhone faster
If you’ve owned an iPhone for more than a few months, maybe even weeks, you’ve likely been caught in a situation where you need to charge your battery fast but have only a limited amount of time to access a power supply. While the obvious solution is to simply plug it into the nearest outlet and hope it powers up quickly, there’s actually a few simple steps you can take to speed up the rate at which your battery charges.
…and Websites
We just completed another couple Website migrations for clients. To get up to date. To get mobile-friendly. To start to get found on the Internet. As one of these wrapped up, a client commented “This Website will never be done, will it?”
Well, the heavy lifting and expense of a major makeover is done, yes.
Windows…
The new Windows is here, more or less. Windows 10 will be available next week. Many clients have already been offered an automatic, free upgrade, courtesy of a little pop-up in the System Tray.
While we expect that most will take advantage of this offer eventually, we are counseling against adopting this new Windows immediately.
iOS 9 for iPad – coming soon
The new iOS 9 is coming soon, according to Apple’s announcement in their annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). The tech giant has made several additions and changes to iOS 9 in order to deliver a more convenient, personalized user experience. This new release introduces a handful of special features exclusively to the latest iPad models.
Something old, something new…
In the past several days, we’ve been visited by some old malware friends, mostly through email, and mostly caught. But, we recently spent a couple “enjoyable” (note tongue planted firmly in cheek) days cleaning up a CryptoWall 3.0 infection.
The old, orginal Cryptolocker has been defanged for a while – but there are always new Crypto variants which have gotten better at escaping detection and defying cleanup.
