We like “March Madness” much better than “March Malware” but that whole Madness thing is trademarked. Truth be told, in March, or any other month, we’re usually talking about malware way more than basketball, unfortunately. And March seems to have brought with it more malware than usual, or maybe we’re seeing that “usual” is about to get a lot more frequent, aggravating and dangerous.
Why you should (or shouldn’t) adopt SaaS
It wasn’t long ago that businesses only had two options when it came to purchasing software: purchasing the product off the shelf or purchasing a license agreement for the software. Even with available on-site maintenance and management services, the costs would vary depending on the number of employees you had, making it financially unpredictable.
Ready or not, Windows 10 is coming…
...to a PC near you. Microsoft recently upgraded the priority of their free Windows 10 upgrade from “optional” to “recommended”. What that means is that millions of PC users relying on Microsoft’s built-in Windows Update function to download and install “recommended” upgrades automatically will soon be receiving Windows 10, whether they planned for it, or wanted it, or not.
If you don’t like the weather…
... start writing a column about how nice it is – and then watch it change before the column is done. That’s what happened when I started writing this last week in “almost shirtsleeves” weather -- and now I’m completing it, looking out the window at blowing snow and subzero wind chills.
After Holiday Season…
...comes “tax season” -- and it’s already not that far away for anyone wanting to minimize this year’s business taxes.
With that in mind, before too much Thanksgiving turkey induces sleep, it makes sense to review your IT and other high value assets now.
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.
…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.
