Author Archives for Gavin Mish
March 15, 2016 6:54 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
For many small businesses financing is tight, especially during those first five or so years. Owners and managers are always looking for a way to increase productivity and raise revenue all while differentiating the business from others in your field. Finding ways to use personal devices to promote your business is key to making it through the lean years. Having...
March 10, 2016 6:53 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
We are a society that demands immediate gratification and major multitasking abilities. Our smartphones allow us to have a phone conversation all while surfing the web. Our laptops work at lightening speed and can run multiple programs at once. We expect our technology to work fast and to do multiple jobs at once. This is why many companies find multifunctional...
March 9, 2016 2:39 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
Josh Hewitt Most of the time, your computer data is stored on a hard drive that is on a spinning platter (think vinyl record player). When you go and open several programs, you may hear the grinding sound of it furiously reading. As of this article, the cost of a solid state drive has gone down &om what they used...
March 8, 2016 6:50 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
If your business is like many businesses, you probably have a back storeroom that has a pile of old devices, misfit gadgets and ancient computers. These discarded fossils are collecting dust and taking up valuable space in your office or possibly your home. While we all know the drill when it comes to disposing of paper, plastic and aluminum via...
March 3, 2016 6:49 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
Got the winter blues? Â Chin up my friend because every day we get closer and closer to spring and the weather we love. Â Many people find this is a good time of year to clean out things from their home and get organized again. Ahhh the annual ritual of spring cleaning! Â An area that many people neglect is cleaning and...
March 2, 2016 1:15 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
Rob Demers One of the most important things for any business utilizing computer technology is having a current, working, reliable, and regularly tested backup of their critical data. For the SMB market, years ago this was limited to on-site backup using a tape or cartridge rotation. Over the past five to seven years, online backups have become more and more...
March 1, 2016 6:47 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
Most people take their phones and tablets for granted. It is only when a problem arises, like misplacing the device or, worse yet, getting a virus, that owners go into panic mode. Yes, I said virus. Â Most mobile users mistakenly think that phones and tablets are somehow immune from getting the viruses and other malware. While it is...
February 29, 2016 3:11 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
What was your top tech issue last year? Â Was it security, data management, cloud computing, or maybe budget restraints? Â The list of possibilities are endless as small and medium sized businesses grapple to keep up with the wave of technology updates and changes. A recent symposium in Boston, Massachusetts of top CIOs resulted the evaluation of what can only be...
February 25, 2016 3:07 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
Look around your office. Â Take a quick mental inventory of your technology. Â Desktops, laptops, tablets, smartphones and the list goes on and on right? Â With all these different tech devices in our business lives it is more important than ever to keep on top of regular maintenance. Â What exactly needs to be done periodically to keep things running smoothly and...
February 23, 2016 3:11 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
Let’s face it, there really is nothing quite so annoying as a computer that is running “as slow as molasses.† Does your desktop, laptop or mobile device often hang on the hourglass for several minutes at a time? Is it slow to load files or applications, and does it take a long time to boot? When your computer starts running...
February 18, 2016 3:06 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
Over the last few years, business security breaches have been top billing on the news and in the headlines.  It almost feels like a new company is compromised daily. Target, Anthem, J.P. Morgan Chase, Ashley Madison, Home Depot and the IRS are just a very few of the world’s largest data breaches. (Knowledge is Beautiful) In response to these breaches,...
February 17, 2016 3:05 pm
Published by Gavin Mish
Think of the vast amounts of data on your home or business computer.  Financial documents, client data, projects, presentations, human resource information, and of course the massive amount of email data.  This doesn’t even scratch the surface of the data that is contained on your computer.  In short, data is probably the most important component of your computer.  While applications...
