Daniel Prestwood Cloud computing is the latest way to stay on top of your workflow and compete with other businesses. It offers many advantages like cutting costs spent on purchasing infrastructure, flexibility of working from just about wherever you like, and improved efficiency over your workflow as everyone is able to share data on projects through the cloud! The cost...
“Going†wireless usually requires connecting to the internet through a wireless router of some sort.  Then the signal is sent to a device through the air sometimes as far as several hundred feet away.  Any device, whether it is a laptop, smartphone, or tablet can pull that signal from the air and access the internet.  That means anyone nearby can...
When something goes awry with your business computer system–and it always does–you depend on your IT Department to solve the problem in a timely manner. Â Sometimes you wonder where your company would be without that group of professionals who seem to be able to mysteriously fix all the tech problems with the press of a few buttons and the writing...
There is a lot that can be done to maintain your favorite PC in good health, whether it is a desktop or laptop. Sure, there are many new PCs out there for a great price, but none that could compare to your very own. Well, here are some tips to help ensure an improvement in the lifespan of your PC....
Justin Bowden In today’s day and age, the need to be constantly connected to your data, your email, your applications, etc. is a high priority for most users. Technology has allowed us to be free from the clunky desktops of old and we can now access the things that we need to do our jobs, or enjoy the luxuries for...
We have all been there at one time or another. Â The hard drive crashes, your laptop or tablet is stolen, or the newest version of the project you have been working on all day has not saved the updates. Â At these critical moments in life, having a backup of your data would be a lifesaver. Â No one ever wants to...
Seems like everywhere you go these days, you need some sort of password. There is no place that this is more true than online. In our password-driven world, these 4-20 character combinations give us access to banking, business data, credit card information, connections to friends on social media, and the ability to make online purchases. Just think of the growing...
Seems like everywhere you go these days, you need some sort of password. Â There is no place that this is more true than online. Â In our password-driven world, these 4-20 character combinations give us access to banking, business data, credit card information, connections to friends on social media, and the ability to make online purchases. Â Just think of the growing...
Chip Hart You’re sitting in a meeting or at the airport waiting to get on a flight and your laptop is dying and for whatever reason you don’t have your power adapter or there is no power outlet and you still have work to do. There are some things you can do to get more time out of your battery...
Joshua Hewitt So you have a Mac and you hear about all the PC users getting some sort of “virus”, “spyware” or “malware”. You do not have to worry because you have a Mac, right? Wrong! Macs are now becoming the target of viruses, spyware and malware. Back in the day, there was much less worry about any “junkware” infecting...
Daniel Prestwood There is a lot to be said about this topic and the importance of keeping your software up to date, but sometimes an update can wreak havoc on your productivity. Updates are rolled out by companies when they locate an error in their programming or have a solution to a security vulnerability that was discovered. It may also...
Brian Gilman As security becomes an increasing concern in today’s IT business environment, an office is faced with many options as to how to address this potential problem. Many companies would benefit from a virtual private network (VPN) connection. A VPN gives users the ability to share files over a network, access mapped network drives when away from the office,...