Choosing the Best Software for your Business
Finding the right software is critical to any successful business. It could mean increased profit, lower expenses and running a smooth business operation; or it could mean just the opposite. M&H Consulting is often asked about choosing the right software for businesses. Regardless of the type of software your business needs, taking time to consider…
Read MoreWhy is my Internet Network Slow?
So, we pay for a speedy networking service and later realize that it is not as speedy of a service as it is advertised to be. Most of the time, however, service providers are not the ones to blame. A lot of the time, the issue with our network speed can be easily fixed. Before…
Read MoreBudgeting for your IT Needs – Outsourcing your IT Department
Recent research shows that small and medium sized businesses are struggling to find affordable IT staff with the breadth and depth of experience needed to maintain successful and efficiently working computer systems. Budgeting, therefore, has become a question that we hear all-too-often here at M&H Consulting. Often the question revolves around the problem of…
Read MoreFinding the Root Cause of an IT Problem
Do you ever think you have gotten rid of a computer virus just to find your computer acting the same way as it did when you had the virus? We have all been there. The reason why this happens is usually because you have actually taken care of the symptoms rather than the actual root…
Read MoreHow Long Should Your Business Tech Last?
With almost 28 million small businesses in the U.S. currently, these companies are the heart and soul of our economy. One major expense that small businesses need to assess regularly is the cost of the technology to run a successful business. Part of this is knowing when the technology has been outdated or has…
Read MoreWhy your Website May Need a New Design
Often, we try to visit a website and find ourselves constantly refreshing the site or waiting a much longer period of time than necessary to upload a page. When this happened, we frequently tend to blame the issue on the computer or Internet network when the issue really lies on the website itself. We have…
Read MoreProtecting Systems from Terminated Employees
According to studies, about two-thirds of past employees are still able to access their past employer’s system. How could this be? Well, it seems that many times, when employers terminate or an employee leaves the company, employer’s don’t always think about the many data they have access to and don’t think to involve their IT…
Read MoreExtending your Wireless Network
We’ve guided you towards the right steps in moving or expanding your network. Now, today we’ll help you in extending your network when its wireless and you need a wider range of wifi. Before we get into the different ways to extend a wireless network, you need to take into consideration the following: your network…
Read MoreWhat is Antispyware?
In order to fully understand what anti-spyware is, you must understand what spyware is and does. As we have mentioned before, spyware is a type of malware that can monitor your computer by either tracking the web pages you visit or everything you could be navigating to in order to collect any information available. In…
Read MoreInternet Security Myths (Part 2)
Welcome to the second part of our ‘Internet Security Myths’ series where we highlight myths that have been used to justify why we don’t really need to take further security precautions. Now, let’s continue with the myths… “I don’t need a security system because I don’t access unsafe websites.” It’s true that many websites, emails,…
Read MoreInternet Security Myths (Part 1)
Many myths have developed over time about Internet security that have been used to justify why we shouldn’t take greater precaution when it comes to security protection. Today, we will be highlighting some of those myths in our two-part series of ‘Internet Security Myths.’ In case you thought this could be irrelevant to you because…
Read MoreWhat’s New with Ransomware?
Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. It is an access-denial type of attack that prevents legitimate users from accessing files[2] since it is intractable to decrypt the files without the decryption key. The use of ransomware scams has grown…
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