PC Components Worth Replacing
A good rule of thumb when it comes to PC’s are that they should be replaced about every 5 years, every 3 years for a laptop. What should you do though when something fails during that time frame? Is it worth it to replace the part that has failed, or should you replace the entire […]
Signs Your Hardware Will Fail Soon
These days, our jobs rely on technology. No matter what position you hold, when your computer or other devices are not working properly, it can make it extremely difficult to get work done. For this reason, most managed IT support providers, including us, want to be proactive about resolving issues before they even start. We […]
Automation: Making Things Work For You
As our lives continue to get busier and busier, we rely more heavily on technology to help us get through the day. 20 years ago we couldn’t imagine that we would have an entire calendar, library, music player, phonebook, camera and notepad sitting in our pockets all day every day. Now that we are adding […]
Keeping Your Company’s WiFi Network Secure
WiFi is a necessity pretty much anywhere you go. Cafe’s and coffee shops are almost required to have them if they want any business. Most businesses also set up WiFi within their office for several reasons. First, it allows employees to use their mobile devices on a faster internet speed than they likely can get with […]
Next-Gen Note Taking
Taking notes with a pen and piece of paper seems like ancient history, yet so many people still have a hard time letting go of their analog ways. The satisfaction and ease of writing out your notes make it hard to give up, but great strides have been made to give users that same feeling […]
4 Free Tools to Help Fix Your Computer
As a managed IT support provider, we have quite a few tools up our sleeves to help make your computer run faster and better. There are many free tools to fix your computer that even professionals like us use on a regular basis. Some of the tools we use, we wouldn’t recommend using without either […]
How to Backup Like a Pro
Backups are the most important part of a company’s information technology strategy. Restoring deleted or damaged files or emails is one of the tasks managed IT support providers do the most for their clients. It is sometimes so easy for your provider to restore these files, that it seems like anyone can do it at […]
Understanding the Limitations & Advantages of Different Browsers
Everyone uses technology differently. That is one of the beautiful things about the massive amount of technology we have at our disposal. We have a ton of choices and can pick the services and platforms that best suits us and our needs. With the newer Microsoft browser called Edge recently added to the group, it […]
How to solve common help desk issues
One of our favorite phrases is “when in doubt, reboot it out”. Since we offer managed IT services in Utah, we see a lot of issues throughout the day. We can guarantee that rebooting whatever device is giving you problems will likely solve about 80% of your issues. Unfortunately, it’s not exactly a cure-all, and […]
5 Ways to Clean Up Your Desktop
Spring is in full swing, and along with spring comes spring cleaning! Not all types of cleaning have to do with Mr. Clean products though. Cleaning your computer is also very important to help keep it running smoothly. When you boot up your computer it loads all of the files that are residing on your […]