Sandbox: Safe New Way to Open Windows Files
With the new year comes change. Microsoft Windows decided to get on the band wagon and help address the fear of opening .exe files for its users. Meet Windows Sandbox. While some users use virtual machine to open these types of files, if you use Microsoft 10, you will be able to launch apps in […]
How Can Office 365 Help Your Business?
Communication is essential to business teams. The need to talk with internal teams, vendors, and clients is crucial to your success. Businesses need to use the most efficient software they can in an effort to keep lines of communication open with everyone. One solution that is making huge strides in this effort is Office 365. […]
How to Recycle Your Old Computer and Hardware
Do you know what to do with your old computer, laptop, or hardware when you are done with them? This isn’t something that you should throw in the dumpster and call it good. There is a lot of sensitive information on your devices, like your passwords and account numbers, so it is important to make […]
Is Cloud Email Right for My Business?
About 10 or even 5 years ago, the standard IT setup for small businesses was a physical server located inside the office. This server would store files, databases for software programs and email, among other things. When something would go sideways with the server, it could bring the entire company to a screeching halt. Fortunately, […]
Avoid Making These Technology Mistakes
We all make mistakes. It is just part of life. The more knowledge about various topics we have, the better we become at avoiding mistakes in those areas. Technology is one of those things where a little bit of knowledge can get you into trouble, but more knowledge can help keep you from making costly […]
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 […]
Do You Have a Disaster Recovery Plan?
In light of the recent hurricane in Texas, now is a great time to review your disaster recovery plan, and make sure that your business can still function if it finds itself underwater or destroyed by a natural disaster. It is better to have your plan in place prior to the hurricane warning, so you […]
Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Windows Vista
Every other year, Microsoft gets it right with their operating system, Windows. If you can remember back far enough, Windows ME was terrible, Windows XP was a work of art. Windows Vista was terrible, Windows 7 was fantastic. Windows 8 was pulverized in the media, mainly due to it’s steep learning curve, which they have […]
Understanding the Cloud
These days most of our tasks are taking place in the cloud, and often, we really aren’t even sure what that means. Broken down to it’s most basic form, essentially the cloud is the internet. Network diagrams always showed the internet as a cloud, and thus the name “cloud” started getting used. As we were […]
FBI Webinar
A business owner must understand the licensing status of their company’s software, but this has grown more complicated since the inception of the Internet. If you feel like your employees, or maybe even your corporate culture survives off of pirated software or applications, or stuff you found “for free” online, then your business could potentially […]