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How fast does your Wi-Fi need to be for you to work from home?

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed businesses to adopt remote work setups. But with the sudden move, employees are finding out that they don’t have adequate resources to work from home, specifically due to poor or limited internet access. So that you don’t encounter the same issue, find out how much internet bandwidth you need to work from home. What is […]

Say Hello to Lower Utility Bills with Nest

The Nest 3rd Generation Learning Thermostat from Nest Labs, is the newest smart home device you are going to want for your home! As more and more devices are made “smart” for home use, few are actually improving quality of life and saving you money. Usually it is a trade off of sorts. But now, with Nest, you can not […]

5 Things To Do Right Now If You’ve Been Hacked

Over 230,000 new malware samples are created each day. That’s 230,000 new ways that hackers can find their way directly into your goldmine of personal and financial information. Cyber attacks are becoming much more common, more intricate, and more dangerous. It’s now more important than ever to be conscious of links you’re clicking, specifically on social media. Around 600,000 Facebook […]

Get Used to it: Permanent Work From Home Is Coming

The business world has changed, maybe forever. The days of most people working in an office are over. Some pundits say indefinite. Or even permanent. These are words companies are using about their employees working from home. It’s three months into a huge, unplanned social experiment that suddenly transported the white-collar workplace from cubicles and offices to kitchens and spare […]

Is electricity the new perk for work from home employees?

Now that many of us are working from home, we don’t get the familiar perks like snacks, a desk, chair or maybe even a computer! These things were always provided to you in your office, but since the COVID-19 pandemic we are no longer going to the office, but rather to our home office. But, working at home can cost […]

How to Use Your iPhone as a Magnifying Glass

It’s a common problem: Some things are just too hard to see. Usually, they’re too far away, too dark, or too small. With a feature called Magnifier, your iPhone can function as a magnifying glass and sight aid. Here’s how to use it. What Is Magnifier? Magnifier is an accessibility feature built into iOS 10 and up that allows you […]

Dear Dave – Delay Windows Updates or Give in and Apply Them?

Its YOUR opportunity to ask a question, any tech related question and we will do our level best to give you our best advice. If you want to submit a question, just send me an email to [email protected] and add “Dear Dave” to the subject line. On to our question … Dear Dave, I’m a long time customer of your […]

Should You Disinfect Your Phone? Yes! Here’s How

The onslaught of coronavirus news has a lot of people on edge—especially about the things we touch. For most of us, it’s easy enough to heed advice to avoid gripping stairwell railings. But what about the phones we handle all day? Yes, your phone is covered in everyday germs (a “portable petri dish,” as one professor recently put […]

Remote Support FAQ

Because of recent world events, you may have experienced remote technical support for the very first time. Perhaps, you are working from home full time now. So, what exactly is remote support? You have questions, here are some answers! “What is remote support?” Remote support is the mechanism we use to help our clients when we are not in their […]

How To Change Computer Support Firms: 6 Tips

It’s just not working out. It’s not you… it’s them. It’s time to change computer support firms. But how? Tip #1: 80% of it is just making the decisions to DO it. Not debate, not give them their 37th chance, not keep kicking the can down the road… Just do it. It’s not fun to fire someone (unless they are […]