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Is Your Time Worth Nothing? Why Most DIY Tech Workarounds Waste That Time and Worse Increase the Risks to Your Business

I have the original iPad One which I bought the day Apple first released the iPad. It still works perfectly well but Apple no longer supports it. They forced its obsolescence by no longer supporting the iOS it runs on. Then they created strong incentives for app developers to stop supporting the old iOS versions. I kept using […]

Best Practices – Small Business Cybersecurity

There’s no amount of security that makes a small business owner feel comfortable. The number of hackers and attacks are rising; large corporations are getting scammed out of millions of dollars…where does that leave your business? Through no fault of their own, employees are usually your weakest link when it comes to information security. This can be easily combated by […]

What Small Businesses Need to Know About Ransomware: Why Backups Are So Important

Summary: Ransomware is a family of malware that blocks access to a PC, server or mobile device, or encrypts all the data stored on that machine. Get and manage a backup system BEFORE you get hit with Ransomware! Ransomware is a growing threat to businesses of all sizes. A 2016 IBM survey of 600 businesses shows that nearly half of […]

5 Surprising Business Benefits of Managed IT Support

Whether lacking the funds or the manpower, small businesses often fall back on outsourcing their IT support to a preoccupied employee, under-qualified IT contractor working on the cheap-end, or neglect the management of their technology altogether. That’s why managed IT support is a popular choice among companies who are largely unable to maintain their own IT staff. Managed IT support […]

How Do I Choose The Perfect File-sharing Service For My Business?

In recent years, cloud file-sharing services have proliferated among businesses and consumers, alike. And while the popularity of file-sharing and cloud-computing and storage has driven competitive advancement, with a booming market comes the difficulty of narrowing down your options and making a singular choice. For instance, in service of enterprises alone, the heavy-weight contenders among file-sharing services are Box, Citrix’s […]

4 Simple Essentials for Tackling Your BYOD Business Policy

Whether company-issued or not, the best thing you can do for yourself and your employees is to verify that everyone’s on the same page when it comes to personal and company-owned device management. Preferably, you’ll put down that page in writing. Here are the four most important criteria you’ll need to consider in crafting or re-crafting your BYOD business policy. […]

Why Ditching Your Outdated Tech May Be the Smartest Thing You Do in 2017

A guide for the risk averse among us. Are you still using Windows XP on your computers? Did you last upgrade your WI-FI router in 2001? If your answer is ‘no’ or ‘not sure’, then it may be time to look at upgrading your hardware and software – for a variety of reasons, namely: security, competition, and the invisible costs […]

Your Foolproof IT Emergency Response Plan: Don’t Wait to Enlist the Help of an IT Service Provider

If your small business uses ten or more computer, you have a choice in IT services and support. You can rush into the emergency room, that is, call in a temporary IT service provider every time anything goes wrong with an office computer, or you can opt for the managed care of a primary physician, that is a regular IT […]

3 Reasons You Need a Guest Wi-Fi Network Today

One of the first questions a visitor will ask when visiting your business is, “what’s the Wi-Fi password?” Don’t share it. Unless, you have a guest Wi-Fi network. Here’s why. Security Is a Huge Concern Guest Wi-Fi accounts allow you to completely control access to your company computers, servers and other devices. When a guest enters your office, you have […]

We’ve Finally Got an Answer and It’s No: Do I Need Anti-Virus on My Smartphone?

Chances are, you’re reading this blog entry on a smart device and, even more likely than that is,you haven’t downloaded or installed any anti-virus software on that device. And that’s okay! It’s true that your smartphone is a popular target for fraudsters and identity thieves; however, Android, for example, is by its very nature more secure than a desktop computer, […]