Whether you are managing your business, or your home, you probably use a computer. You use it for searching the internet, paying bills, and storing important records. Computers make our lives more efficient, but also very vulnerable. All of these invaluable pieces of...
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DIY IT Support: 6 Tips To Troubleshoot Your WiFi
Ubiquitous WiFi connectivity is one of the true marvels of modern life, except when you can’t connect. Few things are more frustrating than computer problems like losing your WiFi connection, especially if you are in the middle of an important task. Instead of...
Hospital Pays Ransom to Hackers in Network Security Breach
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Earlier this month, A California hospital's IT systems were taken hostage for an entire week. The hackers inserted ransomware into the hospital's network causing them to lose control of all of their IT systems and demanded $17,000 in...
Managed Services: The Answer to Predicting Your IT TCO?
For small business owners, budgeting for IT expenditures often proves to be one of the most frustrating tasks of running the company. You know you have to spend on essential tech that will put you in a position to succeed, but you find that unforeseen costs can mount...
Computer Maintenance Tip: Clean That Case!
Computer users fret about keeping a clean hard drive to keep things running smoothly. You clean out files, run de-frag, and empty your recycling bin faithfully. But there's physical cleaning to be done in addition to all your digital cleaning. Your PC tower generates...
POS Systems; Past, Present and the Future
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Point-of-sale (POS) systems are one of the most common pieces of technology in modern life, yet we don’t often stop to think about just how thoroughly they changed the nature of business transactions. What once required detailed...
3 IT Security Failings of the Internet of Things
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The seamless synchronization of our multitude of network enabled devices is incredible. They "talk" to each other, sharing and gathering information to help us better understand and control the systems around us. It is the Internet...
The Blue Screen of Death! A Good Lesson in Data Backup.
Ack! There is nothing more frustrating, and scary, to a Windows user than the error to beat all errors—the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD for short). This error can cause major data loss for any application that hasn't saved recently if you don't actively use data backup....
Terrorist Hackers Violate DHS Data Security, Releasing Staff Info
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security suffered a major data security breach. A hacker released the names, contact info, and job titles of over 9,000 DHS employees. And they said they plan to release the same critical...
How to Save Money on POS Repair
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As much as any technological system you rely on, your POS system is the lifeblood of your organization. By facilitating sales, logging crucial data, and communicating with the bank for credit card transactions, a functioning and...