Update: Microsoft has stopped deploying build 1809 due to reports of lost data. At this time there is not a new release window. More information can be found at this link. Microsoft Windows runs 87% of the world's computers. Windows 10 is the latest version and keeps...
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Chuck Stephens
Top 4 Computer Tricks Everyone Should Know in 2018
Computer technology is no longer a new frontier. In fact, over 85 percent of households in America have at least one computer. With this tech being so accessible, it's easy to feel like a computer whiz. However, there are tons of simple, time-saving daily tips and...
Office 365 and Outlook on the web dropping support for connected accounts
Microsoft will soon be disabling the ability to add new connected accounts to Office 365 and Outlook Online. This update will only affect Office365 Business accounts. This change will prevent you from being able to read or send mail from any email addresses that are...
SpireTech will be using our .net domain as well as our .com domain
SpireTech continues to change and grow. As such we have added a new domain to our emails, Spiretech.net. Within the coming month SpireTech employees will start sending emails from our spiretech.net domain as well as from our spiretech.com domain. Our support email...
The effects of VPNFilter on SpireTech customers
At the end of May the Cisco Talos security team released information on a new attack on consumer network infrastructure. The attack affects dozens of models of routers commonly used in home and small business networks. It is estimated that over 500,000 devices have...
Windows 10 Spring Creators Update
Microsoft released their latest update to Windows on April 30th and will be pushing it out through windows update starting May 8th. This is the most recent major update after the Fall Creators Update was released last October. Spire Tech strives to be proactive with...
Behind the curtain: The “TCM” role at SpireTech
The Technical Client Manager (TCM) is a new, enhanced role available to SpireTech’s VIP support clients. The TCM meets regularly with clients to collaboratively discuss ways to achieve their current and future technology needs and goals. The TCM holds a senior-level...
New Vulnerabilities Disclosed– ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’
What are they and can they affect you? These are two computer security vulnerabilities that were publicly disclosed on January 3, 2018. Due to technical issues involved with modern processors, each of these vulnerabilities pose a potential risk for theft of sensitive...
Microsoft Windows 10: Update Issues with “Fall Creator”
Microsoft regularly releases annual updates to their current operating system, this year it is known as the Fall Creators update (Build 1709). As more machines are being updated with this release SpireTech’s support specialists have noticed a trend in calls reporting...
SpireTech Has Moved Temporarily
SpireTech Has Moved Temporarily – but just to the other side the street! Following the dumpster fire in July, which damaged the lower levels of the building where SpireTech occupies the top floor, we have relocated our “people space” to another building in the same...