used with permission from Microsoft Office Blogs Whether you're a full- or part-time telecommuter, or you just like to catch up on projects at home or on the go—you're not alone. According to Global Workplace Analytics, the number of people who work at home, not...
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From the Break Room to the Boardroom: Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity in the Workplace
used with permission from Norton by Symantec, by Nadia Kovacs Whether you own a small business or a big one, you live in a world where cybersecurity is of paramount importance. Big business, small business, academic institutions, government agencies, nonprofits… all...
10 Ways to Keep Your Mobile Devices (and the Data on Them) More Secure
used with permission from SBA.gov, by Anita Campbell Mobile devices pose heightened security risks. Those risks come in several forms. Devices -- including business data saved on them such as call records, contacts, images, videos, documents and email messages -- can...
Tune Up Your Telephone Skills
How do you sound to your customers and co-workers? First impressions are lasting impressions. That's why every telephone conversation counts. The impression you make on your co-workers and customers is based on your tone of voice, energy and attitude. Because so many...
Five things to ask your future MSP
Given the critical importance of your business's IT infrastructure and operations, we believe it is becoming increasingly important to effectively vet all prospective new IT service vendors. This is certainly applicable to Managed Service Providers (MSP). Given...
Windows 10 updates slow machine to a crawl
As many Windows 10 users have found out, the new update procedures can cause massive problems for users. No longer can you delay updates until it is convenient - only reboots. Now windows will run updates as soon as Microsoft decides you need them, and worst of...
Enable or disable Internet Explorer add-ons
How do you manage Internet Explorer add-ons? Perhaps you have an unwanted extension or a pesky toolbar cluttering up your browser. Maybe another program installed an extra toolbar you really don’t need. Or maybe your favorite extension is disabled and you want to...
Keep Your Home Wi-Fi Safe in 7 Simple Steps
used with permission from Norton by Symantec, by Christina Schubert It is beginning to feel like the Internet is a basic necessity for existence in the 21st century. With all our devices connected to the Internet, we have an indescribable physical mobility that leads...
How to Turn Off Clutter in Outlook / Office 365
Clutter is a mailbox management feature of Office 365 for Business. (If you don’t have an Office 365 for Business subscription, you will not have this feature.) It analyzes how you process your email and then moves “unimportant” or low-priority email from your Inbox...
3 Technologies for Streamlining Customer Communications
used with permission from SBA.gov, by Anita Campbell Ask the typical small business owner which methods his or her company uses to communicate with customers, and email is likely to be at or near the top of the list. But what happens as your business grows? If your...