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As a business owner, you might find yourself on the road a lot, and you likely feel the need to check your email for important updates from the home base. This becomes more difficult as you move from civilization into the vast unknown, with the only available WiFi connections found in public places. Unfortunately, public…

When a soldier in the military is promoted to officer, one would assume that it’s due to their ferocity and quick decision-making abilities that have been proven on the battlefield. Character traits like these are important, but to be an officer in today’s military, one will need to possess one skill above all others: Microsoft…

Operating systems aren’t designed to last forever. This is why new versions are released every few years or so. In the case of Microsoft, selling their latest OS has always been their bread and butter. However, with Windows 10 on the horizon, one has to wonder if Microsoft has considered offering their new OS to…

Cat Herding: The attempt to control or organize a class of entities which are uncontrollable or chaotic. Implies a task that is extremely difficult or impossible to do, primarily due to chaotic factors (Wikipedia). Does the humorous concept of cat herding sound like your current approach to IT management? Cat herding is a great analogy…

Microsoft Outlook is a common mail solution for businesses, but it can be tricky to use without utilizing keyboard shortcuts. Just like Microsoft Word, Outlook has several key commands that can be used to jumpstart your productivity and save time, which can be better spent on other activities, like training exercises or more important tasks….

Naturally, if you saw your lamp levitate, you would believe it to be the work of a ghoul and you would cry out in terror. What then would you believe if you saw your PC’s cursor begin to move on its own? In a spooky scenario like this, your computer isn’t haunted. It’s hacked. In…

Have you ever tried to search for something on Google, only to be disappointed that you couldn’t find what you were looking for? You might think you’re being extremely specific, but in reality, you’re not doing anything different from the average joe. Googling is an art lost to the ages, a secret technique of legend….

Sometimes it seems like the Internet is plotting against you, and nothing is safe, ever. Even if you don’t have any thugs waiting to steal your data, there are hackers – thieves – who will steal it anyway, waiting to take it when you least expect it. One of the most secure ways to protect…

These days, with the Ebola virus on everyone’s mind, sanitation is a major issue. Enacting proper sanitation procedures is a must for any public place, especially in the office. Unbeknownst to most office workers, one of the biggest transmitters of germs is frequently-handled technology. Therefore, it’s imperative that you properly use your technology in a…

Be advised, there’s a new digital threat on the scene that you and your employees need to be aware of. Known as Cryptowall 2.0, it’s a wicked virus that has the potential to encrypt and steal your files, making it the scariest thing to hit your front door this Halloween season. Cryptowall is transmitted through…