Best Technology Tips in 2015

10 Tips and Tricks to Liven up Your Next PowerPoint PresentationLike its Word and Excel partners in the Microsoft Office productivity suite, PowerPoint is ubiquitous. As of 2012, Bloomberg Business estimated that the slide presentation software claims 95%…
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Adobe Flash Exploit Highlights the Need for Strong Network SecurityEarlier this year, flaws were discovered in Adobe Flash Player that could allow malicious banner ads running on legitimate websites to infect unwitting computer users. These “malvertising” exploits…
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5 Tips for Beefing up the Security of Your PasswordsIn last week’s QuickTip, we talked about PCI compliance and the importance of enacting more stringent security measures around credit card transactions. Guess what? Two days later…
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Recent Email Scheme Targets Business Executives and Financial EmployeesCyberattackers are adept at finding new ways to ply their nefarious trade — some of the more elaborate scams we’ve detailed over the years include fraudulent Microsoft support calls…
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Technology Driving You Crazy? We Understand — and We Can HelpComputers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, printers, servers… We can’t live without them, right? But they sure are notorious for causing major headaches. Perhaps you heard about the 37-year-old Colorado Springs man…
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5 Tips for Smart and Safe Use of Back-to-School TechnologyIt’s an indisputable fact that kids are obsessed with technology. Look around next time you’re in a public place and you’ll see younger children playing games and watching movies on tablets, while older teens…
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Jumpstart Your Daily Routine by Organizing Your DesktopWith the back to school frenzy behind us and a change of seasons on the horizon, there’s no better time to give your work life a reboot. And believe it or not, technology can play an important part in that…
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How Proactive IT Services Can Help Improve Your Business’ SecurityIf 2014 was “The Year of the Breach,” with a whopping 43% of North American firms telling the Ponemon Institute that they experienced a hack in 2014, then what lies ahead…
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Historic Floods and Near-Miss from Hurricane Joaquin Highlight the Need for Disaster PreparednessLast week, historic rainfall devastated South Carolina, inflicting more than $1 billion in flood damage, breaching nearly 20 dams, and causing the deaths of 17 residents…
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10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Microsoft OutlookFor many business owners and employees, Microsoft Outlook rules our day. We open it first thing in the morning to check and respond to waiting emails. We skim our calendars every hour to make sure we’re not missing any meetings…
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