It seems that every day more and more companies, both large and small, are targets of hackers. Did you hear that Home Depot was one of the latest victims of hackers? ABC News says that the breach against Home Depot’s payment systems could turn out to be “the biggest breach of any retailer.” Home Depot…

While lots of businesses are using email more and more for daily communications, nothing beats a good phone call. Whether you’re maintaining a personal relationship with existing clients and vendors or trying to establish the right rapport with a prospective customer, you need the reliable and fast connection that only a telephone conversation can provide….

Facebook continues to add new features and services at an alarming rate, many times without even telling you what they are or what they do. Have you been jaded by a new Facebook feature that exposed your personal life to the Internet? Many of us have been without our knowledge – that’s the way Facebook…

While moving to the cloud has become a trend amongst businesses, a quick decision can easily turn into a costly mistake! In fact, some businesses hear about the benefits of cloud computing and decide to go 100% to the cloud, however, this approach is almost always unsuccessful. On the other hand, a hybrid cloud approach…

Does your business leverage information technology to the fullest extent? As technology continues to evolve, your business has a wide range of opportunities available – from remotely accessing computers at the office to storing data and applications securely in the cloud, however, it can be difficult to select and implement the right technologies for your…

Is your business prepared to weather an information technology disaster? It’s more than just putting money aside to repair your computers if they break down. Imagine how much time you might lose if you couldn’t use your every-day electronic systems: being unable to access your important client records, kept from accessing your email or the…

Managing a small business means making sure each part of your business is working in harmony with the others. It’s a delicate balancing act to keep everything working together, and every time something fails, that means time and dollars lost that you may never get back. When your Information Technology systems fail, that can make…

In the words of the great Ferris Bueller, “life moves pretty fast.”  And so do we!  We’re getting more work done, in more places at more unusual times than at any point in the past.   And the tech we’re packing?  Incredible.  Did you know that the average iPhone has 240,000 times more computing power than…

When you hire an information technology support company to support your business, you’re putting your faith in them to ensure you’re getting the most out of your technology investments and services. You need professionals who not only know the ins and outs of technology, but also how to make sure that your technology investments are…

Attention all Facebook users! As enticing as changing the colour of your profile page sounds, be aware: The new Facebook app that is claiming it can change the colour of your profile page, is really a virus. Big shocker there right? Well, according to a Cheetah Mobile Security blog post, more than 10,000 people around…

Are you CASL compliant yet? The federal government recently announced that most regulations for Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL for short) came into effect on July 1st, 2014. The remaining regulations for CASL are not supposed to be effective until 2017. However, it is said that the majority of small Canadian businesses are not prepared to…

The latest version of Microsoft Excel is a great addition to any office as it is now more efficient, functional and intuitive than ever before.  Excel’s table tools make it easy to link charts and cells, perform searches, and create dynamically updated reports. In this sense, it functions somewhat like a relational database. A relational…