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…

Google is one of the most commonly known and used search engines on the Internet. It allows anyone to have instant knowledge whenever and wherever they want. The development and innovations of smartphones have enhanced this capability. So, what do you know about Google? Are you taking this amazing search engine for granted? While it’s…

In the growing age of social media use, more and more young professionals are looking to gain virtual popularity in order to share their ideas and become successful. Social media can deliver a free exchange of ideas and interesting opportunities for users. However, building a respectable network in an increasingly busy social media crowd can…

Business Owners and Managers have recently been cracking down on employees using apps on the job that were built by two of the large tech corporations involved in the NSA spying scandal, Facebook and Google. According to a study compiled by mobile device management specialists Fiberlink, FB and GOOG apps are on the top of the…

Microsoft Drops Support for Older Systems Running Internet Explorer – Find out if Your Business is Affected! It’s time to get rid of your old Microsoft PC. If newer technology hasn’t convinced you yet, this might. Microsoft has announced that they will drop support for older versions of Internet Explorer. Starting January 12th, 2016, Microsoft…

A penetration test, or pentest for short, is when an intentional attack is made on your business IT systems in order to find security weaknesses and potentially gain access to its functionality and data. Unfortunately, despite the growth of cyber threats too many companies only conduct a penetration test when they have to, or if…

After the release of Windows 8, many users had something to say for the overall improvement of the OS. Updates were made, and Windows 8.1 was released. While Windows 8.1 answered many user concerns, the desire for more features still remains, with hopes that they will be satisfied in the Windows 9 release. Here is…