Social media has become incredibly popular, and users have come to expect that businesses have a presence on different services. If they don't, they could be missing out on valuable ways to connect with their customers, current or otherwise. While social platforms are...
How to save money on IT – part 2
Last week we posted part one of our three part article on how to save money on IT in the coming year. That article covered ways you can maximize the resources you already have by being an outside thinker, always looking around and using facts to help determine your...
5 tech oriented marketing trends for 2013
Many companies are now well into 2013 and have started to get into the grove, so to speak. New new opportunities and potential changes to the way companies operate have started to emerge, however the year is still young. The question many are asking is, "What tech...
Changes introduced to Facebook
Do you like change? According to Facebook: Of course you do. Regardless of whether you like things to stay the same or not, Facebook is constantly developing and evolving. Sometimes these changes are for the worse, but for the most part they are improvements. This...
How to save money on IT – part 1
One of the constant struggles business owners and managers face is achieving a point of minimized costs and maximized profits. This strive has led to many to look at technology as one of the keys of reaching this, but they have no idea how to go about it. That's why...
Windows 8’s useful keyboard shortcuts
Windows 8 has been out for almost two months. Retail sales and reviews both look pretty good. While it will be some time before companies will be using Windows 8 as their main operating system, there will come a time when they do. Early adopters are already upgrading...
Report shows views on social media
Social media has become an integral part of many of the younger generation's lives. They see it largely as an extension of themselves; a cornerstone to their personal identity. Because of this, many feel that they should be able to access social networking sites while...
Do you know who has system admin access?
One common feature found across all operating systems is the ability to have different user accounts on the same computer. These users can be assigned different statuses and some can download programs while others cannot. Most of these systems have an administrator...
5 reasons to renew IT service plans
Many countries' economies are facing uncertain times. Growth in China has slowed, the US is facing a fiscal cliff that could ruin the US economy and any relient economies associated with it. It's in these uncertain times that many companies are doing more with less...
The great email debate: archive v delete
Email is a complicated beast. While we all use it on a daily basis, many users don't really stop to think about how it works or how it should work. One of the common 'goals' of email is to get your inbox to 0, with all messages read and dealt with in an organized way....