November 17th is “Unfriend Day,” a Day to Trim the Social Media Fat

Is your friend list on Facebook ridiculously long? Have you recently thought to yourself, “I’ve never even met half of these people”? For those who are tired of being inundated by a cluttered and largely meaningless news feed, constant gaming requests and self-concerned posts filled with trivial information from so-called “friends” on Facebook, this November […]

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Microsoft’s Windows 10 Event Talks Surface Studio, Creators, and More

The Microsoft Windows 10 event which took place on October 26th highlighted 10 major aspects of the new browsers and multi-application creative platforms coming under the aegis of Windows 10. “We are all creators,” says the accompanying 90-second recap video that accompanied the Windows 10 blog post regarding the event, and which could be taken […]

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Questions Raised Regarding the Upcoming 5G Frequency Network

With 5G networks gearing up for widespread use by 2021, many questions have recently arisen regarding things like spectrum allocations, infrastructure, and regulatory compliance by telecom giants like Verizon. With a main goal of 5G networks being the ability to reach download speeds of 10 Gbps, there is the issue of finally taking that giant […]

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New Malware Targeting iPhones Proves No Platform Is Truly Secure

If you are an iPhone user and have yet to install the latest iOS update – iOS 9.3.5 – you need to do that right now. Go ahead. I’ll wait. While that’s downloading, here is why this update is vital: a new piece of malware has been discovered that has the ability to install itself […]

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5 Ways Business Enterprises Can Protect Themselves from Cyber Crime

If you own or manage a computer network worth worrying about in regards to a cyberattack or other kind of cyber breach, your worries are likely well-founded. It’s really not if your network receives some kind of cyber threat or attack – it’s when. Black hat hackers and cybercriminals are becoming bolder by the day, […]

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Top 10 Gmail Optimization Tips Worth Taking Note Of

It’s probably the most popular free email platform out there – but have you taken advantage of all the Gmail options available? Most of us know the basics, like spam filtering and message labeling, but there are many other Gmail options that will make both your personal and business email communications easier and more manageable. […]

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How to Protect Company Information When Employees Leave

It’s a problem that has only grown in equal proportion to the advent and proliferation of computer networking, email, and the various high-tech ways employees communicate in the business world. What’s the best way to safeguard company proprietary data when an employee departs, whether by choice, or by firing? Information technology and communication experts are […]

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5 Antidotes to Common Workplace Tech Distractions

When it comes to workplace productivity, technology can be a double-edged sword. The same applications and devices that keep employees connected to clients and each other can prove to be annoying distractions, and disruptive time-wasters. Managing these distractions doesn’t have to call for major policy changes or constant policing of employee behaviour. It can be […]

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How At-Risk is Your Business from Cyber Threats?

It’s well worth your time to get an assessment on just how at-risk your enterprise is from cyber threats and attacks. Most businesses consider themselves to be at a lower level of cyber-threat risk than they actually are. It’s not something that busy executives necessarily want to face up to, but having an IT company […]

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How Search Engine Rankings Have Fared Since Google’s Panda 4.0 Update

Ever since Google first rolled out the Panda “upgrade” to how it ranks search engine results in 2011, online entities have been taking a dip, due to the newly-configured algorithms that more harshly judge web site and page rankings. In 2014, the latest version of Google’s search engine results decider Panda 4.0 was introduced, and […]

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How to Best Leverage Your IT Management Partner

Making the most of your IT partner can be a challenge for some small to medium size businesses, but with a little digging around and some finesse, any small business executive can leverage their IT management partner into a fully-fledged business partner as well. Doing this may take a bit of patience and collaboration, but […]

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