Managed IT Services: The Best Choice for Small and Medium Sized Businesses

Regardless of how long you've been in business, your experience with IT professionals can likely be improved. If you're familiar with how much an in-house IT team can cost, you should be looking at alternative solutions.

Third Party Alternative IT Solutions Are Affordable

Hiring an in-house staff of tech support specialists will costs you tens of thousands of dollars or more every year.

Is Your Business Protected?

Necessary Security Protection For Your Business
The Internet has changed our lives in many ways. Most of these changes have been made for the better. However, the Internet has made it a lot easier for people who do not have the best intentions to target businesses.

Is Your Computer Infected with a Virus?

Signs Your Computer Has Been Infected With A Virus
Even though there are many excellent antivirus programs today, there is no sure-fire thing you can do to prevent your computer from being infected with a virus. Fortunately, if you recognize the signs, then you can potentially stop the virus before it does serious damage to your computer.

The Lighter Side: Punch a Painting, Go to Jail

In 2012, Andrew Shannon punched a Monet painting valued at $10 million. The incident occurred at the National Gallery of Ireland, located in Dublin. The painting, entitled Argenteuil Basin with a Single Sailboat, painted in 1874, apparently represented something much greater to the man who decided to attack it.

Shiny New Gadget Of The Month:

This month’s gadget is so new, it isn’t even off the assembly line. Meet Prizm — a small, pyramid-shaped device designed to make your home-audio experience as hands-off as humanly possible. The device was recently backed on Kickstarter this past November. The French company behind the audio device wanted to create an intuitive music experience that brings users new music, while learning what they really love to listen to.

Who Else Wants To Win A $25 Gift Card?

The Grand Prize Winner of last month’s Trivia Challenge Quiz is D. Gonzalez of Geneva! He was the first person to correctly answer my quiz question from last month: To ring in the New Year in Spain, it is traditional to do what on each chime of the clock?

Protect Yourself from Online Credit Card Fraud

The past couple of years have been a rough ride for anyone who relies on a credit card to make purchases. Data breaches have plagued retail stores in the U.S. and Canada. Credit card providers are set to roll out new, more secure credit cards to consumers this year, catching up to Europe and much of Asia in terms of credit card security.

HOW TO GROW STAR PERFORMERS

A study of computer programmers at Bell Laboratories showed that the star performers outperformed moderate performers by a margin of 8 to 1. If that holds true in your organization, the conversion of five of your moderate performers into star performers would be the equivalent of adding 35 moderate performers to your workforce. Where are you going to find the five additional star performers? You don’t find them. You develop them.

How To Keep Your Laptop Secure When Using Public WiFi Hotspots

They are everywhere these days. WiFi hotspots for checking e-mail and hopping on the Internet can be found in airports, coffee shops and even most fast-food joints. But have you ever wondered, just how safe is it to connect? With the proliferation of hackers, viruses and identity theft at an all-time high, you are smart to be concerned. Unfortunately, it is easy for a hacker to set up a WiFi spot to access your laptop, called an “evil twin.”

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