Protecting Your Business from Advanced Malware
By Michael Anderson |
There are a lot of different threats out there: Viruses, malware, spyware, adware, the list goes on. While all of these threats are certainly problematic, some are more dangerous than others. Advanced malware can be exceptionally devastating in its ability to inflict damage on your technology. What makes advanced malware so much different than regular…
Read More Study: Checking Your Inbox Can Increase Your Stress Level
By Michael Anderson |
If you’re one of those people who are always checking their inbox, you might be dealing with a lot of unnecessary stress in the workplace. A study has linked constantly checking your email inbox to higher stress levels. While this might not come off as much of a surprise, researchers at the University of British…
Read More Study: Checking Your Inbox Can Increase Your Stress Level
By Michael Anderson |
If you’re one of those people who are always checking their inbox, you might be dealing with a lot of unnecessary stress in the workplace. A study has linked constantly checking your email inbox to higher stress levels. While this might not come off as much of a surprise, researchers at the University of British…
Read More Are Mobile Devices Helping or Hampering Your Team’s Productivity?
By Michael Anderson |
Mobile devices have become such a popular computing medium that they’ve infiltrated the workplace. While the business owner might feel that these mobile devices can help employees gain more regular access to corporate data for more working hours, these same devices could potentially eat up those work hours with time wasted on mobile gaming or…
Read More Windows Server 2003 End of Support Date Looms
By Michael Anderson |
It’s best practice to upgrade your server’s OS (and all of your software for that matter) every time a new version is released–not every twelve years. One reason to upgrade is that the latest software is built to handle the demands of modern businesses, which gives you a competitive edge over companies running older software.…
Read More Taking Our Pulse (Metrics that Matter)
By Michael Anderson |
Recently, I’ve been working to get back into shape. In a past life I was an ultra-distance runner and adventure racer – completing the 125KM Canadian Death Race in 2001, a loop of the Barkley Marathonsin 2003 (considered one of the hardest running events in the world) and other multi-hour / multi-day events. Safe to say,…
Read More Acting Big, Staying Small – Why the size of your technology support company is important
By Michael Anderson |
Technology support companies in Winnipeg come in all different shapes and sizes – from ‘one man shows’ to large organizations with dozens of technicians. Based on how often prospective clients ask us the question ‘How many technicians do you have?’ the number of employees is an important consideration for businesses seeking a new support provider.…
Read More Your Company’s Dirty Little Secret
By Michael Anderson |
Spring is on the way (or so I’ve been told), and with it will come spring cleaning – the time when people pay attention to those scrubbing jobs that go overlooked throughout the year: baseboards, window blinds, top of cupboards. When it comes to corporate networks, there is one place that is often overlooked, and…
Read More Your Company’s Dirty Little Secret
By Michael Anderson |
Spring is on the way (or so I’ve been told), and with it will come spring cleaning – the time when people pay attention to those scrubbing jobs that go overlooked throughout the year: baseboards, window blinds, top of cupboards. When it comes to corporate networks, there is one place that is often overlooked, and…
Read More The Power of WHY
By Michael Anderson |
We’ve just returned from IT Nation in Orlando, FL – a conference for over 2,500 IT Service Providers. Our keynote speaker was Simon Sinek, author of Start With WHY. If you haven’t already seen his TEDx talk, please take 18 minutes and watch it here. Simon talks about the ‘Golden Circle’ – starting at the outside…
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