January 14 2021 Advanced Topics 2 Important Changes to QuickBooks Basic Payroll You Need to Know Most people are used to regular updates being pushed out by software manufacturers. These changes typically address security issues or enhance features. It is rare when a company removes features. However, as tax
January 7 2021 Security Topics Security Round Up: Ticketmaster, Swatting & a T-Mobile Breach While the last few weeks were busy with holidays, plenty of security attacks were also happening. Some, like FireEye's SolarWinds vulnerability was widely publicized, while others may have gone unnoticed. These include a
December 17 2020 Security Topics One Setting that Will Easily Break a WordPress Website WordPress originally began as an easy-to-use framework for bloggers. Today, it is commonly used to build websites. This progression happened in large part because of WordPress's built-in themes, flexibility, large variety of available
December 10 2020 Security Round Up: Ransomware Victim Foxconn & a New Browser Hijacker The end of the year often feels very hectic for people. If you own a business, you are busy trying to wrap projects up before the end of the year, get ready for
December 3 2020 Organizational Tips 3 Things to Ensure you Get When Hiring an IT Consultant Hiring an IT consultant for your business or personal needs can be intimidating for many reasons. One big reason includes the need to trust that person or organization because they will have access
November 19 2020 Advanced Topics Tips for Using WooCommerce to Sell on Your Website - Part 2 WooCommerce is a free plugin that integrates with WordPress websites to help manage products, sales, inventory and more. Some benefits of WooCommerce are that it has been around for many years, is updated
November 12 2020 Advanced Topics Tips for Using WooCommerce to Sell on Your Website If you aren't familiar with it, WooCommerce is an open source plugin that integrates with Word Press websites to facilitate sales. One of the things that makes it great is it is free
November 5 2020 Security Topics Zoom - New Security & Functionality Features You Need to Know New settings and features are consistently being rolled out in Zoom. A byproduct of having an overwhelming number of users switch to remote meetings, was how quickly weaknesses and vulnerabilities were exposed by
October 29 2020 Security Topics One New Reason Ransomware Victims Should NOT Pay - US Sanctions Suffering a ransomware attack is something every business owner hopes to avoid. Nobody wants to lose access to their own data, data they have potentially spent years developing, managing and building. Unfortunately, this
October 22 2020 General Topics The One Thing Windows 10 Will Not Recover From The more familiar you are with individual computer parts, the less scared you are about breaking the device. This is true of anything really, if you know how each piece works the likelihood
October 15 2020 General Topics Why It's Important to Regularly Update Your Website & How To Get Started Pt 2 In part one of why it's important to regularly update your website and how to get started topic, we explained the importance of search engine optimization (SEO), and web crawling, including how these
October 8 2020 General Topics Why It's Important to Regularly Update Your Website & How To Get Started A website helps educate visitors about who you are, what your business does, and to make sales. For a website to accomplish this, you must create engaging and relevant content that is easy
October 1 2020 Security Topics Security Updates: An Instagram Bug, Free AV & Ransomware While working from home has become normalized, threat types and deployment have shifted in response. When the pandemic initially took hold, thousands of people were told to stay home. Some of these people
September 24 2020 Organizational Tips How to Customize What is Autocorrected in Microsoft Office Most software applications introduce changes with each newly released version and often in revisions. Microsoft Office applications are no different! The most controversial are those changes that move or group an existing feature
September 17 2020 Security Topics 5 Security Controls Accessible to Zoom Meeting Hosts Zoom meetings have become a staple of our lives. If you are a student or have children, it is likely being used to attend classes. If you own a business or are working,
September 10 2020 Organizational Tips What you Need to Know About Technology Disaster Preparedness Most geographical areas have some form of common weather phenomenon threatening them. Unfortunately, disasters pose a huge threat to technology devices and user data. Consider a hurricane that changed direction and took out
September 3 2020 Advanced Topics How to Disable Active Directory Syncing with Azure There are several different ways Windows Active Directory (AD) can be used in an organization. Active Directory is used primarily to manage user accounts, their passwords, group access, home folders and permissions. Some
August 27 2020 Security Topics 2 Current Scams you Need to be Aware of: Zoom Phishing & HIPAA It is unfortunate, but new scams are regularly introduced into the online ecosystem. Some scams piggyback off of older ones or use pieces of existing malware to launch while others are completely new.
August 20 2020 Security Topics 3 Things You Need to Do if You Think Your Email was Hacked Finding out your email account may have been hacked is something everyone can agree they never want to happen. If someone gets ahold of your email account they can cause all kinds of
August 13 2020 General Topics One Easy Way to Quickly Speed up a Computer's Responsiveness With the continuation of struggles linked to COVID-19, more of people's jobs are being carried out through technology than ever before. For-sale homes have video recorded walkthroughs for potential clients that can be
August 6 2020 Security Topics Security Round Up: Voicemail, COVID-19 & Consent-Based Phishing Attacks As long as there are businesses and individuals with private information on devices that connect to the internet, scammers will actively try to gain unauthorized access to that information for nefarious purposes. The
July 30 2020 General Topics How to Add Discounts to Items and Invoices in QuickBooks Desktop There are many reasons for offering discounts to clients. Perhaps a product arrived damaged or is without its original box. There may also be circumstances where you want to regularly offer discounts, say
July 23 2020 Security Topics 3 Ways to Protect Devices Now that you Work From Home The best way to protect devices from malicious attacks, including Ransomware, is to be alert. Unfortunately, there is no real way to prevent attacks, only preventing them from being successful. Using caution, staying
July 16 2020 Organizational Tips How to Save Locally by Default in Newer Office Versions When new versions of software are released, they typically include a mix of changes, added features and also security patches. Sometimes the changes are subtle, other times the changes are dramatic. When Microsoft
July 9 2020 General Topics How to Set or Change your Location for Better Computer Results You may have never considered it, but location services work very differently on cell phones than on computers, laptops and other devices, henceforth referred to as computers. Most people are aware of how
