General Topics Why Your Windows Device Isn't Shutting Down Even When You Choose Shut Down The best way to configure the power settings on any Windows device is directly related to how the user uses it. There is no universal way that will work for all users because everyone uses their devices differently. Some people are on their machines every day, others once every few
Security Topics 3 Security Updates: Exposed User Records, Ransomware and Video Links Spreading Malware Several new security threats have recently been exposed, many of which more directly affect the business word. However, the more aware you are of what is going on, the more likely you are to protect your data security. Also, individuals are also often targets so understanding how current threats work
General Topics The Easiest Way to Simplify a Complex Spreadsheet with Functions Spreadsheets are a fantastic way to track all kinds of information. If there is something you want to track, there is often a great way to accomplish this by organizing the data in a spreadsheet. Unfortunately, because there are so many things a spreadsheet application can do, what began as
Organizational Tips How to Remove Already Deleted Printers that Still Show up in Programs It is truly challenging to have only those printers that are necessary installed on a computer or laptop. This is partly because the longer you have had the device, the higher the likelihood printers have come and gone, many of which you no longer use. Keeping printers well managed is
Security Topics How to Identify Text Messages that are Really SPAM Everyone who has a cell phone has likely been the recipient of SPAM text messages which have recently become more common. These messages are being added to the already sometimes overwhelming number of SPAM emails and calls people deal with on a daily basis. Like SPAM calls and emails, there
Organizational Tips 7 Lesser Known Keyboard Shortcuts for Common Programs you Should be Using There are dozens of keyboard shortcuts people use every day, typically without even thinking about it. Many are well known, like control + C for copy and control + P to print, while there are likely dozens of other keyboard shortcuts you use and even more you have heard about but forgotten.
Organizational Tips What you Need and What to Know Before Moving a Website There are lots of reasons for wanting to move a website from one hosting location to another. For example, maybe the resources dedicated to your server are such that pages take longer to load than they should even with optimized images. Or maybe there isn't any security included, things like
Security Topics How to Fix Failing User Credentials on Domain-Joined Devices Connecting via VPNs When a great deal of people shifted to working remotely rather than going into an office, the one thing they were often missing was access to the files they used to be able to easily access. These files were often stored on servers or other computers, rather than on the
Security Topics Security Updates: Clubhouse/Facebook Breach and the Likeliest Malware Threat Source New security threats are introduced, found and patched nearly every day, not all in the same day of course! Some threats are directed at you as an individual, while others are directed at companies you and others do business with. The larger the company, as well as the greater the
Organizational Tips How to Use Excel to Quickly Identify Data Patterns Collecting data is only half of what it takes to accomplish anything with it. It is the important first step of course, but what you do after that is equally as important when working towards something. Most things in our lives have data attached to them - exercise tracking, grades,
Security Topics How to Verify & Update your WordPress Version with Recent Security Threats A new WordPress update recently released addresses three critical security threats as well as providing fixes to 60 bugs. WordPress has urged all users to update their software version to WordPress 5.8.1 as soon as possible to address these issues. Depending upon the type of hosting plan you
Organizational Tips 5 Things you Need to Understand Before Building Any Website - Part 2 In Part 1 of this topic we dicussed three of five important things to understand before building any website. The post included browser icon images, optimizing for mobile devices and object placement. This post continues the topic by discussing the last two items - proper image useage and some Search
Organizational Tips 5 Things you Need to Understand Before Building Any Website Websites are a great way to showcase a business, hobby or craft. They can include videos, images, testimonials, interactive data, forms, contact and location information, calls to action, and of course, important information about what makes you unique. In other words, why you do what you do and why others
Security Topics 3 Tech Situations Where it is Dangerous Not to Have Multiple Accounts/Versions Most of the time the advice coming from those who work in technology or security will tell you not to ever share passwords, user accounts, or devices, as well as not to reuse credentials or use easy passwords. These are some of the basics of protecting your personal identity and
Security Topics Security Round Up: T-Mobile, Hospital Downtime & Lost Police Records There have been several new data breaches, exposures and other issues affecting both businesses and individuals the last few weeks. This post discusses several of these issues, what we know about what happened, and what you need to know to protect yourself. This post discusses a T-Mobile data breach, how
Organizational Tips How to Create and Use Multiple Email Signatures in Outlook Creating email signatures in Outlook saves time and is a great way to share all the information you want email recipients to see in a singular, convenient location. There are so many details that can be shared: links to a website, blog site, social media, direct phone number, backup contact
General Topics How to Start Programs When They Fail to Launch Sometimes when trying to start a program or application on a Windows device it takes longer than normal to launch and eventually you realize it is not going to open. This is at best a nuisance, but it could be halting a presentation to a board or conference, preventing a
Organizational Tips The Better Way to Adjust a Printer's Settings in Windows After installing a printer, even when it is a simple printer, there are often all kinds of settings available to modify. Most of the time the defaults work well enough, though it can be helpful to adjust some settings. Perhaps you want the default print to be black and white
Security Topics How to Recognize When Government Notifications are Actually a Scam The news the last few weeks has been saturated with stories about security threats and risks. Some victims are still being affected by the Kaseya hack from several weeks ago. Those without recent backups may be left in the lurch as ransomware gangs disappear or shut down. A recent Windows
Organizational Tips 3 Ways to Increase Excel's Usability and Ease of Use Microsoft's Excel is one of those programs that once you begin using it, you realize the genius of it and continually find new uses for it. However, Excel has a slightly bigger learning curve than an application like Word. Anyone opening Word can quickly imagine typing a document of some
Security Topics What you Need to Know About Last Week's Remote Computer Software Hack Just before the holiday weekend Kaseya, a tech company that licenses remote management software to managed service providers (MSPs), was hacked. This hack affected approximately 60 MSPs and 1,500 businesses which has led many people to wonder what they can do to protect themselves against an attack of this
Organizational Tips How to Move Saved Account Credentials & Bookmarks in 2 Popular Web Browsers Part 2 In the previous post, we showed how to move account credentials saved in Chrome and Firefox from one device to another, or to a new user profile. This post continues the topic by demonstrating how to move bookmarks saved in Chrome and Firefox from one device to another. The longer
Organizational Tips How to Move Saved Account Credentials & Bookmarks in 2 Popular Web Browsers Getting a new computer is exciting: having all the greatest processing power, efficiency, and storage. The increased capacity to make everything run more quickly and far more smoothly means we run into less frustrations and get more accomplished in the same amount of time. However, before we can really get
Security Topics How to Disable Chrome's Save Password and Credit Card Prompts A recent update to the Chrome browser enabled the save password prompt by default, something that had not been before. After this update, whenever you visited a website and began entering credentials, a prompt to save those credentials in Chrome would appear just below the login box. It is always
Security Topics Security Updates: Amazon Sidewalk, a Breach and Too Much Ransomware! There have been many security breaches and updates in the news recently so we picked the ones we think affect the most individuals. As such, this post discusses an important change with Amazon devices that every user should be aware of, a recent password breach and a roundup of recent
