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 viewed online prior to or replacing in-person visits. Documents for loans and other important paperwork
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 reasons why, the attack types and the way the information is used varies greatly. Sometimes it is
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 for military members, seniors or children. QuickBooks desktop has two main ways to apply discounts - against
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 informed, and making decisions at your own pace, rather than responding to external pressures, is the best
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 implemented the infamous Ribbon menu, which was probably over a decade ago, I don't remember
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 cell phones operate. They constantly put out a signal, or ping, to find the closest radio tower
General Topics One Way to Fix Broken Applications you Probably Never Considered When our applications and programs are working properly it is easy to forget how frustrating it can be once something goes wrong. There are several ways things can go wrong including having an application crash or hang or even having certain features of applications fail to operate normally. These issues
Security Topics One of the Most Important Ways to Protect yourself on Social Media You have probably heard lots of advice about how to protect your privacy on social media. Some of these may have been tips like: * Securing access to your information by sharing only with friends or requiring approval before people can follow you, etc. * Not telling people where you are or
General Topics 3 Ways to Purchase Software & Why The Differences Matter Early purchases of technology software included a license, an install cd (well, floppy's in the really early days), and a manual. Since then, many things about purchasing software have changed. This includes the way software is distributed - often via downloads, the way you learn how to use
General Topics How to Use Relative and Absolute Cell References in Excel Functions Relative and absolute cell references in Excel functions may or may not be something you are familiar with. Whether you realized it or not, if you have seen a function in Excel, you were exposed to at least one of them. Excel is best used to organize data which includes
Advanced Topics How to Fix Remote Desktop Permissions that Microsoft Broke Remote desktop is an application that allows users to connect from one computer or device to other devices. The benefit remote desktop provides is it allows you to connect to another computer without physically being at that device. This is extremely helpful for IT staff who can connect to computers
Security Topics Security Update: Scams taking advantage of COVID-19 For the past few months there has been one thing that has dominated everything else in the news cycle and in our lives. It continues to be important and there are going to be many ways it affects our lives for some time to come. And though it is a
Security Topics Security Warning: Hackers Exploit Outlook and O365 Rules not Syncing With more people than ever working from home, people are relying upon new forms of communication to accomplish the same tasks. For instance, working in an accounting department likely gave you the ability to quickly and easily confer with a coworker about a new vendor, outstanding bills or updates on
Organizational Tips The Best Way to Locate Overdue Invoices in QuickBooks Running a business requires a lot of hard work, time and focus. Once you finish whatever product or service your business sells, deliver and market the product, often the last thing on your mind is running QuickBooks or some similar program to manage your business. Unfortunately, one of the most
Organizational Tips How to Record Photoshop Actions so they can be Automated If you ever work with Photoshop, you know it can be an amazing tool. It can also be overwhelming at times because there are so many features. Whether you use it on a daily basis or a few times a year, there are some features you may not know about
3 Ways to Overcome Tech Issues with Inventory Down As businesses continue to rely upon employees working from home, one thing that will continue to be an issue is the scarcity of technology equipment for the average consumer. Before the pandemic, some people had the appropriate equipment to work from home. Others were handed items as their place of
General Topics How to Pick the Right Laptop Dock Being productive and effective is much easier when you have the right tools. This is true for any task, especially when it comes to technology. Having a device that can keep up, a comfortable place to work, and the right setup has a substantial impact. Laptops are extremely handy, portable
General Topics How to Troubleshoot the Cause of a Computer Crash For weeks we have been focusing on topics to help people who suddenly found themselves working from home. This week we continue this theme and include some troubleshooting steps you can take if your computer crashes. With increased use, running into an issue is more likely. Luckily, even if your
Security Topics What You Need to Know about Zoom's New Features Zoom has quickly become an important tool in our new work-from-home lives. Unfortunately, there have been bumps along the way, including security and privacy controls. As the video conferencing application became widely used, one of the biggest issues users have experienced is having unwanted guests join meetings for the purposes
Security Topics Security Update & How to Protect Remote Workers Whenever there are major headlines in the news, hackers use them to attack innocent people in hopes of breaking their security. Unfortunately, the current pandemic is no exception to this phenomenon. Also, with the rise in remote workers, there are things you need to consider to protect yourself. This post
Organizational Tips How to Make Sense of Spreadsheets - Filters & Sorting I'll be honest, I love spreadsheets. I find their functionality useful for tracking and managing several things for my business and personal life. If you have not found ways that spreadsheets can be useful, or are perhaps overwhelmed by the software's possibilities, read on for real
Organizational Tips 3 Free Tools to Help you Work From Home Working from home, or working remotely, has moved from a benefit of a job, to a necessity to keep our businesses moving forward as a result of the spread and threat of the COVID-19 virus. Some businesses were fortunate by already having remote workers which meant they already had the
Organizational Tips 5 Things to do to Increase Technology Resiliency Technology is an important tool people use throughout their day. Smartphones connect us to email, friends and family, and people all over the world. Computers connect us to our jobs and businesses. Lastly, networking equipment connects us to the Internet and therefore the world. When one of these areas fails,
Security Topics Security Update: Misspellings, the Latest Phishing Attack Attacks against the security of our devices, and our data, are constantly evolving. The offenders of these attacks implement their schemes, track the success of them, tweak the attacks to be more successful and begin the cycle all over again. This is one reason why attacks are consistently changing. Other
General Topics How to Recover a Program Window Falling Outside your Screen One of the most convenient features in Windows is the memory state of program windows though it is likely something you never consider. This feature is one that remembers the size and location of program windows so that every time you open a specific program, its window opens in the
