The Importance of Electronic Recycling
As mass-produced electronic devices grow increasingly more affordable, it has become common for people to replace their phones, computers, and TVs whenever the latest model comes out. While having access to the latest technology is exciting, it also creates a great deal of electronic waste (also called e-waste). For many of us, old devices litter our closets and garages because we simply do not know what to do with them. Unfortunately, a large quantity of this e-waste ends up in landfills. Continue Reading
Exploring the Benefits of VOIP to Modern Businesses
Choosing the right phone system for your business is an important decision for any business owner or CTO. Your phone system not only connects your team desk-to-desk, it also defines your possible workflow by shaping how employees contact each other – and how customers can contact your team. Riding the cutting edge of business communication is VOIP, or Voice Over Internet Protocol, the software solution to business phones. Continue Reading
8 Ways to Protect Your New Christmas Tech
Christmas has always been a time of gifting loved ones with something they really need and will love to use. In the last few decades, that means tech. We gift laptops, phones, tablets, and the latest craze in smart home devices. We gift remote-control toys, light sculptures, and DIY robot kits. Everything that’s not a computer or a phone comes with its own mobile app. Christmas has become a tech holiday in many families, with loved ones in every generation enjoying new tech on the big day. Continue Reading
Scams to Watch Out for During the Holidays: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Business
The holiday season is often a joyous time of year as it allows us to spend time with those we love most. Unfortunately, this is also the time of year in which scammers are most active as they devise new ways to cheat and steal, often using complex phishing campaigns through which they trick people into giving them their personal information. Every year, unsuspecting businesses fall prey to these scammers, which can not only be costly, Continue Reading
The Basics of At-Home Mobile Device Security
Mobile devices have never been more important than right now. Personal laptops, phones, and tablets are the reason that so much of the workforce has successfully transitioned to remote work from home. For those who were not already equipped to work at home, companies began shipping laptops and phones so that their teams could connect safely. Continue Reading
The 10 Zoom Web Meeting Safety Tips that You Need to Know
All over the world businesses and professionals are coming together through remote work. It may still be risky to gather in the workplace, but through the availability of high-speed home internet and cloud-based software – we can keep the wheels of commerce rolling. A big part of our global transition to remote teams working from home has been Zoom and other video meeting platforms. Continue Reading
Eight Reasons Why Your Computer Is Running Slower
If your computer is running slower than it normally does, it can be one of the most frustrating things about your day. You try to open a website or create a spreadsheet, and you find yourself twiddling your thumbs while you wait for your computer to respond. You think to yourself that there must be something wrong with your computer. There usually is! Continue Reading
How to Be Cyber-Secure When Learning through Online Schools
Learning is an essential part of growing as a person. From students in school to career training, it’s important to continue to build your knowledge and skills. With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, in-person learning has become impossible. When considered, this has wiped out many types of self-advancement. Continue Reading
How to Handle BYOD With the Whole Team Working at Home
If there is one thing the lockdown has taught us, it’s that BYOD is a possibility. Nearly anything is possible when there’s no other alternative. Teams that had been approaching the idea of remote work, mobile workforce, and employee-provided devices with caution are now finding themselves with whole teams at home with only the devices they own personally. Continue Reading
The Ultimate Zoom Security Guide for Meeting Hosts – Pt 2
Don’t Share Meeting IDs in Screenshots
When you take a screenshot of your Zoom meeting, the meeting ID, and some other private information about the meeting is shared. If your meetings aren’t password-protected, then hackers could use just one screenshot to infiltrate and zoom-bomb your room. Continue Reading