"Should I or Shouldn't I?"...Microsoft Windows and Network Upgrading.

Network Upgrades: Priority or Unnecessary? Here we are again.  We are at that point where technology leaders such as Microsoft has made updates and changes that will affect networks everywhere. It began with the arrival of the Windows 8 OS and continued with Office 2013 and Exchange Server 2013.  And of course, let’s not forget the sad departure of our dear friend, Windows XP, just around the corner.  He was both popular and reliable,...

Social Media: Beauty or Beast?

Everywhere you turn online, you see them...the small icons telling you to "share" or "like us" or "tweet me".  Why have we felt the need to share everything we read or see online?  Maybe it's the connection between us and other humans we would otherwise never see.  Maybe, we have found a way to add legitimacy to what we do. Social Sharing... So you are looking at doing business with Company A.  They've been in business for...

The New IT Challenge: "Medical Industry vs. Technology"

As technology has grown by leaps and bounds, so has the threat of compromised data. Imagine your medical records at your doctor’s office…they contain all your personal information including your date of birth, your social security number and address, not to mention every medical condition that you may have had. Patient records are the “all you can eat buffet” of cybercriminals. So Why Not Work With Technology Using technology in a smart way...

Computer Viruses In The Workplace

Those Pesky Bugs.... Just about every office or workplace environment has experienced virus issues at some point. Sometimes it's a mild one and then sometimes it causes complete desktop or network devastation resulting in hours, days or weeks of downtime and limited productivity. So What's the Answer? I've been in the technology business for almost 20 years and some things never change.  There are several things that the...