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WINDOWS 10 UPDATE 1803
WHAT IS IT: Each year Microsoft deploys a spring and fall content update for Windows 10. The spring creators update 1803 is starting to roll out to PCs starting this week. You may or may not receive a notification until Tuesday May 8th. WHO IS AFFECTED: Users running Windows 10 Home or Pro. Windows 7, …
Slow Computer? Increase your memory to boost computer speeds
Sometimes when your workstation feels bogged down, a relatively cheap and simply hardware update can make a huge difference in performance. Adding more RAM (Random Access Memory, often just referred to as memory) can be a game changer for your bogged down PC. There are several factors that contribute to the speed of a PC. …
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The Most Recent Vulnerability: Meltdown & Spectre
Surely have you heard something about the latest exploit/vulnerability that is freaking everyone out. The ‘freak out’ is legitimate, as it affects nearly all computer processors from the past 10 years. The two CPU hardware vulnerabilities, Meltdown & Spectre, allow one program to see what another program is doing when it’s not supposed to. Programs …
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The Ultimate Video Conferencing Tool: BlueJeans with Dolby Voice – Huddle Kits
If you find yourself in the situation of scratchy video feeds, poor audio connection or subpar video quality, it might be time to upgrade your video conferencing system. With technology becoming more and more complicated every day, simplicity, reliability, and convenience helps set the BlueJeans Huddle Kit apart from its competitors. User Simplicity The BlueJeans …
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What to Expect from IT in 2018
As one of the most famous head coaches in NFL history, Vince Lombardi has several quotes that can be applied to success. One particular statement to note is “If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.” As it turns out, this quote inadvertently refers to technology. The technology industry moves a …
Webroot: The Antivirus You Should Be Using
We get asked a lot, “What antivirus does Heiden use and why?” After switching AV vendors last year we have been extremely pleased with Webroot. There are a laundry list of benefits which are too long for this post, but I will highlight a few. The first benefit of Webroot is the install footprint. Most …
Essential Cybersecurity Tips From The FBI
In 2016 former President of the United States Barack Obama passed the Cybersecurity National Action Plan that implemented near-term action and developed a longer-term strategy of bringing awareness and protections to public computing systems connected to the Internet. The strategy is to make an immediate effort to empower citizens to protect their own privacy, while …
Your Business Can Use HaaS
Just like how your organization relies on hardware solutions to keep operations moving, this hardware relies on regular refreshes which keep it in proper working order. If you fail to replace or maintain the solutions that you have in place, you’ll be more likely to experience downtime, or at least hardware failure. Managed IT has …
10 Easy Ways to Incorporate Tech in the Classroom
In honor of back to school season, we took the time to find 10 easy ways that you can incorporate technology into your classroom with little or no cost. Recent studies have shown that students retain more information when it is presented in an engaging way. Technology can assist in engaging students, as well as …
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