Some people may not be familiar with the term Solid State Drives (SSD). Wikipedia defines a solid state drive as being a storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently. A solid state drive differs from traditional hard disk drives in that they do not … Read More
How can selling in a 3rd party marketplaces help my business?
When it comes to partnering with a third-party marketplace, the most appealing aspect of it is the multiple benefits you can get when you join. For one, there are so many products out there designed to help start and grow a business. Because of this availability of platforms, they are easier than … Read More
What is Two Factor Authentication?
Two Factor Authentication, commonly abbreviated 2FA, is a second layer of authentication in addition to your password used to keep your accounts safe. Typically, a code is sent to your phone (by text or application) every time you sign into your account. You enter this code after you receive it to … Read More
Is Biometric actually more secure?
With the latest in face recognition and other biometric technology coming to the consumer level, biometric security may begin to cross your mind. You may wonder "Is biometric actually more secure?" The short answer is that it's stronger than using a weak password, but not as strong as using a … Read More
What is a DNS attack and how can I defend against it?
What is DNS? The easiest way to explain Domain Name Service (DNS) is to think of DNS as a phone book. Computers access a DNS server to be able to look up a domain name and return IP address associated with it, much the same as you could use a phone book to look up someone’s telephone number. Once … Read More
Bad Battery Life on your device? Here are a few things to check.
Smartphones are the new way of life in today's day-to-day life. We can do anything we need to do on a computer from a handheld device. But, what happens if your device's battery life doesn't last? In this post, we'll discuss a few things that you can look at to extend the battery life of your … Read More
Why must ALL of my computers be covered under an MSP agreement?
As we've spoken with current customers and new prospects about Managed IT Services for their computers, servers, and networks, occasionally, someone will ask, "Can I just put my server and a couple of the most important PCs on a Managed IT Services plan. Our response is always (politely and … Read More
Security Alert: Grammarly browser extension leaks everything you’ve ever typed into the service.
According to the Chromium.org report, around 22 million users are affected: "The Grammarly chrome extension (approx ~22M users) exposes it's auth tokens to all websites, therefore any website can login to grammarly.com as you and access all your documents and other data. I'm calling this a high … Read More
How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi
It's a cool rainy day and driving along smoothly is John Doe and he's in the mood for coffee. He decides to stop in at a nearby coffee shop. While there, he pulls out his laptop and gets on the Wi-Fi network. While sipping on that Latte Macchiato, John logs in and catches up with life on … Read More
How often should I physically clean my computer?
Most PC components have heat sinks which basically distribute heat evenly along a larger surface area to allow to the faster dissipation of heat, much like the radiator in your car. You'll often notice these on the CPU (Typically the largest heat sink), video card, motherboard, RAM and other … Read More
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