Technology Advice for Small Businesses

How to avoid potential VoIP pitfalls

When it comes to saving money for small businesses, VoIP is one IT tool that is all the rage. For many organizations, it can cut phone expenses in half. So obviously the benefit of a VoIP system can be enormous. But is there a catch? With some VoIP providers, there certainly is. So when you’re… Continue reading How to avoid potential VoIP pitfalls

The Importance of Disaster Recovery

Most business owners don’t normally think they will be a victim of a natural disaster…not until an unforeseen crisis happens and their company ends up suffering from thousands or millions of dollars in economic and operational losses — all because of the lack of thoughtful disaster preparedness. This post gives small or mid-sized businesses (SMBs)… Continue reading The Importance of Disaster Recovery

Questions you need to ask about your servers

When servers are working properly, you would never know they were there. When they are malfunctioning, servers become the scourge of the universe single-handedly bringing your business to a halt. In many ways, your servers are the heartbeat of your business. A strong one ensures good health while down servers are likely to leave your… Continue reading Questions you need to ask about your servers

Top 5 Office 365 apps for the modern workspace

There is no doubt that Microsoft Office 365 is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to programs that are being used in today’s modern office. With timely updates and releases of new features, users and competitors alike find it hard to keep up. But are you confident that you are harnessing the… Continue reading Top 5 Office 365 apps for the modern workspace

Security tips for the small business

It’s been said so many times that many small business owners are likely to block it out, but the truth remains: cyber criminals target SMBs. Perhaps the reason for this ignorance is that when an SMB falls victim to an online attack, it’s not breaking news. But this time, in a recent NY Times article,… Continue reading Security tips for the small business

Business intelligence made easy

When you think business intelligence, you likely think about charts and graphs that reveal valuable data about your customers, profits, and operations. While these may be simple enough for some to understand, what if you could simplify your data even more? A new innovation in the business intelligence world may have just made this a… Continue reading Business intelligence made easy

Rethinking the value of social media

A lot of businesses are still mystified as how to measure just what kind of value they are truly getting from social media. Because it is a medium that is still evolving, it can be hard to understand just what works and what doesn’t when it comes to social media and measuring its value. In… Continue reading Rethinking the value of social media

Boost productivity when working from home

Successful female entrepreneur with a new online business working from home on her computer typing in data

If you think the idea of working from home sounds too good to be true, it’s not. Since the advent of the Internet, many business owners are open to the adoption of telecommuting, a strategy that allows their employees to work remotely in order to save commuting costs and time while increasing productivity. But of… Continue reading Boost productivity when working from home

Here’s how to block the Windows 10 upgrade

If you’ve ever been in the car with a child constantly asking, “are we there yet?” you know how annoying a repetitive question can be. Unfortunately for Windows users, Microsoft has decided to take this method of annoyance to their own customer base, constantly nagging them to upgrade. If you’re as sick of this as… Continue reading Here’s how to block the Windows 10 upgrade

Top Chrome extensions to get your hands on

According to StatCounter, Google Chrome is the most popular and widely used browser in the world. While it’s already great in terms of loading speed, performance, and user interface, you can make it even better by installing extensions to add extra features. There are thousands of extensions in the Chrome Web Store – the question… Continue reading Top Chrome extensions to get your hands on