Archive for January 2019
How To Add A Contact In Microsoft Outlook
Adding a new name and email address to your list of Microsoft Outlook contacts is pretty simple. There are two different ways you can do it depending on whether you want to add the contact information from an email or just want to create a brand new contact. How to Add a Contact From an…
Read MoreMicrosoft Office 365 Business vs. Microsoft 365
Two subscription-based software programs available from Microsoft are Office 365 and Microsoft 365, both developed for small to medium-sized businesses and even larger companies. There are some similarities and differences between the two to help you decide which one you need for your organization. For even larger organizations there is Microsoft Enterprise that may have…
Read MoreBoston Area IT Career Opportunities
Spade Technology loves promoting our team members, but that leaves us with a new challenge: finding the right people to join our Spade Technology family!
Read More4 Rock Solid Reasons Why Outsourcing Your IT Support Is A Smart Move
As a business owner, one of your most pressing concerns should be improving the technology that drives your business. There are so many reasons to care about your company’s IT. Here are just a few: Your customers and clients will inevitably want better technology Your employees need to do their jobs Cyber hacking is a…
Read MoreWindows 7: Under One Year Until Support Ends
Use Windows 7? Do you love your Windows 7? Will your need or desire to continue to use Windows 7 surpass this year? If so, you should be aware that in just under one year — January 14, 2020, specifically — Windows 7 Extended Support ends for most users. As such, there are things you…
Read More3 Easy Steps To Secure Word Documents With A Password
Do you regularly send sensitive documents via email? If so, you are probably careful to double check that you have included the right recipient; you might even go one step further by adding a read receipt to the email. The next step that you could take when sending sensitive documents via email, is to use…
Read MoreHappy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Remembered mostly for his “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who fought to end segregation in this country. On this day, we remember someone who devoted their life to achieving racial equality. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia in 1929. He graduated from high school at the…
Read MoreFBI Warns Businesses Of Cyber Attack From China
Who Has Been Impacted by Chinese Cyber Attacks? At the beginning of the year, the FBI warned businesses to protect themselves from cyber attacks by foreign entities, saying activity has spiked in the past 18 months. Hewlett Packard and IBM are among the businesses most recently targeted. There’s a National Counter-Intelligence and Security Center that…
Read MoreHow Does Outsourcing IT Help Fuel Business Growth?
You already know what IT stands for: information technology. What you might not know is that most companies have a pretty poor grasp of how best to put IT to work for them. Why? For the simple reason, that too few businesses take the time to consider the best approach to managing IT needs. They assume it’s…
Read MoreThe Hidden Costs of Your Next Data Breach
Ask any small or medium-sized business owner and they’ll tell you the same thing: They’re terrified of a data breach. Sure, their fears might not exist on the same plane as, say, a Target or a Wells Fargo, but that doesn’t mean they’re not real and quantifiable. The average numbers are pretty scary, in fact.…
Read More