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Have You Heard Of Microsoft Whiteboard?
Create and Collaborate With The All-New and Completely Radical Microsoft Whiteboard What do most companies have in common these days? The need to collaborate on a multitude of projects. Enter the old-fashioned whiteboard. This key piece of “equipment” is where…
Read MoreMicrosoft Azure Just Got Better
The Microsoft Inspire 2018 partner conference is now behind us, but the new dawn that it marked for the company’s cloud computing service, Azure, has just begun. Of course, there was a lot that transpired from this partner conference, especially…
Read MoreWhat Do I Need To Do To Be DFARS Compliant?
With the escalating cyber threats that affect the U.S. Government, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to safeguard the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) unclassified information. The regulation now requires all aerospace and…
Read MoreURGENT! Google Chrome “HTTPS By Default D-Day” Is Today! (July 24, 2018)
Why the big hubbub over HTTPS?… Because from now on, users who visit HTTP sites will be hit with a BIG WARNING from Google. This will happen to anyone using Google Chrome version 68. Google warns that you should have…
Read MoreiPhone Users: Don’t Run 11.4.1 Update
Are you using an iPhone or iPad? It may be worth it to hold off a few days before hitting that update button. Why? Reports are surfacing that after updating to #IOS 11.4.1 there are issues with app updates. The…
Read MoreMicrosoft Inspire 2018: Opening New Doors for Partners on Microsoft Dynamics 365
If there is a product that has proven itself worthy of Microsoft’s pride, then it is Dynamics 365, the company’s cloud-based combination ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) enterprise system. It turns out that Dynamics 365 recorded…
Read MoreWhat is a CCNA Level Engineer and What Do They Do?
Do I Need a CCNA Level Engineer to Fix My Network Problem? — If some or all of your network hardware or software is made by Cisco, you likely need a CCNA level engineer at a minimum to properly set up new hardware or to troubleshoot any issues with your current hardware and software. A Cisco Certified Network Associate is able to provide advice as to the next steps needed to get your systems working as they should.
Read MoreSave Valuable Laptop Battery Life (Tips/Tricks)
How Can You Keep Your Laptop Running Longer? Getting work done in the airport or other remote location where you can’t find a spare plug to recharge your “dying” laptop can be tricky. Battery power only lasts so long on…
Read MoreHow to Connect an iPhone to an Amazon Echo Device and Play Music on Alexa
If you are a fan of smart devices, then you may already have an Echo device – Amazon’s line of smart speakers that connect to other devices using Amazon’s voice-controlled personal assistant Alexa. These Alexa-powered speakers from Amazon hit the…
Read MoreMicrosoft Office Lens (How-To Article)
What is Microsoft Office Lens? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzZ3WVhgi5w Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed to send someone a handwritten piece of paper or an illustration on a whiteboard? Microsoft has developed an app called Office Lens that…
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