The end is coming for one of the most widely used pieces of technology in existence today! In less than a year, Microsoft will be officially discontinuing support for the operating system Windows 7 after nearly eleven years. If you’ve used any computer during that time, there is a very high probability that it was running Windows 7, considering … Read More
Simple Tips To Increase Your Efficiency at Work
There are some days that we all look at our inbox, calendar, and piles of paper on our desk (do people even have those anymore?) and wonder how we are going to accomplish everything we have to that day. Well, we know you can do it, and today we’ll give you a few quick tips to help you conquer your … Read More
Protecting Your Computer Data With Encryption
Our computers are a treasure trove of vital data. Every day, we are storing or interacting with content that plays an important role in our business development or our personal leisure. When that data is stored on our computers’ hard drive, accessibility to that data is only a few clicks away. So, with all of that convenience, it’s as important … Read More
How To Protect Your Domain Names Integrity
In our everyday lives, we tend to make decisions based on the principle of least privilege. Our decisions related to standard occurrences are instinctively designed to provide ourselves, or those involved, with minimal access to the resources needed to get the job done. Ordering a pizza to your home? The delivery driver will only come as far as your front … Read More
6 Fun Use Cases For Raspberry Pi
While many people view Apple as the fruit king within the world of technology, there is another delicious treat that has steadily gained popularity within the development community as well as anyone who loves to solve puzzles. Raspberry Pi is a computer board that contains many of your typical PC components and can be utilized for a multitude of functions. … Read More
6 Tech Tips For The New Year
As the New Year approaches, we often find ourselves making New Year’s resolutions in our personal lives. Whether it’s to lose weight, read more, or clean out the garage. These are all great ideas, but don’t lose sight of your technology too. Some examples of tech resolutions to help simplify your life are just as important as shedding that extra … Read More
SSD vs HDD – Which Should You Choose?
When it comes to hard drives, we want the best of both worlds – speed and storage. When choosing a hard drive technology though, you often can’t have both without spending a LOT of money. Can there be a happy medium? And which is better/more important to you? In this post we’ll compare HDD’s and SSD’s while trying to see … Read More
8 Holiday Tech Gifts Ideas For Anyone
It’s that time of year again! You did most of your holiday shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday..), but there are a few people still outstanding on your shopping list. Either they have everything they want/could possibly need (mom and dad), you don’t know them all that well (sister’s new boyfriend), or you’re trying really … Read More
The Truth About Smart Speakers
As we inch closer to the holiday season and great shopping deals arise, many of you may be considering adding smart functionality to you or a loved one’s home by purchasing a smart speaker such Amazon Echo or Google Home (for a comparison, check out our post How Smart is Your Home?). But in an age of always-connected devices, there … Read More
Why Fake News Should Be Taken Seriously
Most recently our Facebook feeds were filled with chain letters claiming that if you received a friend request from someone that it was an imposture that had created a fraudulent account and now you too may be affected and so on and so on and so on… Every other post on my feed was another chain letter – same as … Read More