OneDrive for Business is a cloud based system for saving and sharing work documents on Microsoft Office platforms such as Word. Unfortunately, there were some bugs in beginning versions of the system – particularly with syncing what documents were locally on the computer. We’ve seen users deal with sync failures, some confusion with using the […]

Innovation is giving people more ways to work than ever before, including on mobile devices. However, Samsung recently revisited the benefits of using multiple monitors. The company seems to still stand by the claims of a 2003 study by the University of Utah which states people using “dual-screen monitors resulted in 33 percent fewer errors, […]

The Problem It’s no secret kids are using technology more and more. According to Common Sense Media, 75% of children (ages 0-8) surveyed have an access to some kind of “smart” mobile device in their home– be that a table, phone, etc. And while technology is an excellent resource for education and creativity, it can […]

Dropbox is taking the problem of limited storage space out of the equation with its newly unveiled project called “Dropbox Infinite” for its Dropbox Business users. While ideally the member of a team would want to have a copy of any file they might need, laptops have a limited amount of space. This means turning […]

    Microsoft launched its latest version of their popular Office suite last month.   Office 2016 builds on its predecessors with added functionality and a similar look and feel to Office 2013.  This blog post won’t go into the new features or changes, but rather discuss some things to be aware of and some promotions that Microsoft […]

  “Don’t talk to strangers!” Every child in the country has probably heard this phrase at least half a dozen times, but for some reason we seem to forget about it when it is over the phone or online. Which is precisely how phone and internet phishing scams work. For example the Microsoft Support scam; […]

As of today July 1, 2014, Microsoft has increased the Default storage Quota from 25GB to 1TB. Yes TB as in 1000 GB (roughly). This applies to the Users of OneDrive for Business as well as users of Office 365 Pro Plus. It is worth mentioning of course that this is on a per user […]

    In terms of securing anything it is important to make sure that all bases are covered; this remains especially true for networks in the business setting and elsewhere. When it comes to “attacks” on networks there are several different aspects that need to be considered; Malware, Viruses, Spyware, and Phishing, all things that […]

As I am writing this post, the countdown at the Windows XP end of support page reads 30 days, 13 hours, 26 minutes, and 48 seconds.  What does that mean? It means that in one month, Microsoft will no longer be providing extended support for XP and it is highly recommended that you upgrade. Many think, “I don’t need Microsoft support so it […]

Microsoft has officially released Windows 8 to the public. At this time, Windows 7 is a proven, stable operating system and we are still recommending that over Windows 8. That being said, there are a few nice features included with Windows 8 and they are worth mentioning at this time. One of the most important […]