The ASSI Difference Is Night And Day.
When Rick and the fine folks at Advanced Structural Connectors were sick and tired of burning time on their cell phones trying to get the Cable company to restore their office phones, they set out on…
Hold On To Your Donut Holes: A Tale of Two IT Departments
Mike knows his stuff, AND everyone else’s. It’s his job as an IT manager for the Delicious Double Decker Donut Emporium to know where all of the passwords are. He’s been with the Delicious Double Decker…
Online Security Password Information Protection Privacy Internet Concept
Fourteen Phrases Everyone Should Know
In appreciation of Cybersecurity Awareness month, here are fourteen areas of interest that everyone should be aware of: RansomwareRansomware is malware that denies access to files by encrypting them with a password. Typically, cybercriminals demand a…
Racing to Disconnect from a Connected World
I had a great conversation today with some colleagues and as we were solving the problems of the world it struck me how much the game has changed over the last few years. Four years ago,…
How to Stay Ahead of Ransomware
In the ongoing fight to keep your data safe, here is some advice on how to keep your data safe from Ransomware. Even if you have encrypted your files they can be encrypted again by ransomware…
How To Create A Human Firewall
You might recall my story at the end of 2018 of the company that was hit with ransomware. My biggest takeaway from the incident was that several people in the organization were unaware of ransomware and…
How to Speed Up Your Computer
My friend Sunshine suggested I write a post on how to speedup your computer, so here it is! This is not written for computer experts, but for the average PC user. If you want more in-depth…
The #1 Reason to Update Your Systems.
We are noticing that people are dragging their feet moving to replace Windows 7 and Server 2008. According to really boring desktop OS statistics from April, Windows 10's share only grew a small amount while Windows…
Our 50th Blog Post, It’d Better Be Gold!
After our last post, something told me to count how many articles we had written, and I was shocked to see the number was 49. Wow, I thought to myself, #50 had better be good! So,…
How to Pause or Stop Windows 10 Updates
Looking to pause those Windows 10 updates that automatically download and install? Many times, when the updates are installed your device will need to restart. If you're asked to restart your device while you're busy using…