Comcast and Xfinity users across the country Friday found themselves without working internet, and some were without television as well. Thousands of reports of the outage appeared on the website Down Detector and more than half of them said users were experiencing issues with their internet, another 15 percent of reports were of a “total blackout.” Customers were… Read More »
Microsoft’s cloud-based service Office 365 provides users with anytime access to the popular Office suite of applications, adding significant value for small businesses. This blog post discusses 6 important benefits that your small company should consider whether they are a current or potential user of Office 365. Access to the Latest Office Applications With Office… Read More »
Those crazy-fast 5G networks are right around the corner. Unfortunately, they also come with their own vocabulary of tech jargon and buzzwords that wireless industry executives throw around a little too casually. First off, a quick definition of 5G: It’s the next (fifth) generation of cellular technology which promises to greatly enhance the speed, coverage… Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS: Cyber-security threats will likely get worse next year as attacks get more sophisticated, but for organizations the focus will shift to loss prevention. Attackers are changing their tactics so some of the malware that you have become used to dealing with in 2017 has declined in favor of some other types that will… Read More »
The effects of hurricanes like Harvey and the approaching Irma should be a reminder to all businesses of the importance of disaster recovery planning. When a storm approaches, a business’s first concern is how to protect its employees and physical property. However, we shouldn’t forget that a natural disaster can also destroy a business’s information and technology assets critical… Read More »
On Tuesday, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows Vista, leaving a host of Windows shops without security updates, technical content, and more. The 10-year support cycle for Vista is up, so Microsoft is moving to invest “resources towards more recent technologies” so it can “continue to deliver great new experiences.” Although Microsoft has been planning… Read More »
There’s no reason to throw your computer out the window. If you’ve noticed some websites have been loading slowly or not at all, you’ll be relieved to know it’s not you or your machine. The culprit is an Amazon Web Services issue, which has caused “increased error rates” for east coast based websites Tuesday afternoon.… Read More »
IBM’s Watson is on the move. With the new ability to quickly develop clever personalized treatment strategies for cancer patients, Watson is making its debut in hospitals around the world—from the US to India, Korea, and China. Earlier this month, a medical center in Jupiter, Florida, announced it too was welcoming the famed, Jeopardy-winning computing… Read More »
Apple has bested Samsung as the number one global smartphone maker, but only by a razor-thin margin. A new Gartner report this week showed that Apple now has 17.9% of the total smartphone market compared with Samsung’s 17.8% market share. In the fourth quarter, Apple sold 77 million iPhones while Samsung sold 76.8 million of… Read More »
Windows shortcut files have seen a small rise in popularity lately. The shortcut files, using the .lnk file extension, are essentially small files Windows uses to point elsewhere in the file system. Normally you may think of shortcuts to other programs like your browser or a game residing on your desktop. Well this malware is… Read More »