Project Planning with Microsoft Planner
This quick read will help walk you through setting up your Microsoft Planner for effective use!
The Micro Advantage
There are reasons why 75% of Canadian businesses are micro (10 people or less), these reasons are the Micro Advantage. Some are more obvious than…
When to Turn off your Computer
The short answer is – don’t. Unless you need to. Here’s why: Your computer does a lot of self-maintenance when it is not in use,…
To Cloud or Not to Cloud
“The Cloud” is a metaphor for the internet, plain and simple. In my mind, it is a derogatory simplification of language from one who understands…
No Fear – Bring on the Phishing and Ransomware
I don’t live my life in fear, and I don’t promote fear. Tomorrow (Nov 28, 2019) I’m going to take a long drive in the…
Firewalls: Don’t Settle for a Knock Off
There are substitutes and then there is the real deal. In today’s world you can get almost anything that imitates the real deal. My daughter…
Micro Business is the New Category
In my last blog, I wrote about a new category for small business called Micro Business. Categorization isn’t just a problem in numbers and names,…
Micro is the New Small
If you were doing a presentation for one hundred Canadian business presidents, and you said, “Stand up if you have less than 100 employees,” everyone…
What is Patch Management Anyways?
When you ask an IT specialist what one thing has the biggest impact on how well your computer runs, and its longevity, the typical answer…
Security for Micros – PS
Last post I talked about 4 items for rational security, but I forgot one. The problem is that nerds have named it. It is called…
I Just Want IT to Work
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself with that title. The “it” vs “I.T.” pun is so over used, but so alluring to nerds, we feel so…
I Fired My Clients
I’m starting a new business. Yes I know the statistics, most new businesses fail. I have failed my share, I can name 4 or 5,…