Relax Knowing Your IT Disaster Recovery Plan is in Place

As a small business owner you know that taking vacation or time away is a pretty rare occurrence. Do you really ever get time off? Probably not. So, imagine if while you're sitting on the beach far from your business, your ...

Does Your Business Need a Full-Time IT Manager?

For every small to medium-size business owner, hiring new employees is always one of the most difficult decisions to make. This choice is made especially more difficult when the potential employee isn't in a revenue generating role — such as business development ...

Does My Business Need an IT Consultant?

When most of us start our own business, our long-term goal is to build a company that is successful enough to be profitable in the first year and continue growth well into the future. Like BKS founder Chad Holstead, many of ...

How to Manage Office IT for Better Productivity, Work/Life Balance

The latest in technology has been both a blessing and a curse when it comes to worker productivity. It's a blessing for keeping in touch when you're away from the office, and it can be a curse when it comes to managing ...

Windows Users Urged to Uninstall QuickTime Immediately

The U.S. government is warning PC users running the Windows operating system they should immediately uninstall the Quicktime media player from their machines. According to the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, Apple has stopped providing security updates for QuickTime for ...

Keep Your Accounts Safe By Setting Up Complex Passwords

Hardly a week goes by when you don’t receive an email or Facebook message from a friend stating “I’ve been hacked!” Hackers from all around the world are working 24 hours a day, seven days a week to gain your ...

What's the Difference Between Data Backup and Disaster Recovery?

You know you need to protect your company’s data and you do regular backups of your computer, what else do you need? Why does everyone keep talking about disaster recovery? Data Backup is when you take a copy of your ...

What Will Your Business Lose If Disaster Strikes?

Your data is your company’s most valuable asset and it could be at risk. The apocalyptic nightmare trying to recreate your business after a disaster can ...

Email Hackers Steal Home Downpayments

If you are in the process of buying a home, you have probably been privy to the rigorous financial probing of getting a mortgage in these post-financial crisis times. Yes, it’s an invasive process and it feels more than a ...