TechRec – Mobile Apps Series: RescueTime, Launchy, & 30/30

Smart devices are supposed to increase efficiency and productivity by allowing users to connect at any time from any location.  In fact, smartphones and time-sucking websites cost U.S. companies an estimated $650 billion dollars per year and 53% of workers admit these distractions negatively affects their productivity.  Fortunately there are...

How to Secure Your Data When Employees Leave

Regardless of the size of the company, most have a process in place when an employee leaves the organization, either voluntarily or through termination. Many conduct an exit interview, collect keys and ID cards and escort the employee from the building. With the proliferation of BYOD and the blurring of...

12 of the Biggest PC Myths That Just Won’t Die – Part 2 – Reposted from How-to-Geek

There is a lot of outdated or false information about PCs floating around.  Our friends at How-to-Geek recently posted an article about some of the the biggest misperceptions that seem to linger as truths in many people's minds.  Here is part two of that article. Manual Defragmentation and Expensive Defragmentation...

12 of the Biggest PC Myths That Just Won’t Die – Part 1 – Reposted from How-to-Geek

There is a lot of outdated or false information about PCs floating around.  Our friends at How-to-Geek recently posted an article about some of the the biggest mis-perceptions that seem to linger as truths in many people's minds.  Here is part one of that article. Computers are like anything else....

Don’t Rely on the Idiot Lights on Your APC Battery Backup – A Cautionary Tale

Everyone knows that every server, PC and any other electronic devices you own should be connected to a good quality UPS battery backup surge protector.  The UPS not only protects your products from damage from power spikes caused by lightning strikes, it also allows your electronics to shut down properly...