Setting up Delegated Mailboxes in Google Workspace
It is best practice for employees to generally send mail from their own work account. This provides better accountability and communications. For example, if an email advertising a new feature or service comes from sales@acmedistributors.com, the recipient may not...
New Users to Google Workspace Email
You should all have an email account provisioned for you and received an email welcoming you to your new email account. A link to your personal email address should contain your temporary password which you will need to change when you first log in. You can change...
Accessing Shared Drives on Google Workspace for New Employees
From a web browser, there are 2 ways to access the Shared Drive: From Gmail or any other Google app, you can access the “Waffle Menu” and simply choose Drive: Or you can go to https://drive.google.com to get to the same place. You might want to bookmark this. From...
Do Your Employees use Cellphones or Laptops for Work? What You Need to Know…
Have any of these scenarios happened to you? An employee loses their laptop or tablet, or has it stolen while working at a coffee shop or stepping out of their car at a convenience store. An employee or one of their children downloads a "neat game" on the internet...
Google is raising prices for its Flexible Plan Workspace subscriptions
Google has just announced that it will be increasing its subscription rates for Flexible Plan subscriptions to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, and Business Standard Plus by 20% starting April 2023. Google explains this increase by pointing out...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Atlas Solutions will be closed on September 30 in honour of and in memory for The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We will resume normal operations on October 3.
Why You Need to Store Client Information Properly
A couple of years ago, I rented a U-Haul to move some furniture. This past week, I got an email that U-Haul's databases was hacked and my personal information including driver's license data was stolen. I'm currently following up with U-Haul about the scope and impact...
Atlas Solutions is now a Google Voice Reseller
Google Voice is just rolling out to Canada. What is it? It's a phone service that integrates with your existing Google Workspace tools and apps. What if you could call or answer your phone from your computer, your tablet, your smartphone, and even a desk phone (if you...
Protecting Customer Information
Tim Horton’s is a national brand in Canada. Millions of people buy their coffee, donuts, and muffins from “Timmys” every day.But last week, Tim Hortons was in the news for abusing customer information. Using the corporate app downloaded by millions of people, Tim...
What Can You Do with Customers’ Information?
Tim Horton's is a national brand in Canada. Millions of people buy their coffee, donuts, and muffins from "Timmys" every day. But last week, Tim Hortons was in the news for abusing customer information. Using the corporate app downloaded by millions of people, Tim...