If you’re still using a Plain Old Telephone System (or POTS) from Telus, maybe it’s time to consider a new technology. First of all, you’re probably paying more than you should. Plus you get a whole bunch of new features. For example, your POTS can’t: Send you a...
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Atlas Announces its New Firewall Offerings
We looked long and hard at firewall options for our clients. Many were just too expensive to make sense for small and medium businesses. Many were more about hype than substance; if they had spent as much on their product as on their videos and marketing material,...
Do I Need a Firewall?
Here's a 4 minute video to explain what firewalls do and why they could make sense for you...
New Feature Supercharges Searches in Google Apps
Ever tried repeated searches for a specific email or file in Gmail or Drive? The results that Google returns aren’t always helpful. Wouldn’t it be nice if Google could learn from your past searches and better predict what you might want to find this time? Google...
What is Pen Testing?
Your corporate insurance broker might have recommended penetration testing, or "Pen Testing", as a cybersecurity strategy for your business. What is "Pen Testing"?To answer that question, think of your computer systems as a large building. Buildings have doorways....
What is Pen Testing? Is it Worth It?
Your corporate insurance broker might have recommended penetration testing, or "Pen Testing", as a cybersecurity strategy for your business. What is "Pen Testing"? To answer that question, think of your computer systems as a large building. Buildings have doorways....
What is the Log4j Hack?
On December 9, cybercriminals began using a newly identified weakness in a commonly used system library called Log4J. You probably haven't heard of Log4J, nor should you. It is a library used to output log files so developers can solve problems. But the real problem...
Is Your Email is Ending Up in Recipient’s Junk Folder or Worse?
Its frustrating when your mail ends up quarantined or rejected, but there are easy fixes for this.Most IT companies know hardware and Windows, NOT the internet. If this problem is happening to you, read more here: https://bit.ly/31NDXWU
Why it’s Important to Sign your Emails
A Tale of Two Messages I sent out two identical messages that arrived in the receiver's mailbox. The first (the one on the left) ended up in the recipient's Junk E-mail folder. When the recipient opened it using Gmail on an Android phone, they saw a very concerning...
Looking to Protect Your Data without Upsetting the Apple Cart?
Like many businesses, maybe yours is moving to a permanent Hybrid work environment--one where some people work from home, some out of the office, and possible some work both places or from their neighbourhood Starbucks. Your documents are on everyone's computers,...
Google Voice is Now Available in Canada
Google Voice is Now Available in Canada! Google Voice is a low-cost, simple to use, business phone service. Instead of using your personal phone number for business calls, Google Voice gives you a dedicated business number as an app on your smart phone. That way you...
Spoiler: Windows 10 isn’t going to be the last Windows you’ll ever need
When Windows 10 was released in 2015, Microsoft proudly stated that it would be the last version of Windows ever. Future upgrades, fixes and enhancements would be bolted on with patch releases. These would be incremental so there would no longer be the huge changeover...