With vaccination levels rising (at least across the wealthier nations of the world), life and work will return to normal. Or will it? 30% of American workers say that they'll quit their jobs if they're forced to go back to the office full-time. 71% of white collar...
Digital Workspace
Is Your Cloud Data at Risk?
There is a widespread misconception that data created and stored in Google Workspace does not need to be backed up. While Google certainly has you covered when it comes to any outages on their part, recovering data due to accidental or malicious deletion is your...
Computer Manufacturer ACER Hit with $50 M Ransom
Acer, one of the world's largest computer manufacturers, was hit with a $50 million dollar ransomware attack. It is the largest ransomware demand currently known. Rumours have surfaced that attackers gained access to Acer's systems through the Microsoft Exchange...
Coming Soon: New Android Management Tools
You're probably aware that Android is a Google product. So it should be no surprise that Google Workspace users can have their Android registered devices managed through their corporate Workspace account. If you are a business that gives your employees cell phones or...
Getting the Most from Gmail
Almost everyone on the planet has a Gmail account these days. Some people love Gmail; others find it confusing. One of the best things about Google mail is that it integrates so well with any email software you want: Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, Microsoft Mail, even...
Google Meet moving to compete with Zoom
Early in the pandemic, all the virtual meeting platforms: Google Meet, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, and Zoom, found themselves in a gold rush. Zoom was the early leader--in part because of price: a freemium version allowed group meetings of up to 40...
Malware Email is on the Increase: Protect Your Business with Email Quarantines
Google is a security conscious company. I almost never get unfiltered spam or phishing attacks in my regular inbox.* By default, Google sends suspicious mail to the Junk E-mail folder (if it looks like spam but doesn't seem to contain anything harmful), or Google...
Google? No Thanks; We Use Microsoft (Part-1)
Someone recently said this to me and it got me thinking. Some people are loyal to a particular brand. Some families and even entire communities won't buy any truck if it isn't a GMC and no one can convince them otherwise. I get that some people don't like using...
Copying Files from Home and Office
So you're spending your time between home and office these days (or if you're lucky the lake and the office). How do you get any work done when all your files are on the office server? In an ideal world, your business would support you by: Using a distributed...
Paying for Dropbox AND Zoom?
A basic Zoom subscription is $14.99/month. Dropbox is $12.99 (with a yearly commitment). Together, storing your documents in the cloud so your entire team can access them, and video conferencing with clients and colleagues is $28/month/user plus taxes. Google has just...
What’s this Buzz about Zoom? What Else is There?
In a time when we are starved for human connections in our personal lives and virtual meeting options in our business lives, Zoom came along. It was slick and well marketed. Sure the free version was limited to 40 minute calls if you had a party of 3 or more, but it...
Needing a web meeting solution to allow your team to work from home?
To support businesses at this time, Google has announced new capabilities for its video meeting software, Google Meet. Meet will now support up to 150 concurrent users and allow recordings of meetings to be stored to your corporate Drive directory for people to review...