Like front door locks, your computer is only as secure as it's last patch release. Keeping computers updated to the latest stable release should be an important part of your IT provider's tasks. That said, Windows 10's May Release (release 2004) was a big package and...
I needed a BBQ part on Saturday and wanted to buy local. Google gave me a good list of local companies. No local business had a website integrated with their parts systems. It would take a phone call.I called the one that seemed to supply parts for my brand and model...
If you're a G-Suite subscriber, you're probably using Google Meet for your virtual meetings. If you're not, then why not? It's free and included in your subscription. Google has recently made a couple of changes to Meet which are long overdue: Tiled Views: Up to now,...
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...
Here's a Quick Primer on PPCs A key concept in digital advertising is "Pay Per Click" or PPC. With PPC, people can see your ad hundreds or thousands of times and it costs you nothing. You only pay when they click on your ad and engage with your website. The price per...
Atlas is a Jive VOIP reseller and consultant. Why VoIP? VoIP service can: Save you money on your existing phone service (40% or more) Save you on long-distance (North American long distance rates are less than 1¢ a minute) Keep your existing published...
It's great when our systems work properly, when viruses and malware is kept out, computers don't crash, and our business location is available and humming smoothly. Sadly, sometimes things happen to interrupt our business' normal operations. In a recent study, 96% of...
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...
Looking for a Great, Secure, Affordable option to Zoom? Google just announced that it is making Google Meet FREE for EVERYONE! Why consider Meet? Meet is part of Google's Business Suite. It is reliable and easy to use. You don't need to install an app to use it on...
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...
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...
For those people who use the free version of Google (@gmail.com), it's understandable that you may not like Google Drive: if you don't want to use Google's own apps like Docs, Sheets or Slides, you are left with manually uploading and downloading documents to and from...