Sure, Hiring IT Can Be Hard… But It Doesn’t Have to Be
Does your business have an internal IT department or dedicated IT resource? We know it’s hard sometimes to find the talent you’re looking for, but that doesn’t make it any less important. Here are some of the issues you’ll want to keep in mind if you want to get an IT technician on your staff.
Turns Out, AI’s Information is Often Artificial, Too
It isn’t uncommon for many people to make up an answer that they feel seems plausible if asked something they don’t have an answer to. It happens all the time. As it turns out, this is a tendency that artificial intelligence has inherited from us.
What Does the Rest of 2025 Hold for Technology?
We can’t tell the future—no one really can—but it is both possible and vital to make predictions based on present trends and current events. Let’s look forward to the rest of this year to see what predictions we can make for business IT and the notes we should all take over the next few months.
Tax Season Brings Scammers Out of the Woodwork
In the United States, tax season is prime time for hackers to take advantage of law-abiding, tax-paying citizens. They do this through all kinds of nefarious activities, such as phishing attacks conducted through text messages and emails claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. If you want to avoid getting scammed this tax season, […]
Ransomware Payments are Less Frequent, But It Isn’t All Good News
Despite some of the headlines that we saw last year, it wasn’t all bad news regarding ransomware. Critically, 2024 saw ransomware payments plummet by hundreds of millions of dollars… despite many large-scale attacks and one record-breaking whaling payment of $75 million by one victim. This is undeniably great to hear… but with that in mind, […]
Sometimes, Loving Something Means Letting IT Go
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is a day to celebrate love, romance, and every butterfly that has ever fluttered in a stomach. However, the greatest loves can bring the greatest sorrow… particularly when the time comes to say goodbye. Take Windows 10, for instance. PC users have loved the OS for a decade, but in a […]
Why the Recent Dissolution of Net Neutrality Could Be Very Bad for Your Business
Net neutrality has long been an embattled topic, with rules flipping every few years depending on the opinions of those with influence. Recently, the Federal Communications Commission had its most recent net neutrality policy struck down by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals… in such a way that sets the concept back to square one. […]
Three Ways to Use the Cloud to Dodge Hardware Costs
With the price of hardware at risk of skyrocketing, it’s no wonder that many businesses are looking to virtualize as much of their operations as they can. This is where the cloud comes in; you can virtualize just about any solution, including some that you might not have considered in the past. Let’s explore how […]
How to Kick Things Off With Bluesky
Last week, we discussed why X—the social media network once known as Twitter—has been losing many users. Here, we wanted to direct those seeking a move to consider the up-and-coming platform known as Bluesky in case you were one of those jumping ship. Let’s talk about how Bluesky operates, including how to sign up.
The Latest Moral We Can Learn from Disney: Manage Permissions Better
The Disney brand has long cultivated an image of magic and wonder. However, this image has yet to materialize any magical effects in reality. For example, people still suffer from food allergies while visiting Disney’s various parks. This makes it especially dangerous that a former Disney employee was allegedly still able to access a specialized […]