Choosing the right computer for your child heading off to college can feel overwhelming. With countless brands, features, and price points, it’s important to focus on what really matters for academic success, day-to-day use, and longevity. Here are the top five things to keep in mind as you shop: 1. Check the School’s Recommendations First […]
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Basic Security Tips for Home Computers
Our company focus is on business computers, but we often get asked about home computers. It is just as important to protect your home computers as it is to protect your business computers. In fact, it is almost more important now with all the remote work. Here are a few tips to help secure your […]
Password Managers
So many *choose your own explicative* passwords to remember with different requirements!!! Ugh, there must be a way to remember them all without writing them on post-it notes!! Hello Password Manager! What is a password manager and why should I use one? According to Wikipedia, a password manager “assists in generating and retrieving complex passwords, […]
Buying A Computer For School
Mom, Dad, I need you to buy me a computer for school. What?! What happened to textbooks? Schools are requiring computers to complete classwork, homework, and research. We are often asked what computer is best for this purpose, so we decided to write about it. When deciding to buy a new computer for school, or […]
Low disk space – Performance factors
Did you know that the amount of free disk space on your hard drive can impact the operation of your computer? Over time, your hard drive will consume more and more disk space and eventually get to the point where it impacts your computer’s performance. Typically, this isn’t an issue unless you’re storing a lot […]
Insert Excel Data in a Word Document
Sometimes you may want to display an Excel data table in a Word document. Did you know you can create/format the table in Excel and then insert it into Word? Here’s how: On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Object. In the Object dialog box, on the Create from file tab, choose Browse, […]
Is your computer running slow?
You buy a new computer and it’s lightning fast. You’re so excited and your productivity on the computer is allowing you to get things done fast. Over time your computer slows down. You are no longer as productive and you seem to need to wait for your computer to catch up to you. The slowness […]
Do you snap?
Did you know that Windows has a feature called Snap? It allows you to easily open two windows side by side on a single monitor. For example, if you are trying to compare two documents, rather than flipping back and forth between them you can use the Snap feature to open them side by side. […]
Is your head in the cloud? Your data certainly should be.
What is the cloud? The cloud is a marketing term to represent data or services that exist outside of your office. Think of a website, or email, or pictures you have stored in dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc. All of this information is stored on the internet and accessible from anywhere. It makes it easy […]
Can’t find what you’re looking for in Window 10?
Do you spend too much time trying to find photos, programs, documents etc in Windows 10? Where’s that setting? Where’s that app? In Windows 10 the search capabilities are much improved from previous versions of Windows. Simply click the start button () and start typing. Type what you’re looking for in the search box on […]