How to Maximize the Battery Life of Your Windows 10 Laptop or Tablet When Traveling
In Windows 10 laptops and tablets, there is a new feature called Battery Saver. It will automatically turn off certain activities (e.g., email notifications, live tile updates) when the battery level drops below 20 percent. At any time, though, you can manually enable Battery Saver. This comes in handy if you want to increase your…
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Using Office 365? Microsoft Teams is available and ready.
Today’s workplace is a challenging environment for teamwork, Microsoft Teams brings chat, content, people, and tools together, all in one hub, wherever you are. A hub for teamwork Give your team access to the information they need, right in Microsoft Teams. Manage all your conversations, files and tools all in one team workspace. Enjoy instant…
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How to Improve the Wi-Fi Signal in Your Office
Many small and midsized businesses use wireless networks because they are easy to set up and convenient to use. However, a weak Wi-Fi signal can mean slow connection speeds and a smaller range of coverage. Not being able to quickly access data and applications from all areas in an office can hamper employee productivity. When…
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Equifax Data Breach: Your Identity Is At Risk
If you’ve ever opened a credit card, taken out a loan or have bills in your name, you’ve got a credit report. It also means you’re likely affected by the latest data breach. 143 million Americans had their personally identifiable information stolen from Equifax between May and July of this year. That’s nearly half the…
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How to wipe your hard drive.
Every year you read about confidential data being recovered from recycled computers. With these types of apparently routine data breaches, how do you safeguard your company and your private information when it comes time to replace your computer? The absolutely best way is to pull the hard drive out of the computer and shred or…
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5 Ways Your Employees Might Be Putting Your Business at Risk
Employees can be your most valuable asset — and your biggest security nightmare. Often, then unknowingly engage in risky behaviors setting your company up for scammers. Taking work home, for example, might seem innocent enough, but it can put holes in your security defenses. Here are five ways that your employees might be putting your…
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6 Benefits of Fiber
1.) Speed – Fiber runs at the speed of light and allows for instant data retrieval, allowing internet data to transfer at the fastest speed in the industry. 2.) Symmetrical Bandwidth – Fiber unlike cable internet, has equal upload & download speeds that allows for a much longer transmission distances and high signal rates. 3.) Private connection…
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Twice in A Week: The Miller Group Sees Scams Too
Scams come in all shapes and sizes. Every business is a susceptible target for these ever-improving criminals who try to profit from you or your employee’s mistakes. Case in point, within the last week, The Miller Group received two scam attempts of different types. Luckily, our staff thwarted the efforts but some businesses might not…
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How to Avoid Falling Victim to Fake Malware Alerts
Suppose you are working on your computer and an alert pops up saying that your computer is infected with a virus. Could you tell whether this alert is legitimate? Don’t feel bad if you said “no”. Cybercriminals have become adept at creating fake malware alerts, so it is sometimes hard to determine real verses fake….
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Not Secure Website Warnings Are Here
In case you missed it, Google Chrome’s version 68 is here and the “not secure” labels have come with it. For the past two years, Google has warned of these markers coming in an effort to make the internet safer for users. We talked about the new sanctions being imposed by Google. We know too that…
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