How Do Phishing Emails Work
This email was tailored for this company. The email signature matches an actual signature (from an out of office email). The section on the bottom makes it seem like a reply to a legitimate email...
Why You Should Outsource Your IT Support
We all have a person that handles our taxes, a bookkeeper, and certainly a lawyer. These people become a part of our lives and an extension of our business. They know how we think, our goals, and our strategy. They have their own lives...
How Alton Computer Solutions Automated Daily, Tedious Tasks
We all have repetitive computing tasks that we dread. Maybe it is invoicing, patient intake forms, copy/pasting excel rows from one sheet to another, or updating inventory. It’s not a perplexing task, it’s just tiresome. You can’t help but wonder, “isn’t there a way to make this go faster?”...
Remote Desktop Solutions for Working Remotely
In the last ten years, more Seattleites are commuting to work by telecommuting, no car, train, bus or boat needed! The Seattle Times FYI Guy reports that 2017 census data shows that...
We've Got Your Back
Remember sliding a back-up tape into a computer drive at the end of your work day? Remember forgetting to load the tape, then praying no data was lost overnight? While those tape-drive-backup-days are over for most companies, continuous backup support...
Time for an Upgrade
Computers display signs of failing health before flashing the blue screen of death. If it takes more time to boot up your computer...
5 Outlook Email Features That I Love
Ding! Remember when the Ding! sound was an exciting novelty? Email was an entire character in movies like...
Beware of Cybercriminal Attempts
With mysterious terms like “spear phishing” and “malware,” cybercrime sounds far out instead of a common daily threat. The truth:...
Firewall: Modern-Day Moats
In an all good, positive, happy world, no one would be trying to mine or steal your data. But as a computer tech...
How Your Business Can Recycle Computer Equipment
The tech industry is booming. Now more than ever before, technology companies are churning out tech devices with increasing capabilities. The innovation is wonderful for our businesses, but do you ever wonder what happens to all the...
Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Small Business
Many small businesses aren’t large enough to have a dedicated on-site IT staff and don’t know where to begin in protecting their business from cybersecurity threats. According to a Small Business Association survey...
Preparing Your Small Business for e-Commerce During the Holidays
Is your e-Commerce all it can be for the holiday shopping season? According to Deloitte’s annual holiday forecasts, ecommerce sales are predicted to be as high as ...