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Dot CA Scam | Windows 8.1 | Different Generations Different Data
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Oct 8, 2013 @ 07:10 AM
Topics: Windows 8, internet connectivity in Canada, IT support, Samsung
Burlington Office IT Co. Finds Blackberry Z10 Active Sync Solution
Posted by Ian Leppert on Thu, Aug 29, 2013 @ 08:08 AM
New Blackberry Z10 Deployment:
Recently our company decided to refresh our mobile phones. We needed a smart phone that would work well with both our field based Technical and Sales teams. We were an existing Blackberry account so after careful review we decided familiarity for users and a patriotic sense of 'Oh Canada' would lead us to adopt the new Blackberry Z10 series phones.
Topics: technology tools, e-mail, Software, server software, IT network, IT support
Windows XP, Microsoft Server 2003, Exchange Server 2003 Time To Plan
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jul 9, 2013 @ 08:07 AM
Recent data shows that as many as 40 percent of the world's PCs are running Windows XP according to SMB Nation research. Windows 7 has market share of 45 percent and the balance is made up of either older Windows packages or Windows 8 which is still in the single digit stage.
Topics: Computer, network server, Windows 8, IT support, network security
Every business person using a computer knows that it is important to back up their electronic data regularly so it can be recovered in the event of hardware or software failure. Unfortunately not everyone does this and even those that do don't always use the best methods or tools. Failure to put proper steps in place and then following them religiously can lead to serious consequences.
Topics: Computer, network server, network backup, IT network, IT support, network security
Business Continuity Is The New Backup Need For SMBs
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, May 10, 2013 @ 08:05 AM
Even though many small businesses still don't have a full fledged backup strategy in place there is a more critical change taking over as more and more businesses understand that they cannot operate without considering what would happen with a complete IT network shut down.
Topics: network backup, IT network, IT support
9 Differences Between Managed IT Service & Simple Network Support
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Feb 26, 2013 @ 08:02 AM
There are a number of ways that IT service can be contracted for your office I.T. network. The most common are managed services plans and time billing plans. There are significant differences between these two, even though they may look like they are similar on the surface.
Topics: IT network, IT support, managed services plan
Email Goes Stale Really Fast - IT Network Failure Proves the Case
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Feb 9, 2013 @ 12:02 PM
We had an IT network system failure recently and our email was down for several days due to data corruption. Over the years the data base to our Exchange email had grown to a pretty big size so running the necessary tools to clean the corruption and recover our system took a long time. We're talking many hours spread over several days.
Topics: Computer, software tools, IT network, IT support
Windows Updates Every Second Tuesday Can Lead to IT Network Problems
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Feb 6, 2013 @ 08:02 AM
Topics: Computer, network server, IT network, IT support, network security