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These days, it feels like every week there’s a new AI tool out there that promises to exponentially improve your productivity. It’s easy for leadership teams to fall victim to the “shiny object syndrome,” where they adopt a new tool only to find it’s not seeing any use after six months. New technology should never be a solution looking for a problem—instead, it should be a precision tool to fix a specific friction point in your business.

Let me ask you something:

Do you think all the different tools, programs, and applications whose icons litter your business' desktops help drive your business forward? Or, is there a possibility that they are actually undercutting your team’s productivity?

The trouble with all these inclusive platforms is that they include more than you might realize… and as such, you’re likely investing in duplicate functionality. This is why it is so important to be able to say no, or to have someone in your corner who can.

Accessibility is a major topic in modern technology, as it benefits everyone involved. Not only does it allow a team member to participate productively in the workplace without obstacles, but it also gives an employer access to a wider talent pool.

One such tool (or toolkit, really) is built directly into Microsoft’s productivity software as the Word Accessibility Assistant. Much more than spellcheck, it helps ensure your documents can be absorbed by as many people as possible.

Have you ever stopped to wonder what happens when you use the cut, copy, and paste commands in Windows? They all interact with the clipboard, but what is the clipboard, really? Today, we’ll show you the magic of effective clipboard usage and how you can make the most of it on your Windows device.

Do you find your computer filled with junkware and other types of software you don’t remember installing on your device? Even if you haven’t done anything wrong, you’ve probably made one mistake that has allowed junkware to accumulate. Today, we’re going to get into this mistake and the best way to avoid it: reading the fine print during any software installation.

Do you ever wonder how you could possibly have so much junkware installed on your computer? Even if it seems like you’re not doing anything wrong, chances are you’re making at least one vital mistake. Today, we want to break down this mistake and how you can avoid making it—which, it turns out, is as simple as reading.

Your business has a lot of technology at its fingertips, but how effectively are you using it? Chances are some of your tools might have more practical uses than you might expect. One such tool is Microsoft Excel, Microsoft 365’s spreadsheet building platform. Here are three ways you can use Excel for your SMB that you might not have thought about.

In this blog and our conversations with clients, we frequently discuss the importance of protecting accounts with complex and unique passwords and multi-factor authentication. These actions are crucial, but there is a tool out there that can really improve any business’ account security: the password manager. 

Today, we’ll discuss the password manager and why it is such a great tool for keeping passwords complex and secure. 

Cybersecurity tops the list for any business’ needs, particularly when one considers just how many threats are out there today. This makes it essential that today’s businesses (yours included) put an assortment of cybersecurity tools and protections in place.

We’ve assembled a list of the ones we recommend.

Effective management is crucial for success. One way to achieve this is by using management software. With so many options available, however, how do you choose the right one? This article explores the different types of management software to help you make an informed decision.

Decision-making is such a big part of business, and a lot of time the “gut feeling” may actually work against their stated aims. By incorporating back-end analysis into their strategy, business owners can get insights that they typically wouldn’t even consider. It can make their businesses more money through improved sales, customer relationships, and efficiency. In today’s blog, we will go through what the incorporation of AI means for businesses regarding their business intelligence.

In order to survive in today’s business world, your organization needs to be adaptable and flexible to new situations. You might have to take on the persona of a bookkeeper, HR, and other important roles for your business. You can add “IT decision maker” to that list, as 95% of small businesses in the US utilize some kind of computing to keep the business running smoothly.

Asset management security has become a critical concern for businesses. It's not just about protecting physical assets anymore. More assets than ever need to be safeguarded, but securing these assets is not straightforward. It involves a complex interplay of strategies, from attack surface management to cybersecurity compliance.

Let's explore some key considerations when securing your asset management processes.

When you run a business, it’s often hard to know what to do. There are several strategies that you could potentially implement for every single part of your business. When things go right, you look like a genius; when things go horribly wrong, you can look like a fool. In this blog, we plan on outlining some things that every business owner should do to improve their business.

Let’s face facts: regardless of how one spends their time at home, there really is no reason the vast majority of today’s workers would ever need the Xbox Game Bar application on their work device… and yet, there it is. Thanks, Microsoft?

This is an example of what is known as “bloatware”—unwanted software added to an operating system to help the developers, oftentimes to make a few extra bucks. 

You might recall our blog last week on smart chips, a term used to describe some fun and useful Google Docs inserts. Today, we want to take a closer look at these smart chips and what you can do with them in Google Docs and Sheets.

Seemingly everyone has a smartphone nowadays, and with the smartphone comes apps. Mobile apps fuel the largest computing ecosystems in the world and, as a result, the question may have to be asked, “Does my business need a mobile app?” Whether it's a good idea depends on your specific business goals, target audience, and resources. In this article, we will take a look at the pros and cons of developing a mobile app for your business.

The vehicles of today are equipped with countless features that previously did not exist, but this also makes them vulnerable in ways that older cars simply are not. Today, we want to explore what this growing smart car trend means for the security of vehicles.

When you think of technology, you typically think of computers and routers and all the hardware and services you need to run the software that is at the heart of your business’ operations. Software is crucial to every organization, but do you have too much? Too little? Today, we will unpack these questions and go through a list of what software is absolutely mandatory for business. 

There are a huge number of apps available on the various app stores—3.5 million and 1.6 million on the Google Play store and Apple’s App Store, respectively—and, while most of them are sufficiently secure to use, many of them aren’t. It can be hard to tell the difference between the two at times, so it is important that you and your team are protecting your business however you can. Let’s discuss the topic of security, as it pertains to mobile app stores, and why the issues have transcended security.