TechRec: Return of the Windows 8 Start Button with Start8

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One of the most common complaints about Windows 8 is the loss of the Start button.  To implement the tiled Metro interface, Microsoft did away with the Start button leaving many users at a loss on how to easily navigate Windows.  With Start8, you can restore the Start button to your Windows 8 Operating System
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TechRec – Beware of Unsolicited Technical Support Calls

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A couple of days ago one of our clients called saying he had received a phone call from Microsoft regarding the urgent matter that his Windows updates weren’t processing properly. The caller offered to log in to remediate the problem and asked for access to their computer. Knowing that patching and updates are something we
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How Your Business Technology Can Become Lean, Clean and Green

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In an effort to improve productivity and more efficient business operations, many organizations have adopted lean manufacturing or lean service principles.  As these principles have been more widely implemented, business owners should consider exploring the concepts as it applies to technology.  The concept of Lean IT can help companies not only improve the efficiency of
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11 Signs You’ve Been Hacked – and How to Fight Back Reposted from InfoWorld

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InfoWorld recently released an article along with a handy PDF with tips and advice on how you can push back and protect yourself in the event you are hacked. We thought we would share it with our readers. In today’s threatscape, antivirus software provides little piece of mind, and anti-malware scanners on the whole are
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The Six Truths of Shadow IT & How You Can Take Control

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Shadow IT really isn’t a new phenomenon. Employees have been using resources without the IT manager’s approval for years. Shadow IT today is much different in the past, largely due to easily aquired cloud services and apps employees are using on smart devices for work purposes.  Shadow IT spending represents upward of 30% of total
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