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There is a Reason It’s Called Work

Most companies use some kind of computer application, even if it’s just a word processor. Some companies, however, utilize enterprise-level software solutions to integrate all the functions of their business. This dependence on technology often requires employees of an organization to use a computer to properly accomplish the tasks their superiors within that organization have…

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Is Blackberry Back?

For most of the last decade the telecommunications company Research in Motion (RIM) led a worldwide smartphone charge with it’s series of Blackberry devices. In the past two years, however, RIM’s revenue stream has been cut in half and their staggering profits have turned into substantial losses. Can anything save this struggling company? The Canadian-based…

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Troubleshooting with Telnet

Poor telnet, it used to be the cool kid on the block. It was the program all sysadmins turned to when they needed to connect to a remote server. Telnet just wasn’t that good at keeping a secret””all communication went over plain text””so administrators started switching to SSH for encrypted remote shell sessions. Of course,…

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Keep Your Network Safe from the Ones You Once Trusted

Emotions aside, whenever an employee is fired or quits, their departure means extra paperwork for Human Resources. After the farewell cake has been cleaned up, the exit interview has been completed, and all the resignation forms have been filed, it is now vital that the former employee’s access to the company’s network be completely removed.…

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Upgrade Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2012

The following table lists known issues related to AD DS installation. KB article number and title Technology area impacted Issue/description 2737129: Group Policy preparation is not performed when you automatically prepare an existing domain for Windows Server 2012 AD DS Installation Adprep /domainprep /gpprep is not automatically run as part of installing the first DC…

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Do You Even Stretch? Apps for a Healthy Office

Working in front of a computer all day can be challenging for your mind, but not very stimulating for your body. Anything physical that you can add to your routine will benefit your health and stave off the negative side effects that come from sitting in one place for too long. Stretching is a great…

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TRUTH OR DARE? Let’s Clear the Air.

Don’t get us wrong. We love Pinocchio.   But when he rears his ugly nose into our business we get, well….all up IN it.   Sometimes things can get a little complex, technical and confusing. We’re big on simplifying things and being brutally honest about technlogy and it’s real value – whether it’s ours or…

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5 Tips for Saving Money on your IT

Saving a little on your technology can go a long ways, but cutting too many corners can lead to additional problems and expensive downtime. Here are a few ways you can cut costs without creating long term issues. Don’t be Afraid to Replace Got an older PC that’s causing you a lot of issues? Older…

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Disaster Recovery and Why it Matters to Northwest Indiana Businesses

When you mention the term ‘disaster recovery,’ most people think about the big ground-shattering events like earthquakes, fires, floods, tropical storms, etc. While these natural events are certainly disasters and devastating in their own right, smaller things can constitute as a disaster for your business, and they aren’t seasonal. Let’s look at the definition of…

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What is your Identity Worth to You?

Your identity has quite a lot of value, especially in the wrong hands. Security firm ZoneAlarm put together some numbers in 2011 concerning identity fraud, and it even shocked us. Let’s talk about a few of these statistics and what it means. First of all, what shocked us the most is that according to the…

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