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A severe storm flooded parts of Toronto on Monday, July 8th, and left thousands of homes and businesses without power. The subway, roads and businesses were closed when nearly 100 millimeters of rain poured throughout the area in just a few hours.  This is yet another reminder to business owners everywhere to ensure you that […]

Shared by Boston IT Support professional: Dan Adams. Microsoft Office has so many features and it’s impossible to keep track of where they are on the ribbon. Users remember the features on the home tab because they are the most often selected. Microsoft Office programs have hundreds of commands available on these tabs. Most often, […]

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning Is Essential For All Businesses Today. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning can save your business from downtimes or even a complete closure due to disruptive and disastrous events such as hurricanes, tornados, floods, plant explosions, terrorist attacks, computer viruses or power outages. In the case below, a train […]

Allowing employees to bring their own device and use it at work is very popular due to the benefits of increased productivity and cost effectiveness. With BYOD, employees provide their own technology, which means their more likely to work on their own time. If you own or run a business this may sound like a […]

Are you fed up with IT Services Providers that: Don’t return your phone calls? Only show up when it’s convenient for them? Don’t have a clue about what you want and need? Use “techie” language that you can’t understand? Act like they’re doing you a favour? Don’t accept this treatment one more day.  Look for […]

Before now, Apple has focused primarily on the consumer market. However this never stopped enterprise and business customers from using their products. Now for the first time, Apple is releasing Apple iOS 7 with its new software features designed for business users. Functionality is extremely important for business users today, and Apple has addressed this […]

Worldwide shipments of tablets continue to rise yet only 10 percent of U.S teachers reported using tablets during class. However this may change with Samsung’s new Samsung School, a digital classroom technology that combines the Galaxy Note tablet with teaching management software. Samsung says it’s a comprehensive solution with the ability to compete with Apple’s […]

Should You Upgrade to XI? On June 26th, Adobe officially ended support for Acrobat 9 and Reader 9, which means that all security and product updates, as well as technical support, have ended. However, you can upgrade to Acrobat XI if you’d like to continue receiving these benefits. Your software won’t stop working if you […]

How To Make Sure Your Child Uses It Safely Did you know that approximately 75% of children between the ages 12 and 17 own a smartphone, and that most of them go online regularly?  Among the most popular smartphone amongst this age group is the iPhone.  The iPhone offers great multimedia, gaming and Internet features. […]

Apple’s new iOS 7 for the iPhone, makes your smartphone even smarter! It will make your daily tasks even easier, faster, and much more enjoyable. It incorporates multiple new features, such as Control Center, AirDrop for iOS, and smarter multitasking. The way you do things on the iOS 7 will feel completely familiar, regardless of […]

On June 21st Microsoft released Office Mobile for iPhone, a free application from Apple’s iTunes store. The new application allows mobile users to access and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents that are stored in the cloud. Office Mobile for iPhone enables users to work on a document on their computer such as a […]

On June 21st, nearly 100,000 people were evacuated from their homes and businesses in Calgary while officials went door-to-door warning people to relocate to safer locations and avoid the risk of flooding. Suncor Energy Inc., Canada’s largest energy company, was one of many businesses forced to close. Calgary imposed a state of emergency, and 26 […]