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So you’ve switched to Windows 10. Now what?

So you’ve made the switch to Windows 10 and are ready to put its new features to work. But which handy new functions should you take advantage of first? Here are six important things you can do to get the show on the road: 1. Create a recovery plan Setting [...]

Your stress-free guide to a Windows 10 upgrade

There’s no doubt that now is the time to upgrade your organization to Windows 10: Microsoft will end technical assistance and no longer provide security updates for Windows 7 from January 14, 2020 onward. The clock is also ticking on Windows 8, with Microsoft set to discontinue all support and [...]

Gigabytes, ram and hard drives, oh my! Everything you need in a new laptop.

With the rise of mobile technology, combined with increasing urban congestion, remote work is becoming an accepted norm in the workplace. In fact, according to a 2018 study by the International Workplace Group, “70% of employees are working at least one day a week somewhere other than the office”. So it’s [...]

4 ways to protect your business against risk

Small and medium-sized businesses are vulnerable to risk. This is because it’s difficult (from both an expense and resource perspective) to recover from a risk incident. External risks can come from a range of places: financial markets, technology providers, legal liabilities, accidents, natural disasters and more. Whichever risks are relevant [...]

Desktop virtualization: what you should know

During the past decade, server virtualization has become a mainstream way for businesses to gain more efficiency from existing physical infrastructure. Desktop virtualization takes this further, offering independence from the traditional work station. This technology is still in its infancy and is limited to certain use cases – and one [...]

AI in education – trends and implications

While artificial intelligence (AI) is yet to permeate our lives on the scale seen in blockbuster movies such as I, Robot or Minority Report, it’s already widely deployed in numerous industries such as the gambling, car manufacturing, online gaming, technology, retail, health care, and financial services industries. One sector it is tipped to [...]

5 must-know IT trends in 2019

IT budgets are set to swell in 2019 as organizations continue to embrace a suite of rapidly developing technologies. With the arrival of 5G set to send mobile network speeds soaring and long-hyped technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain approaching maturity, 2019 will be a transformative year for IT. [...]

Quick shipping status lookup

An easy way to check the status of a shipment, is to copy and past the tracking number into Google search. The search will return a link for the shipper that best matches the format of the tracking number. Clicking the link will take you directly to the status page for [...]

6 edu-tech trends for the classroom of tomorrow

Technology and digital innovation are changing the educational environment and the way students learn. This rapidly evolving landscape is accelerating digital transformation for teachers, schools and administrators alike, with the promise that technology will help students succeed. Here we look at some of the trends – including artificial intelligence (AI), [...]

Customize your hardware refresh cycle

The idea of the refresh cycle – a planned, knowable, consistent schedule of hardware updates – is one of the foundations of IT budgeting. The challenge has always been around timing. Refresh too early and you’re throwing money down the drain. Upgrade too late and you risk impacting the performance [...]

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