Bring your own device (BYOD) to work is becoming increasingly popular among businesses. So, what are the risks? Are the benefits worth making your network vulnerable? That’s what we’re going to dig into with this short blog series. This is the second of four articles on BYOD. Pros and Cons of BYOD There are obviously …
Bring your own device (BYOD) to work is becoming increasingly popular among businesses. So, what are the risks? Are the benefits worth making your network vulnerable? That’s what we’re going to dig into with this short blog series. This is the first of four articles on BYOD. What is BYOD exactly? BYOD is defined as …
Network security is always a major concern of any business. Here are 5 misconceptions of network security. 1. I have no sensitive data on my computer and do not need to be secure. As long as you have internet access (and who doesn’t) a hacker, virus or worm can use your computer as a source …
Guess what?! We’re now a VMware Professional Partner and we’re pretty excited about it! VMware is a company based in Palo Alto, California that provides virtualization software. VMware is similar to HyperV by Microsoft and Citrix XenDesktop/XenServer. Virtualization software allows you to remotely access your data, applications and more from anywhere through virtual desktops and …
Bennett Office Technologies is Now a VMware Professional Partner! Read More »
Did you know that you can now run credit cards without a credit card machine?! Square is a great company that’s leveling the playing field for small business owners. All you need is a smart phone, a Square account and a FREE card reader from Square. It’s really pretty simple. A transaction goes like this: …
At first, it seems like it would be very inconvenient to have to enter a PIN number to get into your cell phone or tablet but, it goes a long way to keeping your information secure! Here’s why you should implement a PIN number on your companies’ (and your personal) devices. If someone loses their …
Coming from a non-technical background, I’ve always heard about firewalls and figured that they protected your network from bad things in the internet world… but that’s just the thing. I thought “network” meant that you had to be some huge corporation that had lots and lots of money to spend on creating and maintaining a …
What is a Firewall and Why Should I Have One at my Business? Read More »
Ever been out and about and needed to retrieve a document or spreadsheet from your work computer but don’t have your laptop? There’s never really been an easy and secure solution to this reoccurring problem, until now! For those of you that have a current SonicWALL firewall or SSL-VPN appliance and an iPhone (sorry Android …
Access Your Work Computer from Your Smart Phone! Read More »
Do you ever wish there was a way to make it easier to read text on your computer all day? If you run Windows 7 or Windows 8, you have a feature called ClearType that allows for just that. “ClearType is a software technology developed by Microsoft that improves the readability of text on existing …
Evernote is a great app. Their motto is “Remember Everything” and with this great note-taking app, you can! It works kind of like DropBox in the respect that you can download the app to your computer as well as your mobile devices (smart phone, iPad, etc). This way, you can create a note at home …