Tech Tips

If you are like most of our SMB customers, you are struggling to keep up with the new demands of making yourselves known in the world of social media. Don't despair! Here are some tips to help you along.

This week, Fox news published an informative article (January 26, 2012, FoxNews.com) on the state of cyber security. The popular security product, Symantec, had to advise customers to disable one of its products after hackers had stolen underlying code powering the software. The theft occured in 2006 and recent disclosures from the company revealed a more significiant risk than was initially reported.

The article suggested steps to greater IT protection.

Last week, we wrote about new tech tips for the iPhone and iPad, a timely post for the many Waytek customers who received new gadgets for the holidays. Our customers are also increasingly using smartphones and iPads for work. This week, we are focusing on the new possibilities for using Microsoft Office on the iPad.

Our latest tech tips are Apple related. Though many of our customers do not use Apples for business, iPhones and iPads are used by many of our customers and they periodically have questions about the usage of both.

As an IT company, we often get asked about our recommendations for tech gifts for the holidays. Here are a few of our favorites:

As an IT company serving our customers' security needs, we are very aware of the need for safety when shopping online for the holidays. Here are some tips we thought would be helpful for you and your business.

This is a question we run into often, especially when customers are migrating to a new computer.

Outlook 2003, and above, creates a file called outlook.nk2 that stores all of your entries that are typed into the "to" box. When you migrate to a new computer, you need to make sure this file is moved to the new computer. The file is located in the following directories:

If you frequently run multiple programs simultaneously, your desktop can get extremely cluttered. This can get annoying if you're working on one program and want to minimize all of the other windows. In previous versions of Windows, you had to minimize them individually.

Have you ever worried about your internet security when surfing the web in a space away from the office or home? Here are some important tips from a recent article in the New York Times.

gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/tips-for-using-wi-fi-securely/

And, don't forget to view all of our security offers here on our website or contact us about our Remote Managed Services to best serve your SMB's security.

Here's a tip for those of you using Internet Explorer 9 on how to change the default download location.

In Internet Explorer 9, the default download is in the downloads folder in your user profile. If you don't like this default location, you can change it.

• Open Internet Explorer 9, click on the settings icon (it looks like a gearwheel) and go to View Downloads.
• In the downloads window, click on the options link.
• Click the Browser button to select hte folder that you want for your downloads.