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As an IT professional, I often see a massive gap between the security protocols we build and how users actually behave. We can spend millions on firewalls and encryption, but the biggest vulnerability is almost always the human element.

In the industry, we often say that security is only as strong as its weakest link, and unfortunately, that link is often a person who simply does not realize they are being targeted. Here are four ways people remain dangerously oblivious to cybersecurity threats.

Nothing screams “Impressive!” quite like having locked-in email practices. If you want your boss to think you’re a top-tier employee, you want to keep your email inbox organized and managed. We’re here to help you do this through your Google Workspace Gmail account.

Sometimes the best technology solutions will fly under your radar, and depending on your company’s preferred productivity suite, you might already have tools that are being underutilized. One such tool is Google Forms. Today, we’ve got a step-by-step guide that shows you how to create a Google Form for a variety of purposes.

Business technology is one of the greatest expenses in your budget, particularly when things don’t go according to plan. These are typically looked at as capital expenses, which means they are expensive and unpredictable by nature… but they don’t have to be. Today, we want to show you a different way of managing your IT that transforms it into a predictable operating expense.

Today is Global Wellness Day. As such, we wanted to invite you to consider a few ways to prioritize not just your mental and physical well-being, but your digital well-being as well. After all, technology is what keeps us connected to the world at large… and if we don’t approach it appropriately, it can create some challenges that we should all want to avoid.

Let’s talk about some simple best practices that can help promote workplace wellness and a healthier balance in our lives.

Juggling everything in a small business is tough. Are you constantly dealing with IT issues when you barely have time to do your normal work? You're not alone. Many small businesses find IT more of a hassle than a help.

If the fact that you can enable Windows to save a list of your most often-used lines of text is news to you, I offer you my sympathies. You’ve missed a lot of potential productivity in the years since Microsoft added clipboard history functionality.

Let’s talk about how you can take advantage of clipboard history, starting with how to enable it.

Windows 11 has some cool tools that can make it easier to use, especially if you set things up to fit how you like to work or play. Here are four easy tips to help you organize your Windows desktop and get things done faster.

Does your business rely on Google Workspace for productivity? If so, we have some helpful tips to boost your efficiency by using lesser-known shortcuts. Let’s dive into a few tricks that can save you time and help your team work smarter.

Spreadsheets are handy tools for businesses, although it can become pretty easy to lose track of where and what certain data is as they grow… not to mention a pain to keep referencing back to as needed.

However, there’s an easy workaround: naming the cells of your spreadsheet.

The conference room for any business is bound to be pretty interesting, and it can tell you all there is to know about a business. This is why it’s especially important to ensure your conference room gives the right impression, especially if you have clients who frequent your office. Let’s go over how you can make your conference room the best it can be!

You and your employees are likely exhausted from dealing with technology day in and day out. Even if it is what allows businesses to flourish, you still might want some time away from it from time to time. When it feels like too much, know that a digital detox can be a valid way of temporarily moving away from technology—even in the workplace.

While sitting all day might sound appealing at first glance (after all, who doesn’t like sitting?), it’s not something that our bodies are designed to do. Sitting, as a result, can have considerable negative consequences on our overall health when done in excess. It doesn’t have to be hard to fit a workout into your day, though; you can do these simple desk-ercises right from your office to combat the creep of becoming too sedentary. 

My team and I are big fans of a good spreadsheet, just as a simple way of organizing and contextualizing your data. Therefore, we’re all for sharing some neat ways that you can make these visualizations even easier to communicate your findings through.

Let’s talk about how you can make your Excel spreadsheets into a heat map, giving you this kind of increased visibility.

If asked, most business owners would likely rank “improving productivity” as one of their overall business goals—and for obvious reasons. Often less obvious, however, is how to go about accomplishing this particular goal. Here, we’ve put together five different but equally effective ways to do so.

Businesses cannot run without technology. This relationship has only grown more complicated and complex over time, and with so many businesses depending on their technology in ways never before seen, you’ll have to understand just how great of an impact your technology has on the way your organization runs. Here are three ways you can implement the right tools to see increased success.

So, you’ve spent a ton of time and energy transcribing data into Microsoft Excel, only to find out that you need this same data elsewhere in your spreadsheets, too. Bit of a bummer, unless you know how to accurately and easily copy all of this data. Let’s go over how you can do so.