Category: IT & Cloud Support Blog and Tech News

Blue Screen of Death

It’s the time of year everyone is getting sick and I am no exception. So during my time of illness I thought I’d write about a very common “illness” your computer may come down with. Everyone has heard of it, but not everyone has experienced it first hand. I am referring to the Blue screen of…
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Google Chromecast – Gadget of the week

More and more people are dropping off their cable boxes and switching to online streaming services such as Hulu and Netflix. I haven’t had to pay for cable in over 3 years thanks to Netflix. Mostly I watch my shows on my computer or tablet, but recently I bought a smart TV. The beauty of…
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Holiday System Shutdowns: Protect Your Data

Do you plan to shut down your company’s data storage system during the holidays? If so, to avoid potential service interruption and a headache in the New Year from data loss, read on. You might be wondering why we’re warning you about a standard shutdown, and how a shutdown could lead to data loss. Well,…
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Get the Most out of Your Flash Drive: Creating a Two Partition Hidden Bootable and Storage Flash Drive

Most people use flash drives for storage, but did you know that you can use it to boot a different operating system on your computer? Or to perform actions that Windows would otherwise block you from performing, like drive scans or disk checks while the operating system isn’t initialized? This tutorial walks you through how to create…
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outlook 2010 loading in safe mode

Outlook 2010 Safe Mode Error

With the latest patch released by Microsoft (12/08/15) we are met with a set of Outlook 2010 errors and issues.  The largest issue causes outlook users to be stuck in safe mode. After you install this update, Outlook 2010 may start only in safe mode. If this issue occurs, uninstall the update and make sure…
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Simple tip: Default save location in Word

Most people get frustrated when Microsoft Word keeps pointing them to the wrong directory when saving files. This is an easy fix however and we will walk you through changing the default save location in only a few steps.   Open word Select file > Options Save tab option Select the browse button next to…
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