As best practice, most businesses follow a document review process before internally or externally publishing documents. Throughout my career, I’ve seen people edit Microsoft Word documents in multiple ways: some highlight their changes, others use only the comments box, some strike out text, some print the document and edit on paper, and others – gasp!…
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Crypto ransomware has come a long way over the past 2½ years and no single solution can stop it 100% of the time. But the right recovery and mitigation strategies can help. Boot Networks keep small businesses a step ahead of this virulent threat and ensure their clients are effectively protected. How to protect…
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Tuesdays may seem uneventful to some, but on the second Tuesday of each month, Microsoft sends software updates, known as patches, to your computer. In 2003, Microsoft introduced these scheduled patches as a way of consolidating and better managing the deployment of fixes to their various applications. There are several positive and negative effects of…
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If you noticed that your operating system suddenly changed today, you’re not alone! Many users have been updated to Windows 10 without approval. Learning a new operating system without notice while you’re managing normal daily operations can be difficult, to say the least. If you’d like help reverting back to Windows 7 or 8, or…
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Instructions for reversing windows 10 in favor of windows 7 or 8. IF ITS BEEN LESS THAN 30 DAYS SINCE YOUR UPGRADE. Back up your important files to an external drive or flash stick before proceeding. Start menu > Settings > Update & security > Recovery and selecting either Go back to Windows 7 or Go…
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STOP FORGETTING YOUR PASSWORDS! In today’s digital world, it’s imperative to constantly set unique, and complex passwords for every website that requires a login. Setting the password is the easy part, remembering them is the hard part! Lucky for you there is an APP for that. The premium password manager, LastPass. Create a LastPass account where…
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