Category: IT & Cloud Support Blog and Tech News

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What are the benefits of having two monitors?

This is a question I’m still surprised to be asked even by small business owners. If your employees use their computers for four or more hours per day, upgrading to dual monitor set ups is a huge increase in productivity. Most current computers are already able to handle two screens, but if your computer is four…
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How to Add Files to OneDrive

Adding files to OneDrive is simple. When logged into OneDrive, you’ll notice at the top left a button that reads “New” with a drop-down arrow and a button that reads “Upload”, also with a drop-down arrow. The “New” button’s drop-down menu allows you to create a folder or a file, including letting you choose what…
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Breaking News: How Secure are Your Accounts?

NBCNews announced this morning that the passwords for 272.3 million email accounts have been recovered from hackers in Russia. Of the 272.3 million, 40 million were Yahoo Mail accounts, 33 million were Microsoft Hotmail accounts, and 24 million were Gmail accounts. According to NBCNews, hackers give away, sell, and abuse the information obtained through these stolen…
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Leaked! Password Resets

Earlier today, 272 million email log in credentials were stolen. Russian hackers were able to get a hold of Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail and Microsoft email passwords. It is imperative that these passwords be reset, but with guidance. Boot Networks urges you to take steps to reset each one and we have written a guide on…
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Quick Tip: Zipping Files

I had a few Clients asking me how to save a bit of space on their hard drives or flash drives without removing files. The trick is to compress the files. Here’s and easy way to do that.   Open File Explorer in Windows and navigate to the file or folder you want to zip.…
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Want to share what’s on your screen, or tired of Print Screen?

The Snipping Tool was first added to Windows Vista and is included on all newer versions of Windows. This feature is perfect for taking specific capture of something you want to share on your screen or also a quick and easy screen capture to give someone the bigger picture. To open the Snipping Tool, just…
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