Tip of the Week: 7 Common Methods to Protect Your Smartphone
Those who believe that smartphones are secure from threats are in for a rude awakening. Modern businesses need to apply adequate security practices to maximize the protection of mobile devices, or risk everything. If a hacker were to somehow access a corporate mobile device, they could potentially compromise sensitive information. Would your business be able […]
Why Coca-Cola’s #MakeItHappy Commercial Fails to Make IT Happy
One of the most memorable Super Bowl XLIX commercials yet again came from Coca-Cola. In classic Coca-Cola fashion (pun intended), they premiered an inspirational video with the message, “Let’s all make the World Wide Web a better place, #MakeItHappy.” We can’t contest to Coke’s feel-good message, but as an IT Company, we must object to […]
Are Your Employees Watching Porn At Work?
Here’s a statistic that’s going to shock business owners. We hope you’re sitting down for this because we were blown away when we first heard it. Did you know that 70 percent of all online porn access happens during business hours? What does this mean for your company? One thing that we hope this doesn’t […]
Tip of the Week: 5 Ways to Prevent Getting Burned By Your Job
Occupational burnout is a real risk for the busy business owner. Wikipedia defines it as, “Characterized by short-term exhaustion, lack of enthusiasm and motivation, feeling drained, and also may have the dimension of frustration and/or negative emotion and cynical behavior, and as a result reduced professional efficacy.” Can you relate? How can you prevent occupational […]
Are Mobile Devices Helping or Hampering Your Team’s Productivity?
Mobile devices have become such a popular computing medium that they’ve infiltrated the workplace. While the business owner might feel that these mobile devices can help employees gain more regular access to corporate data for more working hours, these same devices could potentially eat up those work hours with time wasted on mobile gaming or […]
Perspective Has Changed: 50 Years of Computers in Cinema
Computers have become essential to our way of life. You can find them in everyone’s job, home, or even the palm of their hand. With this saturation, the computer has become something that people of only 50 short years ago, couldn’t even imagine. One way this shift has been most evident is in the cinema. […]
Tip of the Week: Use Windows Media Player to Sync Your PC’s Files to Android
So you’ve got yourself a new Android device and you want to transfer all of your favorite media from your PC onto the device. How do you go about doing this? While there all several different ways you can transfer your files, one of the easiest ways is to take advantage of a program that’s […]
Windows Server 2003 End of Support Date Looms on the Horizon
The next major operating system to get the ax from Microsoft is Windows Server 2003. Slated to have its mainstream support ended on July 14th, businesses that currently use the software need to begin making plans to upgrade their system as soon as possible. With this server operating system no longer being supported by Microsoft, […]
5 Tips for Saving Money on your IT
Saving a little on your technology can go a long ways, but cutting too many corners can lead to additional problems and expensive downtime. Here are a few ways you can cut costs without creating long term issues.
Disaster Recovery and Why it Matters to Michigan Businesses
When you mention the term ‘disaster recovery,’ most people think about the big ground-shattering events like earthquakes, fires, floods, tropical storms, etc. While these natural events are certainly disasters and devastating in their own right, smaller things can constitute as a disaster for your business, and they aren’t seasonal.
What is your Identity Worth to You?
Your identity has quite a lot of value, especially in the wrong hands. Security firm ZoneAlarm put together some numbers in 2011 concerning identity fraud, and it even shocked us. Let’s talk about a few of these statistics and what it means.
Slow Computer? Increase your memory to boost computer Speeds
Sometimes when your workstation feels bogged down, a relatively cheap and simply hardware update can make a huge difference in performance. Adding more RAM (Random Access Memory, often just referred to as memory) can be a game changer for your bogged down PC.
How Safe is Your Email?
Email is (and has been) a prime method of communication for businesses of all sizes. With email comes a whole slew of issues that are essentially synonymous with the technology; spam, information overload, phishing, and information privacy. Even Michigan small businesses that only do business locally are at risk of these issues. Personal email accounts are equally at risk. Employing proper precautions and practices whenever communicating via email is very important to prevent the risk of security compromises, monetary loss, and even legality issues.
Let’s Talk Tablets
Tablets are definitely becoming a staple in the consumer electronics world. For the longest time, the tablet PC was an expensive, clunky device that just didn’t wow consumers. Some businesses had adopted tablets back in the day, but they were difficult to use, hard to support, and they simply didn’t perform for the price tag. […]
Fortinet-Certified Solutions from NuTech Services
Fortinet-Certified Solutions Network and Security Technology for Serious Businesses As a worldwide leader in IT, Fortinet is a big name that has been helping businesses achieve success through their technology since 2000. These network and security technologies have helped build a solid foundation for businesses around the globe, and they are widely known and […]
VMware Virtualization Services from NuTech Services
VMware Services Modern Services for Modern Business Practices Business isn’t getting any easier, and with new technology being integrated to core computing systems, your infrastructure is growing more complex by the minute. By virtualizing your IT infrastructure, you can simplify the way your technology operates without sacrificing the processing power and performance that you require.
Understanding Bring Your Own Device
Mobile Strategies: Bring Your Own Device The proliferation of security measures in response to the introduction of outside device access of your organization’s network is paramount for thorough network security. In a world where seemingly everyone has a device that they bring everywhere, how can you make this trend work for your business while keeping […]
Microsoft-Certified Solutions for Your Michigan Business
Receive Quality Services and Software Solutions from NuTech Services As a leader in the software industry, Microsoft is well-known for providing quality products and solutions for small businesses. NuTech Services can proudly say we are Microsoft-certified resellers, providing tried and true products and services for our clients. When it comes to staying productive at work, […]
Official Apple Computer Repair Services
Expert Apple Computer Service and Support An Apple a day keeps the doctor away, but sometimes Apple computers need to be serviced, too. NuTech Services is an Apple-authorized service provider to simplify your technical repair needs. An unforeseen technology problem can have a negative effect on your budget; with costly computer repairs and downtime. Often, […]
Official Dell Dealer – Michigan’s Finest Dell Reseller
Quality Technology Solutions from NuTech Services The technology experts of NuTech Services know good technology when we see it. We specialize in spreading efficiency throughout our clients’ businesses. Dell is one of the world leaders in hardware and software manufacturing, and we have the honor of being an official Dell dealer. Our IT ingenuity combined […]