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Maximize your use of Office 365

Microsoft’s Office suite has come a long way since it became cloud-enabled. While you can still opt for the company's lifetime licenses, subscribing to Office 365 instead is the smarter choice.

Office apps and the files you create with them are accessible wherever there’s an internet connection, but that is actually the bare minimum that O365 offers.

Windows 10’s anti-ransomware features

The recent global outbreak of ransomware attacks such as WannaCry and Petya has made Microsoft sit up and pay attention to the need for better security features for Windows 10. Here are some of the new ones Microsoft has come up with to help keep PC users safe.

Monitoring employees online: Is it right?

The choice to monitor your employees’ computers or not is a tricky one. While part of you may think it’s unethical, it could end up saving you hours of lost productivity or preventing a data breach. Here are some pros and cons of employee monitoring, and some tips to handle it fairly if you decide it’s right for your business.

Social media tips for your small business

Is your small- or medium-sized business (SMB) using social media and content marketing strategies to boost profitability? If not, it’s about time you do. Your competitors are already doing the same, so you have to find ways to make sure you rise above the crowd.

Checklist for managing your IT hardware

Any business owner will be much better off if they're not worrying about recurring hardware issues. While your company may still have IT hardware problems, you can implement policies to keep your office free from previous issues. Here's a checklist that can guide you and get you started.

Get the most of Chrome with these extensions

The majority of internet users worldwide has chosen Chrome as the best web browser, and the Chrome Web Store helps enhance the browser’s features by housing thousands of powerful add-ons to enhance its features. But while it’s amazing to have so many choices, it can be quite overwhelming and time-consuming to pick the right extensions for your Chrome browser.

Automate mundane emails to get more done

Everyone wishes we had more time to spend in a day. Between repetitive emails and seemingly endless meetings, it’s hard to find time for important tasks. Thanks to the increasing affordability of enterprise-level IT, however, SMBs can start getting at least half of those problems under control with email automation.

There Is One Thing That Separates Successful People From Everyone Else

Steve Jobs was a notoriously exacting boss. He constantly held himself to the highest standards of business and creativity and drove himself, and those around him, to greatness. But in his own words, one of his greatest strengths wasn’t the quality of his mind, but his strength of belief. As he put it, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So, you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”

Recycling Equipment

Ecyclers USA has partnered with thousands of corporations, non-profit organizations, and state and local government entities throughout the Southeast to reduce the volume of e-waste entering our local landfills. Our program offers transportation and recycling services for electronic refuse usually at no cost to the client. For local governments this service includes removal of electronic refuse that has already entered the solid waste stream at public landfills. As e-waste enters our recycling our facilities, it is weighed and recorded; weight data is certified upon request and can be aggregated by county for use by local governments when applying for diversion credits. We only partner with R-2 certified recyclers in transport and collection of e-waste.