• How Small Accounting Firms Can Tackle IT Decisions

    How Small Accounting Firms Can Tackle IT Decisions

    It can be hard to know how to make IT decisions as a small accounting firm. Here are a few tips to help you choose the right technology for your business.
  • Why Is Wi-Fi So Slow on My Phone?

    Why Is Wi-Fi So Slow on My Phone?

    Just about nothing is more frustrating when using a smartphone than connecting to a sluggish or broken Wi-Fi network. In most places, mobile data is so effective and speedy these days that we just can’t accept a Wi-Fi network performing worse than our mobile networks can. If you’re dealing with obnoxiously slow speeds on your […]
  • Which Office 365 Plan Works Best for Your Organization?

    Which Office 365 Plan Works Best for Your Organization?

    Microsoft Office products have become ubiquitous throughout a range of industries, and there are more choices than ever before to find the suite of professional office software tools you need to run your business effectively. While you can still find Office products available for a single licensing fee (Office 2019, for example), most businesses are […]
  • A Law Firm’s Guide To Managed IT Services

    A Law Firm’s Guide To Managed IT Services

    Technological downtime can make or break a law firm. Even an hour of downtime can cost a small or medium firm as much as $250,000. What Exactly Can Go Wrong? Unfortunately, Murphy’s Law has been known to apply in legal cases, meaning if there is an opportunity for things to go wrong they will. It […]
  • How to Password Protect an App on Your Android Device

    How to Password Protect an App on Your Android Device

    Have you ever wanted to put access to certain apps on your phone or tablet under an extra layer of security? There are all sorts of reasons people might want this. Maybe you want to share your phone with a child, but you don’t want little Johnny messing with work apps or your grown-up Netflix […]
  • What Are the Chief Benefits of Cloud Computing?

    What Are the Chief Benefits of Cloud Computing?

    Chances are, you already use cloud computing in your personal life with applications such as Facebook, Gmail, and Dropbox. But what about your business? According to a recent study, 31% of companies still don’t use cloud computing to organize and operate their business. Although some of these companies stated they plan to implement cloud computing at some […]
  • How Canada Is Seeking a Private and Equitable Digital World

    How Canada Is Seeking a Private and Equitable Digital World

    As in so many areas, Canada is now pushing to make the online world a more equitable one. It also wants Canadians to have their privacy online instead of having their information sold by whoever can get ahold of it. The use of the data that companies do collect about you is now being regulated […]
  • Do You Use Customized Applications?

    Do You Use Customized Applications?

    The first thing to know is that migrating applications and data to the Cloud isn’t a simple matter. The best way to ensure your migration goes smoothly and is completed quickly is to turn to outside help from an experienced IT services company.
  • Happy Canada Day – 2019

    Happy Canada Day – 2019

    Got Your Sparklers Handy? To make the most out of what we hope will be a gorgeous Canada Day long weekend, we will be closing our office for the day on Monday, July 1st.     Of course, just because it’s a holiday, that doesn’t mean you’ll have to make do without us. You’ll be […]
  • Introducing Canada’s Digital Charter

    Introducing Canada’s Digital Charter

    Technology is rapidly entering all areas of commerce, banking and society due to increased digital communications both in person and online. Much of the business that Canadians do every day is assisted by technology including shopping for groceries, promoting a brand and socializing with friends and family. “Data is a resource that companies use to […]
  • Should Your Business Outsource IT Operations?

    Should Your Business Outsource IT Operations?

    There never seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything accomplished, and that goes double for small business owners. When you’re top dog in charge, every small problem or frustration heads your way. Technology support is one of the key complaints from staff members, especially when there are problems with slow network […]
  • How To Remove Microsoft Office Metadata?

    How To Remove Microsoft Office Metadata?

    This article covers the definition of metadata and how to view, manage and delete it in Microsoft applications. What is Metadata? Metadata is information about your data. It contains facts that can’t be disputed, the same way data does. Here is an example from Microsoft Word. Let’s say you’re writing a letter to a co-worker. […]