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Microsoft 365, the cloud version of Microsoft’s popular office suite, has some great features that help small business owners boost their communication effectiveness. This is especially true for Outlook. One useful feature is the ability to conduct polls via email. Want to know what day of the week is best to have a meeting? Add
Wishing everyone a happy 4th of July. Enjoy the holiday safely. The staff at Providence Consulting.
Providence President Jeff Dettloff was profiled in the Lansing State Journal on Sunday July 1, for the Take5 segment within the paper’s business section. As outgoing President of the Capital Area IT Council, Jeff has a bird’s eye view of the challenges facing the IT industry in the capital city. Check out the article to
While Jason Hill has only just reached his one year anniversary at Providence, he has already made himself an indispensable part of our team. A glowing example of success in these tough times, Jason made the decision to earn a college degree and find a new field of work after being laid off in 2008.
Choosing what technology to buy for your business can be one of the toughest decisions you make. While it is a necessary investment, constant change and upgrades can make your purchase seem obsolete mere months after you buy. Further complicating the issue, almost every manufacturer makes models for home use that are marketed right next
One of the biggest trends of the past few years is the rise of the tablet as a replacement for the personal computer, largely due to the success of the Apple iPad. The tablet has proven itself more than a fad, and is actually becoming an incredibly useful business tool. To extend its usefulness, Apple
We’ve posted about this a couple of times before, but since the deadline to update your machines is quickly approaching, the message bears repeating. DNSChanger is a malware that has changed many machines to use a handful of malicious DNS servers. The hackers that set up these malicious DNS servers and propagated the malware hoped
When the Android OS was first introduced, it had a lot of catching up to do and faced some seriously stiff competition in the smartphone market. Fast forward a few years and it’s now the most popular OS, due at least in part to the availability of some truly excellent tablets. Many businesses and organizations
Email “signatures” are a great place to list your contact information but there is a better way for you to share this vital info with your business partners. The problem comes in when a user is trying to transfer this info from an email signature into their address book. To do so they have to
There’s a new Trojan transmitting via Facebook of which users should be aware. The malware software is called LillyJade, and is available for download at underground websites. When a hacker downloads the program, they can modify it to meet their needs. They then release it as a browser plug-in (software that adds functions, e.g., the
