by Patrick Mattson | Jan 16, 2023 | Microsoft, Productivity
Microsoft Teams is a lot of things. It is a video conferencing tool, a team messaging channel, and a tool for in-app co-authoring, just to name a few. During the pandemic, the popularity of Teams skyrocketed. User numbers for MS Teams jumped from 20 million in...
by Patrick Mattson | Jul 25, 2022 | Cybersecurity
Smartphones and tablets are often the preferred device for communications, web searching, and accessing many types of apps. They are more portable and can be used from anywhere. We are seeing the takeover of many activities that used to be performed on traditional...
by Patrick Mattson | Jul 24, 2022 | Cybersecurity
Approximately 34% of businesses take a week or longer to regain access to their data and systems once hit with a malware attack. Malware is an umbrella term that encompasses many different types of malicious code. It can include:...
by Patrick Mattson | Jul 17, 2022 | Microsoft
One of the most important applications we choose is our internet browser. When on a computer or a mobile device, we work in that most of the time because many applications are now cloud-based, so accessing them means going through your browser. Over the years browsers...
by Patrick Mattson | Jul 10, 2022 | Microsoft
While many companies have moved most of their workflows to the cloud, there is still a key component of office operations that is location-based. This would be employee computers. Most companies still rely on desktops and laptops to allow employees to access critical...
by Patrick Mattson | Jul 5, 2022 | Productivity
When you see those people with two monitors, you may assume they do some specialized work that requires all that screen space, or they just really like technology. As I am writing this blog I paused and never realized how I enjoy two monitors versus one. I often find...
by Patrick Mattson | Jun 25, 2022 | Blog, IT Management, Productivity, Tip of the week
Purchasing a new computer is a big investment. Many small businesses and home PC owners end up struggling with older systems because they want to get as many years out of them as possible. Have you found yourself banging on your keyboard in frustration? Have you tried...
by Patrick Mattson | Jun 20, 2022 | Blog, Microsoft, Productivity
The shift to remote work over the last two years has caused companies to realign their digital tools. Now, many meetings default to being via video conference rather than in person, and working from home has become commonplace. Seventy-seven percent of remote workers...
