October 20, 2026September 7, 2026

Why Guest Wi-Fi Should Be Separate From Your Business Network

Summary: Guest Wi-Fi should provide internet access while blocking connections to your internal business network. A different Wi-Fi name and password do not confirm that the networks are separated. The router, access points, and firewall must also be configured to

October 15, 2026September 7, 2026

What Happens to Your Data When You Cancel a Cloud Service?

Summary: Before canceling a cloud service, export your data and confirm that the files can be opened or imported. Move any connected applications and sign-ins, then check the provider’s current rules for access, billing, retention, and deletion.A cloud service may

October 10, 2026September 7, 2026

Should Employees Use Personal Devices for Work?

Summary: Allow personal devices only for approved work, through approved apps, and when the device meets your security requirements. Use company-owned devices for administration, sensitive work, or jobs that require large amounts of data to be stored locally.Employees often use

October 5, 2026September 7, 2026

Why Your Employees Shouldn’t Have Administrator Access to Their Computers

Summary: Employees should use standard accounts for email, web browsing, and everyday work. Administrator access should be limited to approved IT tasks and protected with a separate account.Administrator access often starts with one request. An employee needs to install a

September 30, 2026August 10, 2026

The 30-Minute IT Check Every Small Business Should Do Once a Month

Summary: Most IT problems don't appear out of nowhere. Backups quietly stop running, updates sit unfinished for weeks, and old staff accounts stay switched on for months. A short check once a month catches these while they're still cheap to

September 25, 2026August 10, 2026

How to Keep Your Business Running When Microsoft 365 Goes Down

Summary: The tools that run your business, like Microsoft 365, your accounting app, or your booking system, are reliable most of the time, but they do go down. When one does, work can stop for hours, and you often can't

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026

Convert Publisher Files to PDF Before October 2026

Microsoft Publisher is approaching retirement. If your business, church, school, nonprofit, or household has years of newsletters, brochures, directories, flyers, or event programs stored as Publisher files, now is the time to protect them. Microsoft says Publisher will remain available

September 20, 2026August 10, 2026

OneDrive or SharePoint? Where Your Business Files Should Live

Summary: If your business uses Microsoft 365, you have both OneDrive and SharePoint, and files usually end up scattered across them with no clear rule. OneDrive is for your own work, and SharePoint is for files the team shares. Getting

September 15, 2026August 10, 2026

Is Your Business Website a Security Risk?

Summary: Most small-business websites run on WordPress, and the biggest risk is usually old plugins that nobody has updated. Attackers scan the web for these known weak spots and use the sites they find to spread malware, post spam, or

September 10, 2026August 10, 2026

Why You Should Scroll Past the First Result on Google

Summary: Scammers buy ads on Google and other search engines using the names of trusted brands and software, so their fake site shows up at the very top, above the real one. Click it and you can land on a

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