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SkyViewTek (SVT) is thankful to you – our clients, vendors, friends, and family. Our SVT family is pictured from left to right: Susan Dykas, Julian Ullman, Bernie Orglmeister, Tushar Sharma, Phil Kibby, Andrea Blenk, and (pictured below) Aaron Grossman. For tech support, please email support@skyviewtek.com or call 610-590-5006. For urgent or emergency support, please note “emergency” i…

Your stomach drops, as you realize that decades of precious family photos, important financial documents, and personal project files are gone forever. Anyone who has ever lost their data knows that devastating feeling, a strong feeling of loss and regret knowing that the situation could have been simply avoided. Whether it’s hardware failure, natural disaster, malicious malware, operating s…

Microsoft confirms the next release of Windows today: Windows 11. Microsoft’s new operating system is official. The big focus for Windows 11 is a simplification of the Windows user interface, a new Windows store, and improvements to performance and multitasking. Windows 11 will also include support for running Android apps for the first time. Windows 11 includes a new Start menu and updated…

You might have noticed that your inbox was light this afternoon on May 26. That’s because inbound email was being routed to the junk folder. Microsoft has reverted a change that caused the issue and it is in the process of being resolved. Check your email junk folder, as there are likely emails in there that you’ve been waiting for. If you have any questions about this issue or need assista…

Usually, it’s ok to wait until Apple pushes through iOS and iPadOS updates. However, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, which were just released, should be installed right away because they fix three security bugs that were found by hackers. The vulnerabilities allow remote attacks on your device to run malicious code and give hackers privileges to access personal information on your device. And because…

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season. We will be closed on Friday, December 25, and Friday, January 1, to celebrate with our families and friends. Looking forward to 2021! If you have an emergency support need during this time, please email support@skyviewtek.com and call 610-590-5006 at the same time, and note “EMERGENCY” in your messages, and we will respond soon thereafter. If you hav…

COVID-19, along with the 2020 elections, has prompted an extraordinary increase in cyber crimes. No vendor is flawless or impenetrable – not even Microsoft or Apple. The latest victim is SonicWall firewall – which will need to be updated and patched for a major new vulnerability that was disclosed on Wednesday, according to ZDNet. If your business subscribes to our Proactive Monitoring / Manage…

Please welcome Phil Kibby who has joined the SkyViewTek team as Help Desk Support / Computer Technician. Phil brings over ten years of operations / I.T. experience. He can be reached at 610-590-5006 or pkibby@skyviewtek.com – or, for support requests related to your corporate office or work-from-home setup, please email support@skyviewtek.com.

SkyViewTek is working on our small business clients’ procurement needs – desktops, laptops, monitors, web cameras, and more. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has put unique pressures on manufacturers: higher demand and lower supply. With more children According to Verge, [pandemic] outbreaks have combined supply-chain hurdles with spikes in demand. In addition shortage of LCD (liquid crystal disp…

As technology advances rapidly, many small to medium-sized businesses have questions about their network setup. Having questions is understandable, as networks are complicated with many moving parts. Many companies have questions about what various networking equipment does, how their network should be set up, and the best way to manage email. Below are 5 of our most frequently asked questions …