Whether it’s Comcast or Verizon Fios, if your business relies on the internet to access customer/patient data, financial data, etc., then you need to implement a redundant Internet connection – aka a “failover” for when your primary Internet provider goes down. Call 610-590-5006 for details. Source: The Verge – November 6, 2017 – Comcast’s Xfinity internet […]

Every WiFi network connection is potentially vulnerable to an unprecedented security flaw that allows hackers to snoop on internet traffic. The so-called “Krack” attack has been described as a “fundamental flaw” in wireless security techniques by experts, and is not fixed by changing Wi-Fi passwords. What should you do about this issue which puts every […]

Microsoft Office 2007 reached the end of its support lifecycle on October 10, 2017. What does this mean for Office 2007 users? There will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical content updates. Customers who are using Office 2007 products and services should plan to move to Office 365 or upgrade […]

Microsoft has made some updates to the way Outlook communicates (MAPI-over-HTTP) with its popular Cloud Exchange service Office365 and as of October 31, 2017, they will stop allowing the old method (RPC over HTTP) to connect at all. There are patches available for Outlook 2010 and up that must be applied before the Oct 31st deadline. […]

A cheap power strip might protect equipment from power surges, but it does nothing to help when the power goes out and your computers and servers come to a halting crash. For that, you’ll want a battery backup, also known as an uninterruptible power supply (or UPS). In the middle of updating a key document, the […]

Verizon is getting out of the email business and is forcing customers to move to AOL or other free email services. SkyViewTek offers many other better solutions when it comes to email for your business, like Microsoft Office 365 or Hosted Exchange – both of which offer real-time sync across multiple devices. As a best practice, […]

The latest security threat is called “WannaCry Ransomware Attack.” Many businesses and organizations around the world have been attacked in the last couple of days, including Fedex in the U.S. Security experts said the attack appeared to be caused by a self-replicating piece of software that enters companies and organizations when employees click on email attachments, […]

If you would like to delay the Windows 10 Creators update for your office computers – and why would you want to – please click here for details. Or contact us today at 610-590-5006.

Now with (some) snow here, we thought we would share some troubleshooting techniques in case your Internet goes down. Don’t laugh, but is the power on? Is your computer powered up, is your Internet Service Provider (ISP), such as Comcast / FIOS / RCN) powered up? Ok, everything is up but I can’t connect. Reboot […]

The way this phishing scam works is the attacker creates an email address to disguise themselves as someone you know. Then they send you an email with an attachment, like a PDF or Word doc, that looks legitimate. When you click the attachment to see a preview of it, you get redirected to a Google […]