Why Every IT Professional Should Know and Use the Pilot’s Phonetic Alphabet
Spelling out device codes and passwords over the phone is never easy. “Charlie Foxtrot Yankee Papa Kilo, over.” That’s how the enthusiastic pilot of the aeroplane pictured will identify his craft to air traffic control. He will repeat those words multiple times during every liftoff and every landing he performs. One of the most remarkable […]
What is 5G? Next-Generation Wireless Networking Explained
Find out how it works and how it will transform the way we communicate. 5G technology is starting to make headlines around the world, but not everyone understands what it is capable of or why we even need it. This next-generation wireless networking technology could transform the way people connect with one another and offer […]
Ecosia: The Environmentally Friendly Way to Search the Web
This search engine has planted 109 million trees using advertisement income. In 2019, Google made $133 billion from search ad revenue. On a per-user basis, that averages out to around $36 per user per year. But when it comes to search engines, Google is not the only game in town – it’s just the biggest. […]
Microsoft Ends Support for Legacy Browsers: Internet Explorer and Edge
Browser updates come with important security benefits. Don’t ignore them! Microsoft has announced that it will end support for the legacy version of its Edge web browser as of March 9th, 2021. Internet Explorer already met the end of its 20-year run as one of the most popular web browsers of all time in 2016. […]
Navigating the New SMB Solutions Service Portal
New and Improved User Interface with Even More Functionality than Before. As SMB Solutions upgrades its systems to incorporate Autotask and Datto into our daily functions, our customers will notice a difference in the way we operate and how our service portal has changed for the better. Introducing the new SMB Solutions Service Portal! The […]
Windows 7 Discontinued: Have You Upgraded to the Latest Version?
Discover the benefits of upgrading to the most current operating system available. As of January 2020, Microsoft officially discontinued support for Windows 7. For more than 400 million users, the time has come to move on. For a software giant like Microsoft, discontinuing a product doesn’t mean it stops working entirely. It means that the […]
Technical Tips: How to Access and Use Your New S: Drive
SMB Solutions Cloud Services makes saving documents in your cloud session even easier and more streamlined with the S: Drive! The SMB Solutions team is constantly looking for ways to improve service and product usability for our customers and partners. Currently when you are inside your cloud session you can save documents and files such […]
Not Getting the Performance You Expected? Your Internet Connection Might Be the Culprit!
Internet configuration settings can have a powerful impact on system performance. SAP Business One Cloud is powered by a suite of web technologies, allowing organisations to forego investing in expensive on-premises hardware and gain access to world-class infrastructure delivered by organisations such as SMB Solutions Cloud Services, Cloudiax and a variety of other providers. This […]
Essential Computer Maintenance Tips for 2020
Keep your devices running smoothly as your team enters the new year. Nobody wants to start the new year with a call to tech support. Computer-related hang-ups are common around this time of year, but forward-thinking users take time to plan in advance and keep their systems running well. Well-maintained devices not only live longer, […]
Changing Your Password: Why This Good Security Practice Is Worth the Effort
Discover how this underappreciated security process stops hackers in their tracks. Coming up with a good password is hard. First, the password should have more than eight characters. Those characters should include uppercase and lowercase letters alongside numbers and special characters. Every new level of complexity adds to the amount of time it would take […]