How business continuity plans can fail
Just because your IT provider has a plethora of awards and certifications under its belt doesn't mean that you can blindly hand over your business’s future to them. Often times, there are ...
Why you should be excited about Android 6.0
Android Marshmallow has been one of the most anticipated software updates for Android users. Dubbed by Google as “the sweetest, smartest Android version yet”, it was first unveiled at the company’s I/O ...
Hate waiting for pages to load on your smartphone? There's an "AMP" for that
And no, that’s not a misspelling of “app”...it’s an acronym for Accelerated Mobile Pages. As you may have noticed, there’s a little problem with the mobile web... You click a link on your smartphone, eager to consume the content... What ...
Conquering Connecting
“Everyone looks so much better when they smile.” – Jimmy Fallon, host of the legendary The Tonight Show What a meteoric ride Jimmy Fallon has had to the top! How did this son of an IBM machine repairman get to ...
Blame it on Someone Else: It’s <em>Your</em> Day!
At Fairoaks IT the blame stops here. This month, May 13th, is National Blame Someone Else Day. Because, why not? It isn’t your fault your computer is slow! You don’t like how fast that computer is running? Don’t blame yourself! ...
10 Things You Must Do Now To Prevent A Costly Data Disaster
In less than 60 seconds, you are about to learn 10 things that could save you days – or even weeks – of downtime, not to mention the undue stress on your company, and potentially thousands of dollars lost, due ...
Are your site’s images hiding an attack?
ImageMagick, one of the internet’s most widely used image processing services, is susceptible to attacks that may put your site at a huge risk of exploitation, according to recent reports. The discovery ...
A more secure cloud-based Microsoft Office
Earlier this month, Microsoft made a huge announcement regarding Office that hasn’t received much attention. While there is a lot of interest in web-based versions of Microsoft Office, many organizations avoided the ...
7 Twitter tactics to get more retweets
Are your tweets not getting enough exposure? With so many other social media campaigns out there, it can be tricky to get the attention of followers in Twitter. While posting regularly and ...
Tap into the benefits of the human cloud
It’s an amazing time to start a business and take your ideas to the market more quickly, and at lower costs without the traditional barriers in hiring skilled workers. A world of ...
