The online shopping season is here! If your employee machines have an internet connection, chances are good that there is some online shopping/browsing running on your network. Have you taken steps to keep your network safe and running efficiently? Read on for our best-practice recommendations: Bandwidth: If your firewalls and/or access points have traffic shaping […]
Archives for November 2017
Winter Weather Checklist
A frosty and foggy morning is a perfect reminder to check your winter preparedness plan for power/internet outages, stranded employees and holiday shopping! Data Access: Can your employees access company data securely if they are snowed-in or traveling? Review offsite data access procedures for staff. Are they using a VPN or Remote Desktop? Check: data/connection […]
National STEM/STEAM Day
November 8 marks National STEM/STEAM Day in the United States; the “holiday” was originally created by MGA entertainment in correlation with their Netflix series and home STEM kits. STEM originally focused on offering coursework and programming in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, areas in which the US Department of Labor and US Department of Education […]
Block Extensions by Permission in G Suite
I opened a G Suite console for a K-12 client on Thursday, with plans to create a sub-organization for a problematic student that needed some websites and extensions blocked on their Chromebook. Behold, a new Google feature made this task easier for me: (To find this: Apps–>Additional Google Services–>Chrome Management–>Apps and Extensions) Now, instead […]
2017 Monster Mile
Each year, the businesses located in Downtown Monticello have the opportunity to participate in “Treats on the Streets.” This is a safe trick-or-treat opportunity for families, generally the Thursday before Halloween. While families visit the Main Street businesses for treats for their little ones, businesses are also setup to show off new inventory and services. […]