Posts by SynchroNet Team
Thinking Strategically: The Importance of Scalability
The goal for pretty much every small business is to become a much bigger enterprise with dozens of employees … housed in a large standalone building, perhaps with a nice office for the owner and, of course, lots and lots more customers. However, any significant expansion in the amount and scope of work a company…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening at SynchroNet?
We’ve enjoyed modest growth over the last year as we’ve welcomed many new organizations into The SynchroNet Way. We want to thank our existing/long-term customers for your continued trust and for the opportunity to help your organizations succeed. To our new newest customers, we are excited to have you aboard and can’t wait to make…
Read MoreState of the IT Industry
I wanted to take this opportunity to share with everyone my view of the IT industry as it relates to your business and its growth and say a few words about what’s in store for SynchroNet for the remainder of 2015 and into 2016. Best Regards, Jerry Sheehan Looking Ahead to Changes in Technology Technology…
Read MoreNetwork Issues: Using Too Much Bandwidth
Broadband Internet service has transformed our ability to conduct business-allowing us to work together, serve customers and share information from just about anywhere. Yet, Internet bandwidth is not unlimited. We may have to find ways to conserve, and we may need to rein rapacious users within our organizations. Here are a few suggestions: Block Streaming…
Read MoreMaking the Web Friendlier to Mobile Devices
In case you missed it, April 22nd was Mobilegeddon. (Technically it was also Earth Day, but we’re a technology company, so ….) On that day, Google unleashed a new algorithm that governs their search engine ranking of sites based on “mobile-friendliness.” Why mobile friendly? So why did Google make this change to the search engine?…
Read MoreDoes Your Email Deliver Full Value?
For many of us, email was the first computer application we ever used. The software quickly grew more sophisticated-becoming not just a way to send and receive messages, but also how we schedule meetings and set reminders. As it has continued to evolve, email can now be synced with smartphones and tablets and can gather…
Read MoreAt SynchroNet, our mission is to help our customers maximize the return on their IT investments.
Part of how we accomplish this goal is by educating our customers, colleagues and friends on technology issues and topics that can affect productivity, security, and well-being. In this special edition of SynchroNews, we’ll demystify Social Engineering so that you have the information you need to avoid Human Hacking and protect your valuable data. If…
Read MoreIs It Okay to Leave Your Phone Battery Charging Overnight?
We all know that leaving a gadget charger plugged in when not in use will kill polar bears and eventually cause the Earth to burst into flames. But more importantly, will it damage your smartphone to keep charging after the battery is full? According to an expert cited in this Digital Trends article, your phone…
Read MoreWhat is all this ‘Net Neutrality’ Stuff?
You may have heard that the FCC recently voted 3 – 2, to reclassify the Internet as a telecommunications service under a 1934 law. This would give the federal government very broad powers to regulate potentially every aspect of the Internet by telling ISPs how they may run their companies … though ostensibly the immediate…
Read MoreWho Can You Trust?
A great thing about getting a new computer is knowing it’s pristinely free of junk files and PUPs (potentially unwanted programs). Of course, nowadays new computers do come with a lot of “bloatware,”-a tradeoff for a lower price that most of us can tolerate. But, what if a well-known manufacturer sold you a computer with…
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