Posts by SynchroNet Team
Don’t Pick ‘Treats’ and Get ‘Tricks’ Instead!
With Halloween just around the corner, we at SynchroNet are thinking about tricks and treats. While this can be an especially fun time of year for kids, vigilant parents know how important it is to check kids’ bags of candy for suspicious or outright dangerous treats. Having a watchful attitude can benefit almost every aspect…
Read MoreDevice Rated PG: Parental Guidance Required
Now that kids across Western New York are back in school, we’ve been thinking about kids and technology. You know, there’s a running joke (based somewhat on reality) that if a parent needs to learn how to use a newfangled computer gadget, just ask the kid. After all, they were born into our technological age…
Read MoreDatabase Management Systems … Worth the Investment?
Big Data. Everyone wants it, but no one really knows what it is (unless you’re Big Blue, that is). Well, Big Data is just that… a lot of data… and if you have a lot of data, you need a place to store it. With that comes database management systems (DBMS), which organizes, stores and…
Read MoreWindows 9 is Upon Us
Are you an early adopter … one of those technophiles who camps out overnight at the Apple Store to be first in line for the latest iPhone? Or are you someone who finally gave up on dot matrix printing just last year? Either approach, like most things in life, comes with downsides of spectrum extreme.…
Read MoreTaking a Non-Technical Approach to Technology
Computer geeks aside, most people are intimidated to some degree by technology. They learn to run just the apps needed to accomplish the task at hand; master whatever procedures are necessary to get through the day; become acquainted with a few terms to sound like they know what they’re talking about … and cross their…
Read MoreBusiness Continuity – Why Planning for Failure is as Important as Planning for Growth
What is BackupMyNet? This product/service offers consistency and predictability when protecting our client’s data. At any point there is a hardware or software failure, we can call upon BackupMyNet to save the day. It’s an intrinsic part of the SynchroNet Way. We feel this aspect of our work is so important that we wouldn’t be…
Read MoreThe SynchroNet Way: Network Administration
As part of our service, we provide Network Administration where we: Send an engineer on-site to check out how you’re doing against our best practices; Talk with users; Perform any scheduled services that require on-site support; Double-check configurations and update documentation; and Conduct general network maintenance. Whew! Yes, that’s a lot … but we always…
Read MoreUnderstand “the Cloud” and it Could be a Rainmaker
As PC Magazine explains, “In simplest terms, cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer’s hard drive.” Yet, there seems to be a gap between popular familiarity with ‘the cloud’ as a phrase and actual comprehension. Consider a new film in which Jay (played by Jason Siegel) exasperatedly…
Read MoreYes, I Can HaaS New Technology
Are you familiar with the term, “early adopter?” Basically, this is someone determined to be “first on the block” to acquire the latest and greatest gizmo. Another good term for such people might be “guinea pigs” as they get to discover all the product’s bugs and then watch the price go down and down and…
Read MorePassword Mayhem
In January of this year, a news report came out about the most popular passwords of 2013. Would you care to guess the top two? Actually, that isn’t nearly as difficult as you might imagine. They were: #1 – 123456; #2 – password. Some people are just ridiculous, right? But, how often have you gone…
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