SynchroNet Tips & Tricks

Do you know where the term ‘Black Friday’ comes from? After searching for open parking places, seeing empty shelves instead of advertised items, and arguing with exhausted employees, you might think it refers to everyone’s mood. But actually the day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday because it supposedly puts many companies ‘in the black’…

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?…

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…

If your computer ever achieves the level of self-awareness we see in popular science fiction-from HAL 9000 to Wall-E- the first thing it’s likely to do with that artificial intelligence is complain about being taken for granted. Here are a few things you can do to show your hardware some love: Keep it clean. In…

It’s the holiday season and for many of us-especially those who operate smaller professional service firms-that means closing up shop for a few days to spend time with friends and family. Here are a few things that should make the check list before locking your business doors. Do your customers know you’re going to be…

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, quickly followed by the rest of the holiday line-up. For a lot of us, that means “to grandmother’s house we go!” If we’re lucky though, we may not actually have to stay with grandma or Uncle Bert or at any other private residence … and we can enjoy some respite from…

Do you have a smart phone or a tablet? Of course you do! So, let’s pretend that you leave one of these devices on a plane or at a coffee shop-never to be seen again. Now what? Can you wipe your device remotely? Do you have the serial numbers handy so that you can tell…

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…