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Tech Support Phone Scams

We have been getting increasing reports from clients about the Microsoft phone call scam. This is when someone calls, pretending to be from Microsoft, and tells you that they detected a problem on your computer. They will try to get you to let them into your computer so they can fix it. In reality, they are looking…

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How to sync OneNote notes to the cloud with OneDrive

This post is about how to sync OneNote notes to the cloud with OneDrive and Office 365. This topic goes a little beyond the basics of O365, but I have tried to break it down into simple steps. Before starting, you should have OneNote and the OneDrive for Business app already installed on your computer. …

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Avoiding the dangers of public Wi-Fi with a personal VPN (part 1)

In hotels, airports, restaurants, and coffee shops, unsecured public Wi-Fi is ubiquitous. We are so used to being connected everywhere that we don’t think twice about connecting to open public wireless connections, even if we don’t know anything about them. As common as they are, and despite the fact that everyone is using them, you have to take…

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Office 365 – The best feature you might not be taking advantage of

One of the best features of Microsoft’s Office 365 product is that you can install Office 2013 on up to 5 PC’s or Macs PER USER. This subscription based service is a huge departure from the traditional model of buying a boxed copy of Office or buying a license for each computer. The Office installations…

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Top 5 Benefits of Buying Business-Class Equipment

Working with a variety of businesses around the Albuquerque area, we talk to a lot of people about their technology needs. One question we frequently get is why we recommend business-class equipment, and what that means. The equipment that you purchase for your business is generally not going to be the same as you would purchase…

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Avoiding the dangers of public Wi-Fi with a personal VPN (part 1)
October 24, 2014