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Lordy, Lordy, Look Who's Forty: A Trip Back to 1986 Business Technology

Lordy, Lordy, Look Who’s Forty: A Trip Back to 1986 Business Technology

In 2026, we spend most of our days managing cloud architecture, deploying automated security patches, and chatting with AI bots. If we dial the clock back exactly 40 years to 1986, however, business technology wasn't just a different world; it was a different dimension. In 1986, the cloud that we use for business wasn’t even an option. In fact, the...

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3 Clever Ways to Waste Less Time on Email

3 Clever Ways to Waste Less Time on Email

In business, it’s often the case that you spend more time talking about work than you spend actually doing the work. How many emails have you sent recently that could be described as “email tennis?” We won’t mince words; this endless back-and-forth discussing meeting times, checking calendars, and re-typing the same responses day-in and day-out is increasing your administrative friction...

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Make Reporting Easier with Visual Dashboards

Make Reporting Easier with Visual Dashboards

For most small businesses, the manual reporting cycle is tedious, involving numerous different websites and applications, exporting data, and then trying to consolidate it all into one single spreadsheet to determine how well (or how poorly) your business performed last quarter. It’s necessary to look at historical data like this to better run your business, but it’s not necessary to...

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Downtime Is Always Extremely Costly

Downtime Is Always Extremely Costly

Imagine this: a factory floor is silent, machines are turned off, and workers stand around with nothing to do. Or think of an office where employees sit idle because the computer system is down. This is downtime—a period when a business’ operations drag to a halt. While it might not seem like a big deal initially, downtime is one of...

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4 Ways to Reframe Technology Management with an MSP

4 Ways to Reframe Technology Management with an MSP

Does your business view its IT as just another necessary expense? Many small businesses think of IT as a simple box to check, a cost center that eats into profits and breaks down too frequently to actually yield a return on investment. We have news for you; modern IT management gives you a means not only to maintain the status...

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AI: Essential Strategy for the SMB IT Stack

AI: Essential Strategy for the SMB IT Stack

Historically, AI has been perceived by SMBs as complex, expensive, and outside their operational scope. Today, the democratization of AI via SaaS and integrated platforms makes it a cost-effective, practical IT asset with measurable ROI. Here are three focused areas where AI can be strategically deployed to optimize your business performance: (more…)

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3 AI Tips for Your Organization

3 AI Tips for Your Organization

Artificial intelligence has officially moved from science fiction into our daily toolkit. Whether you're drafting an email, brainstorming a new project, or debugging code, AI tools can dramatically boost productivity. Like any powerful tool, however, knowing how to use it effectively is growing in importance. This week, we thought we’d give you three tips on how to get AI to...

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Inefficiencies In Your Onboarding Process Matter More Than You Think

Inefficiencies In Your Onboarding Process Matter More Than You Think

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • October 24, 2025
  • Business

The hiring process is long and tiring, but hopefully by the end of it all, you end up with the perfect candidate for the position. While they might be eager to get to work, they might find themselves ill-equipped to do their job—a position you don’t want them to be in. Unfortunately, this is how many new hires start their...

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Can a Business Benefit From a Shorter Workweek?

Can a Business Benefit From a Shorter Workweek?

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • October 20, 2025
  • Business

The concept of a four-day workweek has long been debated, with strong anecdotal evidence supporting its effectiveness. The nation of Iceland provides one of the most compelling real-world examples.  Their journey began small in 2015 with initial trials involving about 2,500 workers; or, just under one percent of the population. These efforts have dramatically expanded, however, and today, nearly 90...

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Tip of the Week: How to Master Your Digital Clipboard

Tip of the Week: How to Master Your Digital Clipboard

Have you ever stopped to wonder what happens when you use the cut, copy, and paste commands in Windows? They all interact with the clipboard, but what is the clipboard, really? Today, we’ll show you the magic of effective clipboard usage and how you can make the most of it on your Windows device. (more…)

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