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How to Use the Keyboard to Move Your Cursor

How to Use the Keyboard to Move Your Cursor

One of the more interesting accessibility features of Windows 11 is the ability to use your keyboard to move your mouse cursor. This is especially helpful if your mouse stops working or if it’s battery-powered, dead, and you don’t have a replacement. Let’s go over how to turn Mouse Keys on and off, as well as how to use the...

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How to Minimize Collaboration Nightmares

How to Minimize Collaboration Nightmares

Solid teamwork is what allows businesses to thrive, but there are also many reasons this collaboration can go somewhat awry. It can be challenging to get a team back on track, but it’s not impossible. Here are four ways collaboration can go horribly wrong, but four ways you can help your collaborative efforts resume. (more…)

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Here’s How to Keep Your Technology Clean and Tidy

Here’s How to Keep Your Technology Clean and Tidy

Desk and digital hygiene might not seem to have a serious impact on your workday, but they affect it in more ways than one. You want to make physical cleanliness a priority, as well as digital cleanliness, so you can get as much out of your devices as possible. Here’s how you can do it. (more…)

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Cybersecurity Scam Artists Aren’t Always Super Technical

Cybersecurity Scam Artists Aren’t Always Super Technical

Cybersecurity covers a broad range of risks and threats. You’ve got the basics like your computer viruses and malware, to the business-crippling ransomware and data breaches. You have threats that cause stress and downtime, and others that steal information and money, and others still that don’t even have clear understandable objectives. The point is, cybersecurity isn’t simple, but sometimes the threat...

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How to Keep Companies from Collecting Too Much Data

How to Keep Companies from Collecting Too Much Data

Just about all companies collect data, including many you work with. Your business too collects data from customers to aid in its operations. In terms of your own privacy, though, you should take certain measures to protect your personal data. Here are some of the ways you can combat the predatory practices of advertisers and cybercriminals alike. (more…)

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You Need Cybersecurity, Starting with Antivirus

You Need Cybersecurity, Starting with Antivirus

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • March 28, 2025
  • Security

Antivirus software is one of those things we all know we need, but have you ever stopped to think about how it actually works? Understanding the basics can help you appreciate why keeping it updated is so important. Today, we took a look at antivirus software. (more…)

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How to Connect Google Search to Gemini (and Why You May Not Want To)

How to Connect Google Search to Gemini (and Why You May Not Want To)

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • March 26, 2025
  • How To

In keeping with the modern trend of incorporating artificial intelligence into everything we do, Google has been moving full steam ahead with Gemini, the company’s latest AI model. While once available only to those willing to pay the “Advanced” plan’s $20-per-month fee, Google recently announced that many new features would be available for free… including the capability to reference a...

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Tip of the Week: Best Practices for Sharing Your Screen

Tip of the Week: Best Practices for Sharing Your Screen

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • March 21, 2025
  • How To

Just about any collaboration platform these days will allow you to share your screen. The functionality works largely the same, regardless of whether you’re using Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or something else, but we want to cover how to use it on these popular platforms. We’ll assume you’ve already joined a meeting for this article, so let’s get started...

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How to Get Your Passwords in Order, and Keep It That Way [Part 5 of 5]

How to Get Your Passwords in Order, and Keep It That Way [Part 5 of 5]

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • January 15, 2025
  • Security

This is the final part in our 5-part series. You are on the last leg of the journey, and just a few steps away from drastically improving your overall cybersecurity. We wanted to thank you in advance for going through these steps, and if you are finding this article for the first time, be sure to click on #Password Guide...

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How to Get Your Passwords in Order, and Keep It That Way [Part 4 of 5]

How to Get Your Passwords in Order, and Keep It That Way [Part 4 of 5]

  • By Rafiq Masri
  • January 13, 2025
  • Security

This is part 4 of our 5-part series on getting your digital life in order! So far, we’ve discussed the importance of using strong, unique passwords for all of your online accounts, how to establish a primary email address so all of your accounts are tied to a single inbox, how to set up MFA to secure that email and...

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