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How Ad Blockers Work and Why They’re Cool
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How Ad Blockers Work and Why They’re Cool

If you’ve spent any time online, you’ve likely encountered ads popping up while you’re trying to read articles, watch videos, or scroll through social media. While some ads can be helpful, many people find them disruptive or invasive, which is why ad blockers have become popular.  Have you ever wondered how exactly ad blockers work?

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What Does a Decent Data Backup Include?
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What Does a Decent Data Backup Include?

If you are a subscriber and frequent reader of this newsletter, you’re probably familiar with our campaign to educate business owners, managers, and even your average worker on the importance of backing up data. In this month’s newsletter we’ll describe incremental backup and how it works as the best scenario for small business data redundancy.

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This Website Tells You What Your Technology’s EOL Date Is
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This Website Tells You What Your Technology’s EOL Date Is

We live in a world where technology is central to everyday life, yet unfortunately it does not last forever. Eventually, your smartphone, laptop, smartwatch, or other device will reach its end of life, or EOL. This is when the manufacturer stops supplying critical updates—including security.

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Documented and Inventoried: Don’t Let IT Drive You to Insanity
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Documented and Inventoried: Don’t Let IT Drive You to Insanity

Keeping track of your business’ technology is very important for smooth operations and long-term success. You need to monitor every piece of your technology to avoid wasting money and facing security issues. A good inventory system helps you know what technology you have, where it’s being used, and when it needs maintenance or replacement. This

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Tip of the Week: How to Keep LinkedIn from Using Your Data to Train AI
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Tip of the Week: How to Keep LinkedIn from Using Your Data to Train AI

Artificial intelligence is a hot topic nowadays, making data an even more valuable resource. After all, AI platforms rely on data to function. Due to this, many platforms and services collect data from their users to feed these algorithms. LinkedIn was recently discovered to have started doing so—by default—without informing users or updating its terms

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