Essential IT Resources for Small Businesses

Installing printers can be a tedious job, but Group Policies can automate the deployment process. This guide will detail the steps required to push out printers to a department. Step 1: Create the GPO for the printer First, open Group Policy Management on the Domain...

In the IT world, printers have a reputation for being unreliable. If your printer isn’t working, don’t panic! Here are steps that may bring your printer back to life. Step 1: Check the cables Verify connectivity of the power cable as well as the USB/network cable...

Have you recently purchased an iPhone? Does your company have an Exchange email system? The steps below will help you set up your company mailbox on your iPhone. NOTE: You may have to pull the “Server” name from your previous phone configuration or ask your IT...

Are you a big enthusiast about the Star Wars franchise? Watched every episode? Dressed up as Luke Skywalker? Princess Leia? This blogs for you! (Image by Wikipedia) Using Telnet Protocol, we can watch the Star Wars IV movie! Well, at least 30 minutes of it. The ASCII...

As basic as this may sound to some people, many users really have no idea what Windows Update is and how critical of a role it plays in keeping their PC’s secure. In a nutshell, Windows Update helps keep your PC safer and your Windows software suites current by...

Windows Backup is in important tool to ensure that files and folders are backed up on a schedule, protecting you from unexpected data loss. •Backup to a DVD or another drive (or the network in Professional and Ultimate editions). • Recommended storage space for...

Enabling user identification on a Palo Alto firewall can add useful functionality to your configuration. It will give additional visibility into user activity on your network providing granularity in your reports, creating an accurate picture of network activity. With...

Outlook 2010 and 2013 have multiple features to manage email. Many of these features are unknown to users. Here are 5 handy features to increase your efficiency and better organize your inbox. 1. Time Zones Sending emails and scheduling meetings across time zones can...

Two common questions: “What is a network drive?” and “How do I map it?” What is a network drive? • A network drive is a shared folder on the a server that has been “mounted” or “mapped”: How do I map a network drive? Step 1: Start > Computer Step 2: “Map network...