Perhaps you saw the recent New York Times article about airline pilots replacing bulky, printed in-cockpit flight manuals with digital versions on iPads. It makes great sense—the digital version weighs a fraction of the 40lb. paper version, receives updates in real-time, and is easily searchable. In the early- and mid-90s, when PCs were revolutionizing the way many businesses operated, the so-called “paperless office” held the promise of eliminating the reams and reams of paper that clogged file cabinets and inboxes in offices and required careful organization and storage to keep track of everything.

The reality was much different, however. Computer crashes, software glitches, and even the occasional server-room fire necessitated maintaining hard copies of just about everything as a backup. Read more

Recently, it seems that there have been a lot of incidents in the news about major corporations who have been hacked into or exposed customer data to outsiders.  You might well ask “If Apple or Sony can’t keep their systems safe with all their resources, how can I protect my business?”  Fortunately, you probably don’t have elite hackers trying to break into your systems for the challenge, but the dangers are there, regardless.

Antivirus Programs 

Everybody knows about antivirus programs.  Yet, astonishingly, I still run across business computers that do not have a valid up-to-date antivirus program installed. Read more