On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will officially end its support of Windows 7 and Server 2008. In fact, both software packages have been in “extended support” for years and the impending 2020 date isn’t simply the beginning of the end for either…it’s the final nail in the coffin. If your business is using either one…

Many people are aware of terms like phishing and malware, but do you know those are a part of a larger scheme called social engineering? This is not a new kind of fraud; in fact, it’s been used for many years to manipulate a wide range of people into giving up important data about themselves…

Welcome to 2018!  I have been looking forward to saying that for the past 3 months.  If you wonder why I feel that way, it is because I can finally take all the planning that the executive team has been doing to get ready for 2018 and communicate it to our team.   Everyone here works…

For those of you that read this from say California or Michigan on September the 11th Hurricane Irma passed through the state of Georgia.  It was predicted to be one of the most powerful storms to reach our state in quite a while.  We had wide spread loss of property, utilities and life due to the…

For those of you who don’t know me, I confess I’m a techno nerd and lover of all things shiny and new in that world. I was an early adopter of the Palm Pilot and its wired modem that checked my email “on the go,” and I still love my TiVo as I take up…

What actually happened? From the middle of May to July 2017 user’s sensitive information was exposed in a data breach at Equifax.  Equifax is one of three major credit reporting agencies in the United States.  If you have ever had your credit checked, as you likely have, you could be one of 143 million Americans…

I can sense it – some of you read the title and have immediate doubts about social media’s impact on your B2B-focused company. So, I’ll jump right in: social media drives more traffic to your website than search engines do. That’s right! Each month, social media sends more leads to your website than Google, Bing,…

I was 13 years old when I first remember being aware of hurricanes.   It was 1980 and Hurricane Allen was all over the news.  It was a rare category 5 hurricane and I spent 2 weeks in July tracking it.  I watched every news cast I could on it and plotted its every movement and…

Last month I mentioned wanting to read a book a week in July and August and while it has only been a couple weeks I have been able to stick to that commitment to my personal education.  I will admit to hit a book a week takes some prioritization of my 168 weekly hours.  I…