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Tech Tuesday for February 2, 2021

This Weeks Free Software Pick

I don’t know about you but I find Windows Media Player to be, well, less than capable. Many video formats need a codec installed and it just gets to be a PITA. VLC Media Player on the other hand plays just about everything out of the box and plays them well. It is available for most operating systems and just works.

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This Months' Technology Insider

What key change could your business benefit from?

When did you last upgrade your office phone system? Have you done it in the past 5 to 10 years?

How you can make your WiFi faster

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This Months' Tech Guide

Improve how you work from home or the office with Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams has it all for uniting your business and helping you to get the job done. In this guide, we will look at it, step by step

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Free Ebook!

What would you do if you returned from vacation to find that your business bank account had been robbed to the tune of $1200?  It’s not all that hard or uncommon for that matter. Learn the in and outs of protecting email in my new ebook, Email Hijack.

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Social Media at Work

Social media is great but in the workplace it can be a serious time and productivity waster. 

You could ban it altogether but maybe there’s another option.

Why not meet for a short Zoom meeting and see what we can do for you? https://bowesit.com/discovery

Last Weeks’ Niagara Business Technolgy Social Media Posts

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You’ve heard about the WhatsApp data sharing controversy? Are you thinking of switching? Here’s a comparison to rivals Signal and Telegram

 #WhatsAppControversy

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Tuesday

This is good – the internet’s biggest marketplace for stolen credit card information will soon be shutting down

 #CyberSecurity #StolenCreditCards

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If you’re a fan of Microsoft Teams (like we are), this is a great piece talking about why it’s so great for collaboration. How much do you like Teams?

 #MicrosoftTeams #collaboration

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Oops. Don’t type this into Chrome on your PC, as it can cause the dreaded Windows Blue Screen of Death 

#windows #BlueScreenOfDeath

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Your next cyber security nightmare? Now you must protect your staff on video calls from something called “vishing”, says the FBI

 #vishing #VideoCalls #fbi

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This wristband will tell you if your staff are unhappy. Would you use these?

 #HappyOrSadStaff #CleverTech

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Sometimes, one of the ways to get faster internet is to upgrade your Wi-Fi. This is an in-depth read about all the different Wi-Fi standards over the years – including the near future

 #wi-fi #FasterInTheFuture

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