What is the Equifax breach & what should I do about it?

You’ve likely heard of the recent ; below is an overview of what happened, along with recommended next steps to secure your information. What happened? Equifax, one of the major three US credit agencies, had it’s internal network compromised by criminal elements. As a result, the personal information of 140+ million consumers has been stolen. […]

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A New MSA Support Offering

Expanding upon our managed service programs, we’re pleased to announce ClearSupport Plus, a service we believe will provide your business even better value, while still bringing you the same level of enterprise-grade, yet personalized & relationship-focused, support that you’ve come to expect from Cleartech Solutions!

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Why is my WiFi so slow?

A common complaint these days is “why is my network so slow” … which, since most folks are using wifi to connect their computer or tablet, can be translated to “why is my wireless network so slow?” There are three typical reasons for experiencing “slow” connections on a wireless network: Wireless interference Distance from Access […]

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Outlook and Google and Office 365

If your business uses Outlook for email, calendar, contacts, etc, you will likely be better served with Microsoft Office 365 as your hosted email provider, rather than Google Apps for Business.

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The Death of the Password

Password’s are dead. Why? Typical passwords are trivially easy to crack, even “strong” password can often be cracked within hours, if not minutes, by a hackers using a standard “dictionary attack.”

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3-2-1…Backup!

We all know we should backup our data … yadda/yadda, I’m preaching to the choir, right? But there’s a RIGHT and a WRONG way to handle backups; this cautionary tale may make you rethink your backup strategy.

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Useful tech tools of which you’ve never heard…

There are a glut of tech tools (apps and websites, both) out there, so many that it can be overwhelming! Let us help you sort wheat from chaff and tell you of some tech that will save you time, perhaps even make your life a bit easier!

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Why finding an EXE in your mail is a terrible thing

The humble email attachment … arguably the most useful, yet most harmful, electronic communication development of the late 20th century. Once a novelty, email attachments are now as ubiquitous as … well, email itself! There’s no denying how convenient it is to share files with clients, colleagues &  friends; unfortunately that very utility has made email […]

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What is “Managed Services” IT?

What is the Managed Services support model, and how can it be better for your business than typical “break/fix” support?

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How to… Apply Windows Updates

Computer updates … what’s the deal, why bother? Unfortunately, patches & updates (security updates, in particular) are a fact of life on today’s Internet. The bad guys (hackers) are continually looking for – and being successful in finding – ways to break into computer systems. Targets are not just big companies, either – there is […]

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