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As you may or may not have heard in the news, there is a new ransomware outbreak running primarily through Europe. This one is called Petya, and is fairly similar to WannaCry. It spreads through the same vulnerabilities in Windows that WannaCry used. The initial attack vector appears to have ...

We recently became aware of an ongoing security risk related to Apple ID accounts. As a result, we strongly recommend that you immediately change your Apple ID password (if you have one). We also recommend that you enable two-factor authentication for your Apple account. To change your Apple ID password, ...

One question I get a lot when I meet with small business owners in the Twin Cities is this: Why do I need to spend more money on business-grade hardware? It’s a common question that doesn’t always have a common answer. Because the answer is not clear, we wanted to ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 2016 100 Best Companies to Work For will be celebrated at a June 2, 2016, event at The Depot Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. MINNEAPOLIS, Monday, March 14, 2016—Minnesota Business magazine is pleased to announce the winners of its 2016 100 Best Companies to Work For Awards. "We ...

Risk management is a term that people usually associate with various forms of insurance. I pay this company X amount of dollars each month and they insure (with an “I”) that in the event of “calamity A” they then pay me “amount B” so that I might afford “care C.” ...

Today we have a tale of two disasters.  Each story has a different cause and a different outcome.  Both stories we are dealing with catastrophic data failures that happened within the past year.  The reason I want to tell these stories is not to capitalize on someone else’s pain, but so ...

  aCOUPLEofGURUS has been installing and maintaining cloud solutions since 2011. As we’ve written about before, there are a number of scenarios where cloud computing technology can truly benefit your business. This is especially true if you are facing a major capital expenditure to upgrade or replace your current systems. Many times, ...

As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. The same goes with monitors. It surprises me how often I walk into an office space and only see single monitors at people’s desks. Dual monitors are the most inexpensive way you can immediately increase your employees’ productivity. We techies ...

As you probably know, July 29, 2015 was the official release day for Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 10. This is an exciting new operating system that takes the good pieces of Windows 7 and 8, and builds on them. Even better, Microsoft is making the upgrade to Windows 10 FREE ...