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Macro Systems has been serving the Metro Washington, DC area since 1997, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Macro Systems has been serving the Metro Washington, DC area since 1997, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses

Computer Forensics Overview

Computer Forensics Overview

Have you ever wondered where the commonly accepted perception of cyber investigations comes from? You might be surprised to find out that the world of suits, ties, and data terminals is far from the reality of what these investigations are--or, at least, considerably more dramatic. For today’s tech term, we’re going to get to the bottom of this by investigating what computer forensics really looks like.

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The Positives and Negatives of Streaming in Your Office

The Positives and Negatives of Streaming in Your Office

Business owners realize that streaming in the office can be a significant hindrance to productivity, but the type of media that is being streamed can play a large role in whether or not the workplace is improved or affected adversely by it. How does your business approach streaming? Depending on its policies, you might want to alter the way that you approach this touchy subject.

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Comprehending Network Security

Comprehending Network Security

Modern business relies very heavily on IT. As a result, to keep their computing network and infrastructure running efficiently, they need to have a network and cybersecurity policy established. With the development and use of organizational computer networks with multiple endpoints, comprehending the basics of network security is helpful when implementing and employing network security systems. Let's review aspects of your network, their functions, and what you need to do to protect them.

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Analyze Your IT’s Value Against the Cost

Analyze Your IT’s Value Against the Cost

More often than not, technology is expensive. You’ll rarely look at your IT invoices without cringing a bit. Nonetheless, it’s imperative that you take a look at these AT LEAST every once in a while to understand just what you’re getting from your technology budget. You want to ensure that your IT purchases are yielding a positive return on investment, and thus providing value for your business.

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The Benefits of RMM

The Benefits of RMM

How much time does your organization spend every day on issuing patches and security updates? How about basic maintenance and management practices? Thanks to automation, these lowly tasks that take a significant amount of time and resources can be simplified and offer a great return on investment.

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The Best Features of Google Home

The Best Features of Google Home

Does your business leverage any of Google’s excess of services/applications to achieve success? Google Assistant can also be a wonderful asset for your business; it can connect to your smart devices and speakers to create an very valuable tool. Let's review some of the best features of Google Assistant and how it can affect your organization.

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How to Calculate Your Printer's CPP

How to Calculate Your Printer's CPP

A couple sounds are familiar to any office: keys clacking away, coffee being drank, and the rattling, squawking hum of the printer. Yet this image presents a critical question: do you know how much your printer is costing your company each time it is utilized? Let's review how you can calculate this investment.

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Twitter Strongly Recommends Changing Your Password

Twitter Strongly Recommends Changing Your Password

Twitter is strongly recommending that all 336 million users change their passwords as soon as possible; this is a result of the discovery of an internal security flaw. While the problem has been fixed and no data breach seems to have occurred, Twitter is clearly taking this situation seriously.

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There is a Valuable IT Security Lesson in Star Wars

There is a Valuable IT Security Lesson in Star Wars

Star Wars is a cultural sensation. For the past 40+ years audiences from all around the globe have become captivated with the story that took place in a galaxy far, far away. However, Star Wars was also a wonderful lesson in modern IT security! Let's examine three situations that happened in Star Wars: A New Hope and, how, if proper IT strategies were implemented, the Empire would have been able to keep its greatest asset protected.

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Comparing Chromebooks to Standard Laptops

Comparing Chromebooks to Standard Laptops

Chromebooks are becoming more and more popular. These specialty laptops have a couple of features that make them highly desirable in some circumstances, and poorly suited to others. Let's take a few paragraphs to examine what exactly a Chromebook is..

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FinTech is Improving and It’s a Good Thing for Consumers

FinTech is Improving and It’s a Good Thing for Consumers

As financial services have become a much bigger percentage of the economy in the United States, more interest, and capital, is being poured into improving financial services technology. Known as FinTech, there have been many great recent innovations that provide better information, opportunities, and ultimately returns for investors. This month, we take a look at what the FinTech industry is trying to do, and the effects it has on investors, and the economy as a whole.

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About Wireless Charging

About Wireless Charging

Wireless charging is a demanding piece of technology. While the advantages are obvious, the concept has yet to see mass popularity and adoption. Let's look at this underperforming technology’s history, a few applications that could be seen down the road, and the current holdups.

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Technology Allows for Better Communication and Collaboration in Our Modern Era

Technology Allows for Better Communication and Collaboration in Our Modern Era

Is anything more imperative to the success of your organization than strong communication? If you’re not prepared to communicate, it becomes hard to collaborate and make strides on critical projects. Fortunately, like many topics in business, technology permits for more effective communication and collaboration than ever before.

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How to Improve Your Backups

How to Improve Your Backups

How does your organization leverage data backup? Depending on the way your organization functions and your particular needs, your data backup solution will vary from others in your industry. Still, one thing is absolutely undeniable: your business can’t afford to not utilize some type of data backup system.

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Data Analysis Has Become a Big Deal for Small Businesses

Data Analysis Has Become a Big Deal for Small Businesses

Data has always been imperative, but more modern trends have placed emphasis on utilizing it to make important, educated decisions on the future of your business. Let's take a concentrated look at the data revolution and how your data has become a commodity.

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Explaining the Hard Drive and the Differences Between HDD and SSD

Explaining the Hard Drive and the Differences Between HDD and SSD

Most individuals who utilize computers know "of" the hard drive, but how many actually know what a hard drive does? Depending on who you ask, you’ll get a variety of answers. It’s uncommon that you’ll encounter the ordinary person who knows what the hard drive is, what it does and how it works. Allow us to explain what exactly a hard drive does.

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Bias Can Impact Your Business from Within

Bias Can Impact Your Business from Within

Regardless of what you assume, a bias is not an inherently negative thing. Still, if not considered rationally, a bias can lead you to make a business decision that does more bad than good. Researchers have studied why we hold the biases we do, and how we can overcome them.

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Steps to Keep Your Mobile Data Secure

Steps to Keep Your Mobile Data Secure

One day you reach into your pocket and realize that your mobile device (with all your business data on it) is missing. You aren't sure if you lost it, or if it was stolen. 

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Explaining the Router

Explaining the Router

The more that society relies on mobile devices and portable computers to work, the more organizations have to contemplate how to manage their wireless network. The router is the piece of hardware that makes the wireless network feasible. Let's examine the router and how its configuration can dictate the strength, reliability, and security of your organization's wireless network.

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The Advantages of Centralizing Your Infrastructure and Data

The Advantages of Centralizing Your Infrastructure and Data

Technology helps organizations of all kinds keep their operations running effectively, but depending on the way that it’s managed, it could have harmful effects on your business. For example: if you have all kinds of solutions hosted on specific servers or workstations, you’re preventing them from being accessed by devices that aren’t connected to that specific network. Wouldn’t it be better if everything was centralized so that all of it could be accessed at a moment's notice?

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