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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

How To Set Up Cortana

How To Set Up Cortana

This article will teach you how to set up Cortana to follow your favorite sports teams - whatever sport that may be. It’s easier than you might think! Remember that this only works on devices that have Cortana, so it will likely need to be set up on your Windows PC.

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Does Your Business Need a New Telephone System?

Does Your Business Need a New Telephone System?

Telephone solutions have often been a substantial irritation for businesses. Smaller businesses try to get the most effective systems that they can afford, especially for something as important as communications, but it’s rarely that simple. How can you get the greatest return on investment from your business’ telephone solution? You can start by adding Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

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What Does That Mean For SMB?

What Does That Mean For SMB?

One of the most revered NFL coaches in history, Vince Lombardi once said, “If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.” Although that wasn’t its intended use, this quotation can easily apply to technology. The tech industry is constantly changing, improving, and innovating. Adapting to changes is something all businesses must do to succeed.

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Four Advantages to File Sharing

Four Advantages to File Sharing

For the modern business world, technology is imperative. These days there is a monumental shift in the way organizations' of all sizes grab hold of the computing resources necessary to succeed. As cloud-based solutions continue to offer businesses new computing options, there is a hosted solution that sticks out in the crowd for the value it presents: file sharing.

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Software as a Service

Software as a Service

Most organizations are reliant on software solutions in order to stay productive. It could be a spreadsheet builder, a word processor, or merely data storage in the cloud; all software is deeply entrenched in the current business world. Your organization be taking full advantage of this! You can start by implementing Software as a Service.

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Use Microsoft Excel More Efficiently

Use Microsoft Excel More Efficiently

Microsoft Office is arguably the most famous and most popular application suite. Regardless of size, companies rely on these programs in order to function; a standard knowledge of Microsoft Office is often a prerequisite for employment. However, despite so many businesses using these programs on such a regular basis, few understand their full capabilities. Take, for example, Excel, Microsoft’s spreadsheet program.

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Don't Leave Your Business in Fate's Hands: The Importance of a Business Continuity Plan

Don't Leave Your Business in Fate's Hands: The Importance of a Business Continuity Plan

Business continuity planning is something every organization needs to practice; around the corner there is always some type of disaster, data-related or otherwise. Could your company survive a significant failure in your infrastructure? Could your company survive the building you work in burning down? Could your company survive a criminal stealing equipment? If your company has a business continuity plan, it's possible the company could survive all of the above scenarios. 

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Follow These ATM Tips To Avoid 'Skimmers'

Follow These ATM Tips To Avoid 'Skimmers'

Unfortunately, ATM machines can offer hackers a disturbingly large amount of information. These criminals will go to great lengths to obtain important credentials (credit card numbers, expiration dates), including placing ‘skimmers’ in the cash-carrying machines. 

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How Can Your Business Expand? Managed IT Services

How Can Your Business Expand? Managed IT Services

For the majority of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), finding the best technology solution is the key to expanding. According to a recent study, businesses with 250 employees or less whose primary goal for 2018 is growth cited IT systems and technology applications as their top strategy for facilitating growth. However, in order for technology to provide the most sufficient amount of growth for your organization, they must be the right selection for your specific needs. By working with an Managed IT Service Provider (MSP), you’ll have a team of business technology solutions experts at your disposal at a fraction of the cost of hiring an internal IT department.

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Placing a Table of Contents in a Google Document

Placing a Table of Contents in a Google Document

If a document you have written is wide in length, placing a table of contents can assist the reader in locating certain topics or chapters, saving them time. 

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Protect Your Business Against a New Threat: KRACK

Protect Your Business Against a New Threat: KRACK

A significant weakness has been discovered that affects all Wi-Fi users. Key Reinstallation Attack, or KRACK, affects the core encryption protocol that most Wi-Fi users depend upon to shield their browsing from others, Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2).

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Zero-Touch Provisioning Has Arrived with Google Pixel

Zero-Touch Provisioning Has Arrived with Google Pixel

If your company use Google’s line of Android devices for business reasons, Google’s new zero-touch solution for enterprises for their Pixel line of smartphones might be good news for you. If you provide smartphones for your companies’ employees, you know how much of an inconvenience it is to set up these devices. The new zero-touch policy tries to change that.

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Know About These Phishing Scams

Know About These Phishing Scams

Cybercrime is one of the biggest threats to the prosperity of your business. One of the most infamous methods includes phishing: email scams that are designed to 'collect' credentials and other information from unsuspecting users.

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Arm Your Business Against Nightmarish Fortune With Data Backup

Arm Your Business Against Nightmarish Fortune With Data Backup

Disasters arrive in all forms and sizes; from an inexplicable storm ruining your place of business and every IT component you had inside, to an employee whose path was crossed by a black cat accidentally spilling their coffee on their keyboard as they access some key data.

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One Of Your Most Significant Security Risks That You May Not Be Aware Of

One Of Your Most Significant Security Risks That You May Not Be Aware Of

A significant number of security risks come from the interior of your business. User error on the part of the employee can bring serious issuess for your workflow, data security, and the integrity of your organization. User error could be as simple as an employee clicking on the wrong links when they receive a suspicious email in their inbox, or if they are accessing data that they simply have no business accessing in the first place. There are even situations where organizations completely forget to remove employee credentials when they depart the company, resulting in a vulnerable opening in your network. The bottom line is that user error must be accounted for.

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The Newest iPhones Use An Upgraded Approach

The Newest iPhones Use An Upgraded Approach

Smartphones have been around for over a decade. When Apple rolled out the first iPhone in 2007, it triggered an enormous shift in the way people access information. Over the past 10 years these devices have gone from somewhat of a novelty to a staple of modern computing. More data is transmitted and accessed by smartphone than by any other means, and Apple has been at the forefront of this computing shift from its inception.

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A Network Audit Can Be Beneficial To Your Small Business

A Network Audit Can Be Beneficial To Your Small Business

Most small businesses lack the luxury of an in-house IT department. Even if they do have one, it’s likely a small department run by a few people who have are busy with either implementation projects or simply keeping up with the status quo. With opportunities to invest in the improvement of your infrastructure few and far between, a network audit can make you aware of where your network suffers most, and what you can do about it.

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Which VPN is Best For Your Organization?

Which VPN is Best For Your Organization?

Numerous computer users worry about their privacy--and judging by the discussions surrounding the FCC and Net Neutrality, they should be. Now that users are responsible for the privacy of their online activity, they are finding new ways to make sure that corporations are not taking advantage of their Internet activity--mostly through the use of a Virtual Private Network, or VPN.

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Always Be Aware of Data Security Notifications

Always Be Aware of Data Security Notifications

If you’ve watched the news lately, you may have seen the Equifax breach and the absurd fallout it has caused. Over 133 million personal records have been stolen. While it’s difficult not to feel individually victimized by such a breach, it’s vital to realize that it’s usually not your specific credentials targeted by cyber criminals. Since businesses often hold onto valuable information, they have large targets planted onto them. It doesn’t stop there--any vendors or partners you deal with are also in danger of cyber attacks.

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Virginia To Update Voting Machines

Virginia To Update Voting Machines

The 2016 United States presidential election was an ugly one for several reasons, including the accusation that hacked voting machines could have altered the outcome of the election significantly. Fortunately, there are steps being taken to alleviate the worries that third parties might alter the outcome of such important events.

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