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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.

How to Use Technology to Better Manage People

How to Use Technology to Better Manage People

Being a manager is a far different experience than being an employee. So, when you promote one of your team members to this position—or perhaps you’ve recently been promoted to management yourself—it is critical that a few practices are incorporated into their new workflow. Let’s go over these practices, and how the right IT can help.

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Automation can Benefit Your Business

Automation can Benefit Your Business

One of the primary ways that today's companies work to improve efficiency is to ease the workloads that their employees have to contend with through automation. Automating certain processes frees up the time these processes would otherwise take to devote to revenue generation. This approach has worked for decades, and modern businesses have access to more automation-focused technology than ever.

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4 Tips to Enhance Your Home Office

4 Tips to Enhance Your Home Office

With so many employees working remotely, it’s imperative that you do all you can to ensure they have set themselves up for success with their home office. To this end, we have put together a list of suggestions you can use to help your employees build the most comfortable, and productive, home office possible. Here are four tips you can implement for a more comfortable workplace.

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5 Advantages of Proactive Managed IT

5 Advantages of Proactive Managed IT

Technology is one part of your business where you would rather take proactive measures than react to problems that arise. After all, preventing some of the disasters and problems which surface could save you so much time and resources. Listed below are five of the best reasons why you should take a proactive approach to your business’ technology infrastructure.

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Six Variable to Contemplate on Technology Moves

Six Variable to Contemplate on Technology Moves

Technology spending is an issue that every company has to confront. There are a lot of options out there and a lot of promises made of which many won’t ever come to fruition, so it’s critical to know exactly what it is that your business needs before committing to any technology investment. Listed below are six variables to consider when deciding on your next technology move. 

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Percussive Maintenance is Not a Good Strategy

Percussive Maintenance is Not a Good Strategy

We’re all familiar with the old, cliched joke where someone needs to give their technology a good whack in order for it to work right—and by some miracle, it works. The thing is, it isn’t a miracle, and can sometimes be effective. However, this is not a strategy that we would recommend.

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Examining the Four-Day Workweek

Examining the Four-Day Workweek

The workspace is consistently changing these days, with remote work being commonplace, along with resignations in the face of a return to the office becoming more of a regular occurrence. Employees want more control over their work schedule so they can balance their personal responsibilities with their professional. A shorter workweek might be the key to making this happen.

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Benefits to Using Chromebooks

Benefits to Using Chromebooks

Every organization wants to make smart technology decisions. For the small business looking to get their workforce the affordable workstations one modern option that you have is utilizing the budget Chromebooks that are available. Listed below is a discussion about what the Chromebook can bring to your organization and how it can help you reduce your hardware costs and get your staff the resources they need to be productive. 

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Technology Investments that Won't Drain Your Budget

Technology Investments that Won't Drain Your Budget

Technology enables some amazing things for businesses, but it can influence the way you both look at operations and the way your business functions. Not all companies have the capital to make these large technology investments. You are far from optionless, however; listed below are some of the better investments you can make in your technology infrastructure, in particular ones that won’t drain your budget.

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A United Threat Management Tool Can Help Your Business

A United Threat Management Tool Can Help Your Business

How many security solutions does your business have implemented at any given time? Traditionally, businesses have implemented what we call “point solutions,” which are software tools designed to address a specific part of your security infrastructure. While this approach is better than not having security at all, it presents several issues that must also be addressed in order to most effectively protect your business.

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4 Tips on Navigating Telehealth

4 Tips on Navigating Telehealth

One of the fastest-growing services in healthcare is telehealth. If you aren’t familiar with this concept, it is essentially a virtual meeting designed to provide faster and more direct healthcare consultations and stabilize the ever-rising costs of healthcare. With health information being one of the most attractive to hackers, it is imperative to be mindful to do everything you can to protect your data. Listed below are four tips to help you successfully navigate the risks inherent with telehealth.

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How to Minimize Printing Costs

How to Minimize Printing Costs

When looking to reduce your costs, one of the best places to start looking is at your printing. While paper documents were once incredibly critical for businesses (they still serve a function), no one can deny that they take up a considerable amount of space in the workplace, as well as take up precious assets that could be better spent elsewhere. What’s the best way to minimize the resources you spend on printing?

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Your Internet Connection Is a Critical Tool

Your Internet Connection Is a Critical Tool

The Internet is an important tool in your business’ toolbox, so it needs to be fast, reliable, and stable. What types of factors go into ensuring that you get the best, most reliable Internet connection? Keep reading to find out!

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How to Adjust Your Mouse Speed Settings in Windows 10 & 11

How to Adjust Your Mouse Speed Settings in Windows 10 & 11

If your mouse moves slowly, so does your whole computing experience. If you change a couple of settings, you may find that your mouse speed and sensitivity can make a mountain of change for your productivity. How you can adjust these settings in Windows 10 or 11 is listed below. 

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A Data Breach Response Plan is Critical for Your Business

A Data Breach Response Plan is Critical for Your Business

While the focus of our attention is usually preventing and avoiding cybersecurity breaches, it is critical that we address how your business responds to a successful breach attempt. Listed below are tips on how to create a successful data breach response plan.

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Solutions to Help Your Business Prepare for a Disaster

Solutions to Help Your Business Prepare for a Disaster

It doesn’t matter where your business is located; whether it’s a tornado that comes through your city, a structural fire that renders your office uninhabitable, or a wild snowstorm that brings down power lines or grinds travel to a halt, you’ll want to be ready for it all. Listed below are the types of solutions your organization can implement to ensure that no disaster, be it natural or artificial, like a cyberattack, puts a stop to your operations.

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Technology Decision Tips for Your Business

Technology Decision Tips for Your Business

If you aren’t versed in business technology, locating the right solutions can be challenging, to say the least. Technology should make your life easier, not more difficult. Listed below are a couple of tips to help you get started with deploying the right technology solutions for your business. Here are three tips to help you make the best, most educated decisions about the technology for your business.

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Managing Vendors can be Exhausting

Managing Vendors can be Exhausting

Businesses need vendors for several things, whether for services rendered or the acquisition of technology. Alas, the act of managing so many vendors can be draining and time-consuming for companies. What is the forward-thinking organization to do, and how can it overcome the challenges of vendor management?

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Tips to Ensure Your Desktop Remains Maintained

Tips to Ensure Your Desktop Remains Maintained

Maintaining your organization's technology can be a lot to handle, especially if you don’t have any IT staff members on hand to dedicate to its management. Managed services make this process a lot simpler, ensuring that, amongst other key benefits, your desktop solutions remain up-to-date and prepared for anything. Listed below are three basic tips to follow to ensure your desktops remain maintained.

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Utilizing AI to Keep Your Information Systems Safe

Utilizing AI to Keep Your Information Systems Safe

Due to the increasing complexity and rapid growth of the cybersecurity industry, businesses must stay ahead of developing threats designed to undermine advancements in the latest and greatest security technologies. One way that researchers have used to fight against threats is through the use of artificial intelligence. It’s possible that this emerging technology could be the key to fighting back against cyberattacks.

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