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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.

Understanding Your Wireless Router

Understanding Your Wireless Router

Today's workplace wouldn’t exist as it does without the creation of wireless Internet or Wi-Fi. Understanding how your wireless router works can be incredibly helpful for any business owner, and it can help you get even more out of your wireless connection. Listed below is some information about wireless routers that can help you use them more effectively.

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Your Business Need to Use a Surge Protector, Not a Power Strip

Your Business Need to Use a Surge Protector, Not a Power Strip

It’s easy to look at a power strip and a surge protector and question if there’s anything that actually makes them different. After all, they both give you extra plugs, right?

Yes, but there’s more to it than that. Listed below are some of the important differences between the two that make one a far better choice for your business’ power delivery needs.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Foldable Technology

Advantages and Disadvantages of Foldable Technology

Foldable displays are an emerging trend in the technology industry, as they are quite unique in their form factor and capabilities. What is the real value of this tech, though? Who is it actually being marketed to, and what for? 

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Explaining Smart Chips

Explaining Smart Chips

Last week we shared a blog referencing “smart chips” that could help augment a Google Doc. Listed below is a deeper dive into the topic of smart chips so you could apply them to your own Google Docs and Sheets.

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4 Pragmatic Uses for Blockchain Technology

4 Pragmatic Uses for Blockchain Technology

With the blockchain becoming more popular as a technology, we thought it would be good to discuss how it works and why you should be aware of it. The zeitgeist usually portrays it as a nefarious tool utilized by cryptocurrency and scams, but at its core, it is far from this; in fact, the applications of such a decentralized and transparent technology make it perfect for certain tasks. 

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How Small Businesses can Elevate Their Organization

How Small Businesses can Elevate Their Organization

For the small business, mastering advanced communication tools and strategies is not just a luxury, it's a necessity. Listed below is a look at advanced small business communications, discussing the latest technologies, strategies, and best practices that can elevate your business to new heights.

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A Retrospective Look at AI and Work in 2023

A Retrospective Look at AI and Work in 2023

2023 was a banner year for artificial intelligence, with the technology exploding into the mainstream and becoming more accessible by the public than ever before. Listed below is what we’ve seen in the past year in terms of AI changed things for workers and workplaces everywhere.

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The Technology That Got Us Here

The Technology That Got Us Here

Think about all the experiences you've had thanks to the rapid innovation of technology. We can all agree that technology is cool. These we have $10 drones, mugs that keep your coffee warm, and LEDs everywhere. 

So what’s next? 

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A Look at Artificial Intelligence Bias

A Look at Artificial Intelligence Bias

Over the past few years, artificial intelligence has become a bona fide buzzword amongst businesses of all sizes, with 97% of respondents to a Forbes survey seeing a potential benefit in some way, shape, or form. That being said, with it being integrated everywhere in our modern lives, it is critical that we remember that AI is still a human invention, and as such, it is vulnerable to our own implicit biases.

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Microsoft's New Digital Assistant: CoPilot

Microsoft's New Digital Assistant: CoPilot

AI has undoubtably emerged as the standout technology of the year, and it was only a matter of time before Microsoft entered the arena with its own enterprise-ready AI platform. The introduction of Microsoft CoPilot has created a fair amount of confusion and left many questions unanswered. Listed below is an explanation of what CoPilot is and as well as the value you can expect to get out of the new Microsoft AI.

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Why Your Laptop’s Battery is Dead

Why Your Laptop’s Battery is Dead

Laptops have become the most used workstations in business. Laptops are great, but their batteries are seemingly getting worse all the time. This is influenced by several factors, and it can vary significantly depending on the specific model and usage patterns. Listed below are some of the reasons why laptops seem to die quickly. 

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Advantages of Utilizing Mobile Device Management for Your Business

Advantages of Utilizing Mobile Device Management for Your Business

Mobility has become a key contributor to many businesses’ productivity plans. As a result, Mobile Device Management (MDM) has become an essential tool for organizations to manage and secure mobile devices within their networks. Listed below are five vital benefits of Mobile Device Management.

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Explaining RTO and RPO and Why They're Critical to Your Business

Explaining RTO and RPO and Why They're Critical to Your Business

Your business’ backup and disaster recovery preparations are an imperative part of your continued success as an organization, specifically, how they are measured by two key metrics: your recovery time objective (RTO) and your recovery point objective (RPO).

That being said, it’s critical that you are able to determine what your organization can support in terms of your recovery time and recovery point objectives… but how does one do that?

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Amazon Testing Biometric Checkout Technology

Amazon Testing Biometric Checkout Technology

Love them or hate them, self-service checkout registers in brick-and-mortar stores are here to stay, especially considering that research has demonstrated that Gen Z has about twice the level of buy-in to the automated point-of-sale terminals as Gen X does, and that self-checkout is the predominant modern form of payment. With this success, many have wondered how welcome biometric payment processing might be.

As it turns out, it would seem it isn’t.

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Google’s Project Green Light Provides a Look at Practical AI Usage

Google’s Project Green Light Provides a Look at Practical AI Usage

While artificial intelligence is frequently hyped up to the point that it seems to be plucked from the realm of science fiction, its true applications are actually much more mundane. However, these applications are often the ones that show the most promise in terms of the value they have to offer society.

For example, let’s consider the work that Google is doing via something called Project Green Light.

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Why Your Business Should Utilize a VPN

Why Your Business Should Utilize a VPN

With data security being a hot commodity with hackers, it’s no surprise that companies want to do everything they can to protect their assets. One method for doing so is implementing a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, that can effectively obfuscate data while it’s in transit. Listed below are some of the most valuable reasons why your business should be using a VPN.

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VR Technology Use is Increasing

VR Technology Use is Increasing

Virtual reality (VR) is a technology that usually leaves people uncertain. More and more people have experienced it recently and the question keeps popping up whether or not VR is going to be a useful tool for businesses. 

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New Microsoft Project Focused on Addressing Long Term Data Storage Issues

New Microsoft Project Focused on Addressing Long Term Data Storage Issues

Over the past several years, it has come to the attention of people in numerous industries that there is going to be a time, very soon, where the data that needs to be stored is going to outweigh our ability to store it. In a collaboration with the University of Southampton in England, Microsoft has taken aim at this very problem and has come up with some innovative solutions. 

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Microsoft Makes Changes to Teams Collaboration App

Microsoft Makes Changes to Teams Collaboration App

Microsoft created the Teams platform with the aim of enhancing collaboration among individuals. The rise of remote collaboration has been ongoing for several years, and the COVID-19 pandemic solidified its place as a standard feature in business operations. Recently, Microsoft has introduced several enhancements to the platform to further augment its functionality.

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Chromebook Shelf Life is Shorter Than Previously Thought

Chromebook Shelf Life is Shorter Than Previously Thought

Laptops are no longer exclusive to the home and work environments; more and more schools and universities are adopting laptops and other educational technology for the purposes of delivering cutting-edge instruction. Chromebooks are just one option available, if not the most cost-effective one out there. However, this leads to a unique set of problems, especially when the software powering these devices reaches its end of life.

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