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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.

Microsoft Included AI in Many Apps

Microsoft Included AI in Many Apps

Artificially-intelligent image generation has become a hot topic lately. Not too long ago, an artist created a stir for winning a competition with an image that he largely created using an artificially-intelligent tool. Now, Microsoft has announced that similar AI-powered image generation tools will be integrated into many of their applications.

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A New AI Technology that Monitors Your Health

A New AI Technology that Monitors Your Health

While we typically focus on how numerous technologies can be utilized in business applications as a way to boost a small or medium-sized organization’s capabilities, we occasionally come across a topic that is just undeniably cool. We recently heard about the development of a flexible new wearable that uses AI to monitor the health of the wearer that we wanted to discuss with you.

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USB vs. HDMI

USB vs. HDMI

When you look at the back of your computer, where the motherboard’s many, many ports are accessible, there’s a substantial variety of connection types available to do a variety of things, some of which may overlap with one another. One key example: the shared capability between USB and HDMI as a means of connecting your PC to many of its peripherals. Let’s consider which is likely to outlast the other.

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What exactly is the Internet of Things?

What exactly is the Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things can be a tricky concept to comprehend, and it certainly doesn’t help that so many new smart devices are being added to it day-in and day-out. Listed below is a look at what makes up the Internet of Things and why it’s critical to know what it is from a business perspective.

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The Phenomenon of Technology Innovation During Hard Times

The Phenomenon of Technology Innovation During Hard Times

As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. This is clearly demonstrated in the perceptible phenomenon of technology advancement and innovation being enhanced in tough economic times. Whys is this the case?

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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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Technology that can Help Your Organization Grow Faster

Technology that can Help Your Organization Grow Faster

There are many ways that you can invest in your business. You can hire more people with a strategy to get more done; you can diversify and try to cultivate different types of revenue; and you revitalize your business via the use of technology. Below is a discussion on how deploying certain technologies can help grow your business fast. 

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How Digital Signage Helps Businesses

How Digital Signage Helps Businesses

Digital signage platforms are on the rise, giving businesses more opportunities to help their office visitors feel more connected and comfortable. You might be surprised by how affordable and accessible digital signage solutions can be, hence why they are growing in popularity.

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Four Steps to Evaluate Your Cybersecurity

Four Steps to Evaluate Your Cybersecurity

Gauging the effectiveness of your cybersecurity can be a daunting task, especially when asking if it could make a significant difference in protecting your organization’s network infrastructure. If you want to track and measure your business’ cybersecurity preparedness, here are four steps to help you perform an evaluation.

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A Look at Three Emerging Technologies

A Look at Three Emerging Technologies

A lot of people like to make predictions about what the future will bring for business, many of which are based on anecdotes and hopes. When it comes to information system management and the future of IT for business, there are a lot of claims made by companies looking to take advantage of the reliance on IT and present business owners’ and decision makers’ options on how to leverage this technology for their own good. Listed below is a look at three emerging technologies that we will all come to use in the future and whether they are right for your business now.

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How AI Can Help the Healthcare Industry

How AI Can Help the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare is an industry that operates under very high pressure for a significant share of the time. As a result, it is only natural to conclude that a technology that could make the lives of healthcare providers and administrators easier in numerous ways shows some promise. That technology? Artificial intelligence.

Listed below is a few of the many ways that AI has been proposed (if not implemented already) as a solution to some of healthcare’s more challenging obstacles.

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New Year's Resolutions to Make Regarding Your Organization's Technology

New Year's Resolutions to Make Regarding Your Organization's Technology

The new year has begun, and many of us have undertaken the traditional resolutions as a means to improve ourselves by kicking bad habits and adopting good ones. Why shouldn’t your business join in the fun? Listed below are a few resolutions that could benefit your business if your team were to adopt them.

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How COVID Affected Businesses

How COVID Affected Businesses

The pandemic gave businesses a reason to innovate that cannot be disputed, although many have let the opportunity pass them by. Consider how technology has assisted businesses in various industries in their operations as they have needed to adjust to this COVID-19 era. 

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Remote Work has a Positive and Negative Impact on the Environment

Remote Work has a Positive and Negative Impact on the Environment

Remote work is often praised for its various benefits; there are certainly plenty of them to account for. On the other hand, it must also be noted that remote work is not perfect. Take the environmental impacts it can have, for example. Listed below are tips about how working from home can prove better for the environment, while also addressing the serious issues it has contributed to, and how we can help minimize some of them.

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Artificial Intelligence Can Help in Business

Artificial Intelligence Can Help in Business

Some of the topics discussed here may seem to be inaccessible to modern small and medium-sized businesses, bordering on science fiction. For example, consider the topic of artificial intelligence in business.

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How A Document Management System Can Help Your Business

How A Document Management System Can Help Your Business

Do you know how much paper you use each year? Do you know how much paper you have stored in your office? Do you realize that none of that is necessary? Modern digital filing systems as a part of a document management strategy can stop you from wasting your business’ resources on paper, filing, and printing. 

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Revelations that Businesses have had in the Last Year

Revelations that Businesses have had in the Last Year

With so much tragedy, confusion, and conflict happening over the past year, businesses of all sizes have turned to technology as a required means of remaining open. As a result, the perspective that many of these organizations have of their IT has changed significantly. Listed below are some of the revelations that businesses have had, and how they’ll impact operations from this point on.

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Explaining IT Buzzwords

Explaining IT Buzzwords

Nothing will irritate tech-savvy people more than listening to someone that essentially doesn't know what they are talking about, but uses technology jargon to seem like they do. It’s confusing for the non-technical too. This annoyance is largely due to the gap between using words and understanding complex and detailed technology processes. So, while there is some respect given to people who work to comprehend the terminology, most of the time, it’s just too much.

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Some IT Changes Can Have a Negative Impact on Your Company

Some IT Changes Can Have a Negative Impact on Your Company

The past year have made some organizations look to adjust their operational strategies and look to technology deployments as a way to make these adjustments. However, If the deployments don’t go as planned, it can have a significant effect on business operations.

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How Businesses can Benefit from Automation

How Businesses can Benefit from Automation

While a lot of the focus on any organization's use of technology may be on its front-facing solutions, there’s a lot to be said about the technology solutions that power these organizations behind the scenes. Listed below are a few ways that companies are benefiting from automating some of these background processes.

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