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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.

Details to Know About the End of OneNote 2016

Details to Know About the End of OneNote 2016

Microsoft is discarding OneNote 2016 in favor of the OneNote application bundled with Windows 10. The note-taking app will still be supported until October 2020, with extended support offered after that, but Microsoft will not be adding any additional features to it; instead, they'll be putting all of their efforts into making the version bundled with Windows 10 the definitive version. Some details to keep in mind when making the switch between these two solutions are listed below.

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The OneNote You're Familiar With is Coming to an End

The OneNote You're Familiar With is Coming to an End

Microsoft’s note-taking application OneNote will soon be reaching its end of life, along with the rest of the Office 2016 suite. Fortunately, most PC users already have the heir to OneNote 2016’s throne installed on their devices, so its end of life this October won’t be such a huge blow.

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What Your Business Needs to Know about Shadow IoT

What Your Business Needs to Know about Shadow IoT

For most of the last half decade we’ve been told that the Internet of Things (IoT) was going to be the most vital innovation since broadband Internet. This growth, while mostly occurring under the proverbial radar, is happening. There are around seven billion “smart” devices in 2019 with expectations that it will be three times that by 2025. With that many Internet-connected devices, there are destined to be some that come with vulnerabilities, whether it comes from being designed poorly or not frequently updated with modern threat definitions. Let's take a look to see if the Internet of Things should be considered a threat to your organization.

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How Instant Messaging can Benefit Your Business

How Instant Messaging can Benefit Your Business

Communication is a vital part of the workplace, and modern tools have made it more efficient than ever before to stay in contact with co-workers. One of the most imperative tools in the modern business’ repertoire is instant messaging, which is somewhat challenging to utilize without a way of ensuring productivity and professionalism.

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The Role of Smartphones in Your Business

The Role of Smartphones in Your Business

You’ve probably noticed the increased use of smartphones. No matter where you go, people are on their phones. For the modern business, employee smartphone usage can be a major source of irritation. Let's look into how smartphone usage helps and hurts a business and how to go about keeping employees from being on their phones for large chunks of the workday.

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SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are Losing Support on July 9th

SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are Losing Support on July 9th

SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, two of Microsoft's most utilized relational database management systems, will be losing support on July 9, 2019. If your organization continues to use one of these titles for its database management, you are running out of time before you need to upgrade. Below we take a look at what the software is used for and what options are available to you going forward.

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What You Should Know about APIs

What You Should Know about APIs

They say software runs the world, and it’s all thanks to the capability to merge with one-another via the use of APIs. API, short for application programming interface, is imperative to comprehend what these do in our modern technology environment.

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Some Advantages that Remote Work Provides your Business

Some Advantages that Remote Work Provides your Business

Technology has become so mainstream in the office environment that work can be done from just about anywhere on any device. This has led to many businesses implementing a remote workforce, at least some of the time. There are actually several advantages to remote work, even for the employer.

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Microsoft Terminating Support for Major Operating System Titles

Microsoft Terminating Support for Major Operating System Titles

Windows is arguably the most operating system in the world; thus, developers are always hard at work on the next new version of the OS. Nonetheless, businesses are often stuck in a tricky situation whenever end of support occurs for any popular operating system. When your reliable technology solutions finally stop receiving updates and patches, what do you do? Users of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will have to answer this question next January.

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A Look at Office Wellness Programs

A Look at Office Wellness Programs

The office is a location where work gets accomplished, but it’s also known as a sedentary lifestyle. Workplace wellness programs may be an $8 billion industry, but the effectiveness of these programs has yet to be determined. Below we'll take a look at what kind of office wellness programs might work for your business. 

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Your Business Needs a Data Backup Solution

Your Business Needs a Data Backup Solution

It’s not usually the big bad hackers that pose the biggest risk to your organization's continued survival. Most of the time it’s simple problems that create a world of issues for your business. One usual way that an otherwise sound business plan could be disrupted is via an unexpected disaster derailing operations without having an adequate data backup solution in place.

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Protect Your Organization with Preventative Security Solutions

Protect Your Organization with Preventative Security Solutions

There is one constant in the modern business environment: your business will be in a consistent state of being at risk the second you start to make a name for yourself. What a lot of businesses don’t comprehend is that it doesn’t matter how high or low-profile an organization is, there will always be data on a network infrastructure that is valuable to hackers and is targeted by threats.

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Four Tips to Enhance Office Work

Four Tips to Enhance Office Work

Working in an office is the modern reality for many people, but it doesn’t need to be a distressing one. There are numerous ways to make life easier while working in an office. Let's go over review four simple adjustments you can make to streamline your time throughout the workday.

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Microsoft Office Support Joining Google Docs

Microsoft Office Support Joining Google Docs

Businesses usually have to make a critical choice about which brand of productivity software they will utilize for day-to-day operations. Two of the heavy hitters in the modern business landscape are Google and Microsoft implementing their respective productivity solutions. While the choice of which service to work with seems exclusive, Google is making strides to break down this barrier and allow certain file types to be edited in Google Drive.

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Technology that can Help Small Businesses

Technology that can Help Small Businesses

Small businesses have to do more with less, leading to them increasingly looking to technology to fill the gaps. The issue is that many small businesses feel like the big tech companies don’t comprehend their needs. If you feel like the technology options you have at your disposal don’t necessarily fit your organization's needs, consider that these robust solutions have all the functionality that you need to manage your own business processes. Let's take a look at some of the enterprise technology SMBs are using to move their businesses forward and some of the considerations you may need to make to leverage a software solution that doesn’t seem like it fits.

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Tips on How to Properly Upgrade Your Organization's Hardware

Tips on How to Properly Upgrade Your Organization's Hardware

Sadly, your organization's technology is not immortal. At some point down the road you will have to upgrade away from your current hardware, which, unfortunately, is not as simple as it sounds. Listed below are some pointers to help you out during this difficult process.

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Small Businesses Aren't Too Small For Hackers

Small Businesses Aren't Too Small For Hackers

Small businesses usually fall into the trap of assuming that they are too small to be targeted by hackers. This misconception could ultimately cost your business too much. The fact is that all businesses have data that is worth something to hackers, and Macro Systems is here to prove it to you and provide a solution to this dilemma.

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What You Need to Know about Mobile Malware

What You Need to Know about Mobile Malware

There was an era when we didn’t have to worry about catching computer viruses on our cell phones. However, with the exponential growth of mobile technologies, including application development options, mobile malware is now a problem, and it can become a significant problem for your business. Below we'll take a look at the increasing mobile malware market, including the risks and what you can do to keep it from being a problem for you.

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A Server Maintenance Plan for your Business is Critical

A Server Maintenance Plan for your Business is Critical

If there's anything you must know about business computing, it's that server maintenance is absolutely critical. This isn’t exactly a shocking realization, and if it is, you need to call 703-359-9211 as soon as possible. You have to know that you are not alone; you'd be surprised how many business owners don’t actively have a business server maintenance plan. 

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How to Meet and Manage Employee Expectations

How to Meet and Manage Employee Expectations

There aren’t many more joyful moments for a person than when they land their first big job. The opportunity to utilize the skills they have learned, and to pay off some of the debt that knowledge set them back, are two activities most people who are in this position savor. Nonetheless, you can’t expect these opportunities to keep your employees around forever... you need to meet and manage their other expectations of the workplace.

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