‘Tis The Season To Listen When Folks Say “Soon” and “I’m Fine” I have recently been paying close attention to how folks are doing at this point in a frightening and troubled year of many unknowns. So many were looking forward to “after the election.” Now most of those same people are saying “after the […]
Where Are We Now? Who’s On First?
Where Are We Now? Who’s On First? I don’t want to get into what’s happening in baseball right now, but I will say that our current business situation is a lot like the famous “Who’s On First” conversation between Lou Abbott and Bud Costello. To remind you, Lou Abbott is organizing a baseball team. Bud […]
Important: Home Router Security Information
Important: Home Router Security Information As we face some unprecedented times with COVID-19, Aptica is becoming increasingly aware of some of our clients having their employees work from home. We understand that for many of our clients, this is a temporary situation that will hopefully end once we can resume working at our offices. For […]
Hackers Are Exploiting Bored People
Hackers Are Exploiting Bored People Hackers Exploit Social Media Surveys to Steal Personal Security Information Hackers are exploiting bored people with random surveys on social media. What is actually happening is that personal identification information is being stolen by identity theft criminals. Here are some of the questions being asked. These answers are commonly used […]
Which One Are You? We Are Available To Help
Which One Are You? We Are Available To Help Everything that is happening today reminds me of war movies I saw as a kid. When the big scene hits, everything is happening at once. Bombs going off. Machine gun fire. Men yelling. The drone of warplanes getting ever closer. This sets up the opportunity for […]
CLEAN YOUR CELL PHONE (But Be Careful)
CLEAN YOUR CELL PHONE (But Be Careful) I’ll bet there is not one parent of a teenager who has not at least once looked down at their child’s phone and thought “Wow. That’s gross!” But honestly, if you think about it, if you didn’t teach that teenager how to clean a cell phone, why would they even […]
RISK: Pain and Glory For Small Business Owners
RISK: Pain and Glory For Small Business Owners Being your own boss. Owning your own business. Such initiative is part of the American Dream, but you must be daring and be able to take risks. And risk is both pain and glory for small business owners. The reality is that business ownership is not necessarily […]
Cost vs. Time Lost: Tech Tools And Work Productivity
Cost vs. Time Lost: Tech Tools And Work Productivity We all recognize a “crash”. Your computers don’t come on at all, or your network suddenly stops working. You’re down. You can’t work. What will be the cost of this loss of productivity? A worse situation, I believe, is a technology slowdown. An almost imperceptible slow […]
7 Critical IT Advances—Are You There Yet?
7 Critical IT Advances—Are You There Yet? When you outsource your company’s Information Technology, you should expect to bring on a skillful partner dedicated to helping your company succeed. This person is tasked with keeping you apprised of IT budget needs, of industry threat levels, of monthly productivity, and he or she should be in […]
Your Business IT: Friend or Foe?
Your Business IT: Friend or Foe? I am often surprised to learn that business owners aren’t sure if their company computer network is their friend or their worst enemy. When it’s efficiently tracking supply chain transfers, it’s an invention better than learning to use wheels. When booting up in the morning takes 5 minutes, it’s […]