By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems Have you ever found yourself stuck on a website, continuously trying various passwords you might have used when you set up your account? It’s painful to keep seeing the message, “incorrect email or password, please try again.” Trying to remember your passwords can be very frustrating. …
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems At Umbrella, we’re always willing and available to help with any IT needs. From the simpler tasks of a mouse not working all the way to planning for and creating an entire network, we’re up to the task. However, we also like to take the time …
Disabling Your Laptop Track Pad When an External Mouse is Connected Read More »
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems Almost every business, at one point or another, thinks about moving to a new location. As of right now, Umbrella is working with three clients that are in the process of moving to new locations. A simple, single syllable word “move.” It sounds like something fairly …
10 things to account for before an office relocation. Read More »
By John King, Business Development Manager at Umbrella Managed Systems I find myself getting distracted by digital squirrels constantly. Scrolling through LinkedIn or the numerous websites I follow can lead to a serious time drain. A few of the apps I keep on my computer and iPhone have increased my organizational processes and efficiency. Instapaper …
Organizational apps to consider… Instapaper, Trello and Simplenote Read More »
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems Google started out as a company to help you find information whenever you need it. An individual who has mastered the art of Google-fu could become a jack of all trades. I myself have been able to make countless fixes on my car, as well as …
Google has come a long way. Google Home, Google Chrome and Google Cloud. Read More »
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems, talking about the upcoming Windows 7 end-of-life support. If you don’t have any computers that run the Windows 7 operating system at your business, you can stop reading this blog post. If you do in fact have even one computer that runs Windows 7, then the …
Are you reading this blog post on a Windows 7 machine? Read More »
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems, talking about mobile encryption for peace of mind. If you think about it, there’s a lot of data that gets saved on our computers and phones for business and personal use. Between financial information, company files, passwords and personal data, our entire digital life is stored …
Saving you Millions and Protecting your Business with Mobile Encryption Read More »
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer at Umbrella Managed Systems, talking about the trend of customers migrating to Office 365. Here at Umbrella, we’ve been seeing a lot of our customers interested in moving to Office 365 for email, calendar and contact management. What is O365, and why are organizations moving to it? How will moving …
By Curtis Bagnall, Solution Engineer for Umbrella Managed Systems With the increase of Ransomware attacks this past year, it’s more important than ever to protect the data on your network. Somebody in your office can accidentally click a questionable link on a website or in an email. Suddenly, all the information that you rely on …
Your Network Isn’t As Protected As It Should Be. Read More »
We’ve been using the same tools to monitor, manage, document and support our client networks since the company started. At the time these tools were selected, they were identified as the best of the best, and they’ve served us well. But technology evolves, new tools become available and we’re making an important change. One of …