Technology
Your Guide To Social Media Marketing — And How To Stay Secure While Doing It
Social media marketing is a hallmark of just about every marketing campaign run. In this article, we’ll shed some insights, share some resources, and give you some tips for securely managing your social channels. Here’s specifically what we’ll cover. Is One Social Network Enough? Six Ways to Expand Your Message on Social Media Gary Vaynerchuk…
Read MoreMicrosoft Bans Man-in-the-Middle Adware
Microsoft has announced an update to their adware policies on the heels of the Lenovo Superfish scandal. Lenovo recently came under fire when security researchers uncovered Lenovo was shipping out computers to customers with software that injects ads into websites installed. Needless to say, consumers weren’t entirely happy when they discovered this. Software like this…
Read MoreSearch Smarter in Outlook With These Tips
We love sharing cool features your software and tools have that you may not be aware of yet, and Outlook has a lot of them. Anyone can end up wasting a good ten minutes searching through Outlook for just the right email that was sent to them about three months ago… Time they didn’t need…
Read MoreStaying Secure While Shopping Online
With the rising chaos of Black Friday, more people are turning to online shopping – especially for Cyber Monday, the internet’s own version of Black Friday. So how do you keep safe while shopping online? We have a few tips to help. When shopping online, avoid using public computers and public WiFi. Those networks aren’t…
Read MoreWhy Does Turning It Off And On Again Work?
The phrase probably the most associated with IT is “have you tried turning it off and back on again?” In the Rocket IT office, we don’t start troubleshooting with that phrase because we know the only thing more irritating than saying it over and over again is hearing it. But rebooting your system really can…
Read MoreTop Five Productivity Apps
Let’s be honest… Productivity isn’t always what comes to mind when we think about our favorite mobile apps. We spend more time on Facebook and Audible than we’d care to admit. But the great thing about apps is there’s one for almost everything – even for making up the time we lose scrolling through our…
Read MoreDon’t Install on Autopilot
Let’s face it. No one really wants to read all of the Terms and Conditions associated with downloading a new program. Many of us just skim through each stage, clicking “Next” on autopilot until the program finally starts installing. But do you really know everything you’re agreeing to when you do this? Ever noticed how…
Read MoreWindows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts + General & Email Keyboard Shortcuts
Sometimes there simply is not enough time in the workday to accomplish everything we need to get done. Sad to say, there is no miracle cure that we can provide to squeeze more time in a day. However, there are a few simple ways to make the most of your time on a computer by…
Read MoreFire Hazards: Shut Down Laptops, Clean Out Computers, & Get Proper Insurance Coverage
My parents experienced a house fire just this summer. No one was physically harmed, thank goodness, but their home of 35 years sustained serious damage and will have to be rebuilt. Thanks to insurance, most of their financial costs will be covered, but a lifetime of photos, artwork, and other keepsakes are forever damaged or…
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