Quote of the Month: “Focus on that one thing you do and do it well.” — Matt Salzberg, Founder and CEO, Blue Apron What are the new email sending requirements and do they affect me and my business? In a new effort to further protect their users’ inboxes, both Gmail and Yahoo! introduced a new set of requirements this month that email senders must meet in order for mail to be delivered as expected to all recipients on these 2 platforms. While it was not initially apparent exactly … [Read more...] about New email sending requirements: Who is affected? And what to do about it
General Computing
Recent Microsoft Outlook Changes
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - June 2023 Recent Microsoft Outlook Changes That You May Have Noticed Or Will See Soon A very large portion of the professional world uses Microsoft Outlook to handle their email - It’s the premier email handling system out there. It has an ocean of functionality, and most people only dip their toes into it. Further, Microsoft is always adding more, and very rarely giving good explanations of their changes. We’re going to start by showing … [Read more...] about Recent Microsoft Outlook Changes
Why is My Computer So Slow?
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - March 2023 One of the most common complaints a computer technician will hear is ‘My computer is slow!’. It’s a very common realization among users that their computer is not working the way they want or expect. Sometimes it’s just perception. Often, the problem is that software requirements are increasing, possibly without having any new software installed. Or maybe the problem is just that the hardware is just old. No matter what the … [Read more...] about Why is My Computer So Slow?
10 Steps To Increase Online Security
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - August 2022 Quote of the Month "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." —Nelson Mandela Online security is a big topic these days. This is not new, and this will not change anytime soon. It’s likely that many of the ideas presented here are ones you’ve heard more than once. Security is a big enough concern to reconsider how you’re handling it. Even if not every concept presented here is … [Read more...] about 10 Steps To Increase Online Security
Which free applications are worth trying?
Quote of the Month: "The best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and bees." —Barrett Strong Here’s a piece of free advice: If something is free, it’s free for a reason (and it’s not always bad!) This month, we’re taking a look at the free software you can find available on the internet. There are a variety of things you can find for free - freeware products, free trials, free open-source software, free services. The big draw of all of these is the cost: … [Read more...] about Which free applications are worth trying?
When to Replace Workstations, Laptops and Software?
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - April 2022 When to replace Workstations, Laptops and Software? Quote of the Month "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." —John F. Kennedy When is your business computer or laptop too old? New tech is constantly in development, and older tech becomes obsolete. Do you really need to constantly strive for the newest, hottest hardware and software? Or should you just … [Read more...] about When to Replace Workstations, Laptops and Software?
Grundig IT Newsletter: 5 Important IT Considerations
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - December 2021 The 5 Most Important IT Considerations as 2021 Comes to an End and 2022 Begins NOTE: To browse ALL past Newsletter topics that we have covered over the years, go here. Quote of the Month: "You will either step forward into growth or you will step backward into safety."— Abraham Maslow As we roll into the last month of the year, it's a good time to think about the future. All of us, as … [Read more...] about Grundig IT Newsletter: 5 Important IT Considerations
Windows Server 2022 – Let’s Look at What it Has to Offer!
Grundig IT Newsletter Computing News That You Can Use - November 2021 NOTE: To browse past topics that we have covered over the years, go here. Windows Server 2022 - Let's Look at What it Has to Offer! Quote of the Month "Everything is designed. Few things are designed well." — Brian Reed Last month we talked about our experiences with the newly-released Windows 11. This month, we’re tackling a related topic: Microsoft’s new Windows Server 2022 release. While it has a lot of … [Read more...] about Windows Server 2022 – Let’s Look at What it Has to Offer!
Grundig IT Newsletter
Computing News That You Can Use - September 2021 Passwords - How to choose good passwords and manage them Quote of the Month "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney Nobody like having to deal with passwords but they are used everywhere. Every website and every company has their own idea how to handle password policy. Let's discuss common problems with passwords, common solutions you can use, and tools that can help you check … [Read more...] about Grundig IT Newsletter
Initial Thoughts on Windows 11 Beta
We’re a tech company, and it's definitely advantageous for us to stay on top of technological developments. That’s why, this morning, I got to be pleasantly surprised with an update from Windows 10 to Windows 11 - we had selected my computer to participate in the pre-release beta build. I’m going to take a quick moment to specify a few things: Windows 11 is not actually released yet, the primary Microsoft OS is still Windows 10. You can access the pre-release of Windows 11 … [Read more...] about Initial Thoughts on Windows 11 Beta
