Why it’s good business to be on Google+ Social media is one of the biggest tools for marketing a business. You can influence and inform potential customers of your services and products, while gaining a following and thus generating business. The big three in social media are Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+. Some people think that…
For that matter, what’s an RMM? [This series explains the services Alliant offers.] Alliant Technology Group is an MSP – a managed services provider – using RMM – Remote monitoring & management software – to keep track of your IT infrastructure – devices, work stations and servers. We do it all for you! Alliant monitors…
How to meaningfully complain about unwanted phone calls It bothers me. A lot. Whenever I get one of those unwanted phone calls where there’s a 5 second empty pause while the robo-caller catches up and puts the telemarketer on the line, I begin to dream up ways to say, “No thank you!” Kindly, but firmly.…
Stress is a path to courage and compassion Everyone knows that “stress kills.” Stress has been blamed for physical weakness as simple as the common cold and as serious as cardio vascular disease. We believe that this is true because that’s what we’ve been told and the connection seems so obvious. In fact, medical tests…
Being too much in a hurry to think cautiously While the hackers, virus makers and security breaches continue to improve the level of their squalid skills, the real problem still lies in the hands of the individual user who neglects to take simple steps of precaution. Alliant is providing a new Anti-Virus technology called Webroot,…
Three ways smaller is big! Three items you will find useful and interesting that show how smaller can actually be bigger. Mobile? Bigger! We all know how pervasive mobile phones are. I see them held by every other driver I cautiously pull up to. That’s roughly 60%, given my bias against driving and texting. Well,…
Does your SmartPhone need more battery storage? Visiting my family in Colorado Springs I experienced the ultimate problem of all Smart Phones: no battery storage at a critical moment. Colorado Springs is a lovely long and narrow North-South city with the Rockies bordering the West side and forest and military the East. For one directionally…
Learning to listen faster to the new TV Do TV commercials seem to be more frequent than ever before? If it seems that way to you, you are twice right. More commercials, more quickly. They’re playing the 33 LP at 45, if you catch my drift. In 1960 there were 9 minutes of commercials for…
Discontinued Support for Old Internet Explorer Versions Yet another change in the Microsoft Windows landscape was given last August when Microsoft announced that as of January 2016, all versions of Internet Explorer (IE) prior to the most recent version 11 would reach their end-of-support date. End-of-support is Microsoft’s way of saying that they will discontinue…
Just how busy are you? Telepresence saves time… If you are really busy, and I do mean busy, with an extra $70,000 to spare, you may want to purchase iRobot’s Ava 500. The Ava 500 is a telepresence collaboration device which will attend meetings for you virtually. Even the quick chat in the hallway on…