May/June 2019
In this issue:
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The importance of data backup |
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Security needs to take priority for connected devices |
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How Wi-Fi 6 will change the way you connect in big venues |
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Office 365 Tip: Adjust your Teams notifications settings |
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Business Continuity Tip: Be Prepared for Spring Weather |
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Cartoon and Quote |
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Business Continuity Tip
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Be Prepared for Spring Weather
Spring brings warmer weather and cheerful sunny skies after the cold and gloom of winter, but it also brings spring weather you should prepare for. Flooding, severe thunderstorms, lightning, and tornadoes can threaten your home and your business.
Prepare yourself now:
- Know your area's risks. What could threaten your area? Are you signed up for emergency alerts?
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| Cartoon of the Month |
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"Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new."
Ursula K. Le Guin,
The Lathe of Heaven
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| The importance of data backup |
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used with permission from Norton by Symantec
by Christina Schubert
Have you ever lost a lot of really important data? Or, short of that, have you ever felt a moment of panic where you thought you did?
Whether it's images of a family vacation, a report from work, or a semester's worth of homework, you probably have data on your computer's hard drive or your mobile device that's not just valuable, it's too valuable to lose.
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| Security needs to take priority for connected devices |
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Used with the permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com
by Liza Meak
Liz Centoni and Matt Watchinski join forces on the RSA stage to show the next generation of threats to this new world of connected devices.
The explosion of connected devices is happening at breakneck speed. By 2020, Gartner predicts 20 billion connected devices and more devices mean more security threats.
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| How Wi-Fi 6 will change the way you connect in big venues |
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 Used with the permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com
by Stephanie Chan
The next wireless standard will make your network connections seamless.
Tired of being in-and-out of Internet at large arenas? The struggle of trying to upload clips of your favorite musician to Instagram Stories or trying to find your friend who left for the bathroom may soon be over.
Many are saying that Wi-Fi 6 will truly change the way we access the Internet—with higher speeds, lower latency, and greater density. Wi-Fi 6's theoretical speed limit is 9.6 Gbps, up from Wi-Fi 5's 3.5 Gbps. We are continuing to collect connected devices in our homes and businesses, creating IoT-filled spaces that need more connectivity. The Verge writes that currently, homes have about nine Wi-Fi devices on average and that number is projected to average 50 per household in a few years.
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| Office 365 Tip: Adjust your Teams notifications settings |
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Microsoft Teams is the successor to Skype for Business. You may be jumping straight into Teams or switching to it from Skype and want to ensure your notifications are tweaked to your needs. Here's how to access your Teams notifications settings!
- Click your profile picture in the upper right corner.
- Choose Settings > Notifications.
There are three categories for notifications: mentions (e.g. when someone @s you), messages, and other.
For each type of notification, you can choose to receive one of these:
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