Five Tips for Working Productively From Home | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

March 17, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Many of Y-Not Tech Services’ clients have a home office. Some work for companies that allow them to telecommute (and with Covid-19 running rampant some companies are insisting employees work from home to slow the spread) and others run their own business from their home. Either way, they all find a need to be productive when working from home. In this post, we’ll look at ways to increase productivity from the comfort of your own home. Unlike, most posts on ynottechservices.com, this post won’t focus solely on technology. [Read more…]

Loving your External Hard Drive | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair

February 25, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Loving your External Hard Drive

External hard drives free up storage, offer portability, and provide a lifeline in case of a computer disaster. It pays to take good care of these compact, convenient devices.
Here are some helpful strategies. [Read more…]

What’s Causing Your Bandwidth Woes? | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

February 18, 2020 by Tony Whitney

What’s Causing Your Bandwidth Woes?

Every time employees send or receive data online they need bandwidth. Like time and money, bandwidth is a scarce resource in many offices. After all, computers and digital devices rely on bandwidth to complete tasks online. [Read more…]

The Advantages of Ad Blocking | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer IT Help

February 11, 2020 by Tony Whitney

The Advantages of Ad Blocking

Unless you’re in the advertising business, you probably try to avoid ads. You pay extra to stream ad-free content online. You leave the room if you are actually watching live TV shows with ads. You filter spam out of your inbox. You immediately click out of ads on the Web pages you visit. But are you actively blocking online ads? You should be. They are more than an annoyance. They could be a security risk. [Read more…]

Will That Click Cost You Thousands? | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair

February 4, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Will That Click Cost You Thousands?

Ransomware has undeniably been the biggest security threat of 2019. No-one was safe. Hackers targeted everyone and everything, including home PCs – and they were astoundingly successful – earning themselves upwards of $846 million from US reported incidents alone. Business is booming for hackers, with thousands of attacks each day bringing in an average of $640 per target. Perhaps even more alarmingly, the financial cost of each individual attack is on the rise – the more ransomware proves to be an easy earner for them, the more they demand each time. [Read more…]

What is the Best Way to Backup? | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

January 21, 2020 by Tony Whitney

What is the Best Way to Backup?

“That will never happen to me.” We get through our lives telling ourselves the worst won’t happen to us. It’s the same with business: “We won’t need this data backup.” Yet, whatever your industry, secure, reliable backup ensures business as usual. So, what’s the best way to backup? Here’s help. [Read more…]

Computer Cleaning for the New Year | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair

January 14, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Computer Cleaning for the New Year

The new year can mean resolutions and promises for a “new you.” One way to start this year feeling more in control is to clean up your computer. Follow these simple steps! [Read more…]

Are You Banking Online Safely? | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair

January 7, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Are You Banking Online Safely?

Banks and credit card companies are making it easier for us to get money on the go. We can check account balances, pay bills, and transfer funds online. We no longer even have to go into a bank or visit an ATM to deposit checks. But are you banking online safely? [Read more…]

11 Reasons To Upgrade To Office 365 Today | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

December 31, 2019 by Tony Whitney

With Office 365, it seems common sense has finally prevailed, giving business the changes they actually want. It’s still Office, and your staff will still know exactly how to work it, but they’ll get so much more done. [Read more…]

How To Stay Safe While Being Social | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair

December 24, 2019 by Tony Whitney

How To Stay Safe While Being Social

People happily share their private information online, building robust libraries that can easily become a one-stop goldmine for fraudsters.

It’s not exactly the intention everyone has when they sign up, as the whole point of Facebook is to share your life with your friends.
It hooks us into a global community and the experience does depend on us making certain privacy sacrifices. [Read more…]