We have a client that had some major problems with a core piece of equipment that handles all of the IP Phone and computer connectivity. It turns out that that piece of equipment is barley capable of handing IP Phones and it is recommended that it is replaced with a...
There are thousands (tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands?) of applications to use so I am always in the hunt for an exceptionaly useful one that is free. I often wonder why someone would create a good application and then give it away, but I'm not complaining or...
If you are in to technology and are interested in what the future holds, this is the place to be when it comes to town September 27th to October 12th. Wired magazine sponsors a future technology event which they call NextFest. A few years ago it was held in Chicago...
My observation is that, just like the movie industry, tech has shifted towards updating older models rather than being entirely innovative. So, I was happy to have encountered something weird that I would love to have! November list, here we go: ...
Windows 7 is upon us and it is time to accept the inevitable since someday you will be using it. Since that is the case, you might was well try making it work the way you want it to. The Waident team has been using Windows 7 for a while and so far it has been behaving...
There are probably as many “How to Choose a Managed Service Provider” guides online as there are MSPs. Do you really desire to consume another piece of self-promotional “content”? I’m going to assume that the answer is “No.” Well, my goal is to NOT add to all that...
I wrote a blog article a while ago about how sh*t happens. Sh*tty things will happen no matter how hard you try to avoid them, so the important thing is how you deal with them when they become reality. Well, some cybersecurity sh*t happened recently and it was a great...
And it’s already May! Some ideas on how to impress your friends and family. Here is my May curious tech list: Giant Spider Pillow It is kind of creepy having a huge fuzzy spider pillow, but it is kind of cool....
You have a key client presentation tomorrow. You're about to launch a new product. You have a big deal pending. What happens if you have a disaster and your key systems go down? Do you have days or weeks to recover? Probably not. So you back up your data, right? You...
I meet a lot of people every month and I continue to spend a lot of time entering contact information in to Outlook. There are a host of ways to make this easier for yourself and for the other people you meet. Below are some of the things that I have been doing. Use...
Hey there, tech enthusiasts, get ready to be impressed by Curious Tech! Summer is still here, you can use a few of those items. Anti-flies fan BBQ season is still here! Annoyed by flies checking...
These are some thoughts from John Wooden, legendary coach of 10 UCLA Bruins NCAA Championship teams, which included notable NBA Hall of Fame players, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, and Gail Goodrich. “I believe in the basics: attention to, and perfection of, tiny...
Some of the nicest people get hacked. Don't let it happen to you. So, how do you know if your business has been hacked? My bet is you don't—and you may never know. The sad fact is that most of the systems you are using right now do NOT have any ability to alert you to...
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If so, then below are some things to think about, look in to, and even implement to make your Outlook life easier and you more productive. Outlook does not like email stores greater than 2 gigs. Seems like a lot of space, but you would be surprised since many people...
Pursuing sustainability is a noble goal and more and more environmentally conscious businesses are rising to the challenge. A common example is upgrading and then reselling old technology like routers, firewalls, and switches to others who extract more life out of...
We've all been there - whether we're the CEO, CTO, or IT Manager. We hire or are hired for one particular job (like software development or strategic planning), and then wake up one day and realize that the job is not getting done to our satisfaction. Is it a bad fit?...
Getting cyber insurance can be intimidating and time-consuming but it doesn't have to be either of those. Jonathan Mayotte, Commercial Insurance Advisor offers some insights into common questions companies have on cyber insurance. What are the current...
When you buy a new laptop, PDA, or any other battery operated device, the manufacturer does not tell you that the battery performance specifications are really only valid for the initial month or so and then spiral downward from there. Most people do not know that...
Company leaders often think that a cyber attack will never happen to them because their company and its data are of no interest to hackers. The list of companies below shared that point of view. But not anymore because they have made the list of the biggest...
Why Work at Waident? At Waident, we believe that since you spend one-third of your life at work, you may as well enjoy it. We strive to provide stimulating work for our associates, in an atmosphere that's friendly, challenging and supportive. Because we're a small...
Dealing with cybersecurity is on nobody’s fun list. While there are a ton of moving parts that affect nearly all aspects of your business in a thorough cybersecurity plan, it is much easier than you may think to protect your business. I know this as a business owner,...
Here is a short story NOT based on our clients and all characters are fictional. Meet the characters: • An evil dragon named Ransom – a metaphor for evil hackers...
IT Services and CybersecurityWaident is a Chicago-based SOC 2 cybersecurity and IT outsourcer that supports and manages SMB technology in Chicago, Milwaukee, and across the Midwest. We help organizations keep their people productive, their enterprise running, and...
Not yet, but it is coming, and not exactly like a Blackberry. It should working like any other Windows mobile device using the Exchange server Active Sync though which ain't too bad. At least you will get pretty much real time syncing and access to your e-mail,...
