Microsoft phone scam – It can happen to anyone. If you found this article because you received a strange call from “Microsoft”, let us offer you some background and then we’ll provide insight, and answers.
NSI provides IT Support and Computer Services to literally thousands of businesses throughout New England and we often hear from our customers regarding scams and attempts to capture personal information through pop-ups, emails, and sometimes even phone calls.
NSI IT Support Connecticut: Perhaps you have seen an NSI wrapped Prius cruising down the highway or hanging out in a business park trying to pick up customers by showing off.
In a previous post, I mentioned that as business owners we are always weighing our options; so, when the idea of moving to company vehicles was presented to me I had an immediate knee-jerk reaction. I recalled a previous decade when the use of company cars did nothing but cost us money. I’m sure my initial response was written all over my face, but thankfully, my mouth said, “let’s run the numbers, and see what our options are.” With the help of our executive team (I’m lucky to have such a great staff, I’m surrounded by good ideas every day) we analyzed our auto expenses from the previous years, and compared them to what the Prius would cost. To add to the excitement, a couple of our vendors were willing to contribute to the cost of the wrap, as it is advertising for them as well. Factor in the cost of gasoline, and we were looking at a winning solution. Here is how it played out:
IT Support Technician from NSI - review of Microsoft Office 365 / MS365: Working with Small and Medium Businesses as a Network Support Specialist, I'm asked about new advances in technology almost every day. Most recently, I received an inquiry about Microsoft 365 / Office 365. *NOTE: This post is from 2011, updated information is on its way! Subscribe to this blog and get the latest on Office 365. We will have a series of posts regarding Microsoft 365! Our "What needs work" section, below, will be addressed, along with other awesome improvements to this great product.
RescueCom has released their quarterly report outlining the top 5 Laptop brands based on quality. Lenovo laptops ranked highest with a score of 254, followed by Asus with 242. Toshiba took third with 164, followed by Apple with 149 and HP with 122.
RescueCom is a computer repair center and has been recording their data since 2006. They determine each brand’s reliability rating by looking at 3 different factors:
- Looking at each brands market share in that given time period compare to the percentage of repair calls for that specific brand
- Component Quality used within the laptops; the better the quality of the components the less likely they are going to fail
- Likelihood the customer will need a third party support on their PC; a lack of manufacturer support sends more customers to third party vendors for support
