You’ve heard it all before – “Make sure you keep a backup of your computers and their data.” But why? Here are the three reasons we give our clients to use an off-site, cloud based backup service. But before we get started, we’re not talking about Dropbox or Google Drive or OneDrive here. They are file synchronisation services, not “backup” …
Ask SI Ep. 1 – Your IT Questions Answered
Here it is, the first episode of our weekly Q & A – Ask SI. In this episode – Are you able to upgrade the RAM in a MacBook Pro; What to do if you get an “Invalid response received” error in iTunes; and what to do if you cannot send email from your iPhone while on your mobile network. …
Malware does exist on Macs. Say “Hello” to Eleanor, a nasty piece of Malware for your Mac.
A lot of people think Macs are safe from the threat of viruses and Malware. “I use a Mac, so I don’t need anti-virus” they say. “There’s no such thing as Mac Malware” they say. “They” are wrong. In July of this a year, a new piece of Mac Malware was discovered that let the hacker gain full control of …
Backup your computers to save the pain.
What happened last time you went to turn your computer on and… nothing? That feeling you got when the realisation strikes that all your files are potentially gone. Proposals, sales figures and marketing material. Gone. Data recovery from a failing (or failed) drive is EXPENSIVE, and not always possible. Recovering from a ransomware attack is even more expensive. It’s not …