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Macro Systems has been serving the Metro Washington, DC area since 1997, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

All You Need To Know About Facebook’s Privacy Settings

All You Need To Know About Facebook’s Privacy Settings

There's a reason we’ve been discussing Facebook quite a bit on our blog: we’re all concerned with our privacy, and Facebook has been notoriously front-and-center when it comes to Internet privacy. In this post we will break down Facebook’s privacy settings to help you gain control over your personal identity while using the social network.

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How to Manage Your Facebook Security Settings

How to Manage Your Facebook Security Settings

However you personally about Facebook, if you have an account it’s worth configuring and locking down your account to control what others can see about you.

Because Facebook is front and center when it comes to privacy-related issues worldwide, we are going to focus on how you can take control of your personal information. Additionally, this post will also serve as a starting point for anyone who doesn’t understand 2-factor authentication.

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Managed Services Offer IT Procurement

Managed Services Offer IT Procurement

The information technology solutions that are available for businesses to utilize are continually improving. While these enhancements are beneficial to your operational abilities, you do need to make sure you are staying up to date; a managed service provider can help with IT Procurement. 

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How Data Services can Benefit Your Business

How Data Services can Benefit Your Business

Data is of critical importance to many modern businesses; with the help of a managed service provider, it can become even more useful. Let's take a look at the ways that data can be utilized to your organization's benefit.

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MSPs can be a Consultant for your Business

MSPs can be a Consultant for your Business

Your business may have a need that requires you to bring in an external resource, including assistance with the technology it leverages. Let's take a look at how a managed service provider can act as a consultant for your various business needs.

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Smartphone Security Tips

Smartphone Security Tips

Mobile devices are with us nearly everywhere these days, leading us to use them more and more in all aspects of lie, including for business purposes. As a result, cybercriminals have even more motivation to target them. Below is a list of practices to help you circumvent a mobile device being the downfall of your organization's security.

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Tips for Setting Up Your Data Backups and Disaster Recovery Strategy

Tips for Setting Up Your Data Backups and Disaster Recovery Strategy

When this blog talks about backup and disaster recovery (BDR), it might appear as though we’re talking about a single process; after all, there’s just one acronym for it. Nevertheless, while these two processes are related to one another, backup and disaster recovery each require a different preparation process, with different considerations made for each.

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Tips on Improving Your Organization's Cybersecurity

Tips on Improving Your Organization's Cybersecurity

In the course of maintaining a business everyone has their own specific responsibilities. One overarching responsibility that all employees need to have today is a keen eye for detail. The health of an organization depends on it. A staff’s failure to properly shoulder their load of security can lead to a significant negative result for both the employee and the business. When your company gets infiltrated by hackers, that fault is largely found in the mirror. 

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Four Tips to Enhance Office Work

Four Tips to Enhance Office Work

Working in an office is the modern reality for many people, but it doesn’t need to be a distressing one. There are numerous ways to make life easier while working in an office. Let's go over review four simple adjustments you can make to streamline your time throughout the workday.

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Tips on How to Properly Upgrade Your Organization's Hardware

Tips on How to Properly Upgrade Your Organization's Hardware

Sadly, your organization's technology is not immortal. At some point down the road you will have to upgrade away from your current hardware, which, unfortunately, is not as simple as it sounds. Listed below are some pointers to help you out during this difficult process.

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How to Minimize Printing Costs

How to Minimize Printing Costs

Going paperless these days is a trendy thing to do, even though we understand why some businesses like to keep their hardcopy documentation printed out and available. If you’re careful, you can limit printing to reduce the costs associated with printing, while still keeping your critical files organized and ready.

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Your Business Needs to Have a Data Backup

Your Business Needs to Have a Data Backup

With World Backup Day occurring one month ago, it hasn’t been long since we should all have been reminded of the critical value of data backup. Nevertheless, there is never a bad time to discuss the harsh realities of business data loss, and how businesses can circumvent it.

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Why You Must Monitor Your Business

Why You Must Monitor Your Business

Managing a business requires a great deal of monitoring, and with enough of it, you may be able to amplify productivity via proactive maintenance and management. Below is a look at some of the problems that businesses typically deal with in regard to management and monitoring.

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Be Mindful of Your Health at Work

Be Mindful of Your Health at Work

The office can be a stressful environment, and sitting still for so long can be hard to handle in terms of both physical and mental wellbeing. Some employees can experience health problems or depression, dissatisfaction, and generally negative emotions. Listed below are a few tips to help your staff avoid the feeling of being unsatisfied by their static jobs.

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How to Effectively Utilize YouTube for Business

How to Effectively Utilize YouTube for Business

YouTube may appear to be fairly straightforward, but it’s a less so for business use than for personal use. Listed below are a few features that you will need to be mindful of if you want to utilize YouTube effectively in a business environment.

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Is Your Business Prepared for a Disaster?

Is Your Business Prepared for a Disaster?

Business disasters come in different shapes and sizes, which makes it all the more critical that you take the time to prepare for any that your organization may be vulnerable to. This strategy needs to contain numerous considerations, based on the scenario at hand; there is no shortage of events that can lead to disaster in the business world.

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How to Enhance Your Windows 10 Speed

How to Enhance Your Windows 10 Speed

Windows 10 is a solid option for organizations that want to get the most out of their computers, but it can be a bit slow at times. Let's help your business get the most out of your Windows 10 PC and speed up certain tasks.

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Steps to Follow If You Dropped Your Smartphone in Water

Steps to Follow If You Dropped Your Smartphone in Water

Sometimes, smartphones accidentally fall into a toilet, sink, puddle, or some other area of water. Needless to say that dropping electronics into any water is never good, but let's examine what to do if this happens to you.

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How to Upgrade Your Business Communications

How to Upgrade Your Business Communications

For most organizations, communication is a significant contributing factor to their success. Technology (when it’s correctly utilized) can play a vital role in keeping communication productive, but with certain solutions, it can be difficult to determine context. Listed below are some ways that you can help your employees be as clear and concise as possible with specific communication techniques.

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Is Virtualization Right for your Business?

Is Virtualization Right for your Business?

Virtualization has offered opportunities for companies who want to make their operations more flexible, but your organization can’t simply implement it without a plan. Your organization needs to have specific requirements in mind for its cloud hardware. Macro Systems can help you make the best decision possible regarding the adoption of virtualization for your organization's needs.

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