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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.

Unfollow on Facebook Vs. Unfriending on Facebook

Unfollow on Facebook Vs. Unfriending on Facebook

Social media can be overstimulating, and for some users this is a problem which is difficult to navigate without giving it up entirely. If you want a nice middle-ground to deleting your account entirely, you can instead curate your news feed by unfollowing accounts that don’t enrich your day. How you can do this is listed below.

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An AI Writing a Post About AI

An AI Writing a Post About AI

Over the last few months, we’ve seen a significant rise in AI-generated content. From AI-generated artwork to convincing but fake videos of famous people, AI has quickly become an interesting enigma with a lot of apparent applications.

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Basic Ways of Protecting Your Business from Hackers

Basic Ways of Protecting Your Business from Hackers

While many small businesses shrug off cybersecurity needs as too costly an investment for an organization of their size, this is a potentially catastrophic mistake. The fact of the matter is that small businesses are regularly targeted by cyberattacks, making the aforementioned cybersecurity needs even more needed.

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Stop Using Weak Passwords

Stop Using Weak Passwords

Simple passwords are often the bane of a business’ existence. If you routinely use strings like Password, 123456, Guest,  or Qwerty to secure an account, then you need to reexamine your password practices before they result in a data breach. A good password can go a long way toward helping you in this effort.

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Does Technology Make Us Happier?

Does Technology Make Us Happier?

We are living in a technology-driven world. We are surrounded by technology all the time, and some people literally couldn’t do what they do without it. More than would admit, anyway. So with all this technology all over the place, are we happier? This is a big question. Far bigger than we have time for in this blog, but we thought we would unpack the question a little bit and discuss some elements of this new technology-run society that can give us some insight into people’s feelings.

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How to Copy Excel Spreadsheets

How to Copy Excel Spreadsheets

If you have ever invested time into an Excel spreadsheet, then you know how irritating it is to move all that data to a different sheet. Fortunately, you can easily and accurately copy this data using a simple technique. How you can do it is listed below.

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Examining the Claim that Macs "Don't Get Viruses"

Examining the Claim that Macs "Don't Get Viruses"

One of the big advantages that Mac computers have had over standard PC is that they “don’t get viruses,” but how true is this claim, really? Research conducted by Elastic Security Labs proves that this is certainly not the case, discrediting the prior claims of ads arguing the former.

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What to Look for in Cyber Insurance for Your Business

What to Look for in Cyber Insurance for Your Business

No one likes to think about the prospect of being impacted by a cybersecurity incident, but it’s like any other unpleasant event in that it is best to prepare for it. In fact, modern businesses can invest in a cyber insurance policy to help prepare for such an eventuality.

Listed below are some of the ins and outs of cyber insurance so that you are prepared to make the best choice of provider for your business.

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How to Freeze Panes in Your Excel Spreadsheets

How to Freeze Panes in Your Excel Spreadsheets

Microsoft Excel is a great tool for keeping data and figures organized…until you need to scroll down at all, leaving some critical headers out of sight. Luckily, there is a way to keep your headings in view: freezing the panes they are present in. How to do so is listed below.

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How Automation Can Help Your Business

How Automation Can Help Your Business

All jobs have aspects that are simply dull or unengaging; nothing can be exciting all the time. This week we wanted to focus on these rote tasks and what you can do to make them have less of an impact on your time and job fulfillment. Turns out, the key to solving this issue stems from technology, specifically the ability to automate said tasks.

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No More Google Search Results Pages

No More Google Search Results Pages

Many jokes have been made in the IT world about the perfect place to hide something being page two of Google; just hang out with some IT professionals, and there’s a good chance you’ll hear it. Alas, Google is making a change to its search results that will make this joke irrelevant.

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What Your Business Needs to Know about Zero-Day Exploits

What Your Business Needs to Know about Zero-Day Exploits

With countless threats out in the world, it’s no surprise that some of them go after undiscovered vulnerabilities. These kinds of threats utilize what are called zero-day exploits to make attempts at your sensitive data and technology infrastructure. What is it about zero-day exploits that you must keep in mind during your day-to-day operations and in planning for the future?

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Disney Created a New Re-Aging Technology

Disney Created a New Re-Aging Technology

Ever heard of the Uncanny Valley? It’s the theory that explains why the human race tends to prefer humanoid robots, but only up to a point, after which we find them unsettling. It’s one reason why so many people found the 2019 film Cats difficult to watch. The Uncanny Valley has also been present in film in recent years, especially when actors who have passed are recreated digitally to make an appearance, or when talent needs to look older or younger than they are.

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How to Share a Web Page Between Your Mobile Device and Workstation

How to Share a Web Page Between Your Mobile Device and Workstation

How often have you been searching the web on your phone, only to find something that would be legitimately helpful for your work so you wanted to be able to access it from your workstation? There’s actually a very easy way to make this happen, thanks to the multi-platform nature of the Google Chrome browser.

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Watch Out for this 'Google' Business Profile Scam

Watch Out for this 'Google' Business Profile Scam

How much did you pay Google for your Business Profile? Alas, if the answer was anything other than “nothing,” you’ve been scammed. Google has actually announced that they are taking legal action against scammers who impersonated the company in order to defraud small businesses.

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How to Create a PDF Out of an Outlook Email

How to Create a PDF Out of an Outlook Email

Have you ever wanted to download an email from your inbox? Whether it’s documentation or a different reason, there is a way to download your messages into a PDF. PDFs make for great file-sharing formats, as the document type preserves formatting and makes editing difficult, preserving authenticity. How you can download an email from your Outlook inbox as a PDF is listed below.

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Ways to Ensure Remote Work Stays Productive

Ways to Ensure Remote Work Stays Productive

Remote work on a widespread scale was introduced in less-than-ideal circumstances, but that doesn’t mean that modern businesses shouldn’t utilize it to their full advantage. Listed below are a few ways you and your company can support your team as they work remotely.

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How to Increase Your Chances of Completing a Successful IT Project

How to Increase Your Chances of Completing a Successful IT Project

It’s always good when a business looks to enhance itself by adding new technology. This process can be immensely fruitful, but it can also go the other way, becoming a costly waste of time. What makes new IT projects such a volatile action, and how we can help you improve your chances of successful implementation?

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How Penetration Testing Can Help Your Business

How Penetration Testing Can Help Your Business

If you fall victim to hacking attack today, how would the hackers go about it? Would they try to find vulnerabilities in your network and infrastructure? You need to do what you can to answer the questions surrounding the strength of your existing network and infrastructure so you don’t have to deal with potential hacks. This month, we will talk about one really great way to find out where your security is light: by getting a penetration test completed on your business’ IT.

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Does Your Business Have a Continuity Plan for 2023?

Does Your Business Have a Continuity Plan for 2023?

Business continuity is one of those topics that is irritating to confront. It’s not terribly interesting and has very little practical value in the context of day-to-day operations, but it is intrinsically critical to the sustainability of any business that happens to deal with problems. Consider for a minute how many businesses fared when the COVID-19 pandemic was in full force. There weren’t many businesses that had contingency plans for a “global pandemic.” The businesses that were quick to respond and adapt often came out on top, compared to businesses that struggled to commit.

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