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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.

How to Find Bluesky Accounts to Follow

How to Find Bluesky Accounts to Follow

In regards to social media platforms, Bluesky is the new kid in town, which means that most users may not have a significant following on it yet… and new users may not be following many at all. That being said, a few baked-in options make it much simpler for the latter to curate their experience on the platform.

Listed below: how a user can find new accounts to follow on Bluesky.

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The Art of Strategic Pausing

The Art of Strategic Pausing

Sometimes problem solving requires you to step away and think about the problem at hand. Consider any great strategist out there and you’ll understand that it takes time and calculation to make moves that will benefit you now as well as in the future. Listed below: how you can be more productive via strategic pausing.

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Explaining Bluesky, an X/Twitter-Alternative

Explaining Bluesky, an X/Twitter-Alternative

Last week, we discussed why X, the social media network once known as Twitter, has been losing many users. This week we wanted to direct those seeking a move to consider the up-and-coming platform known as Bluesky in case you were one of those jumping ship.

Listed below is how Bluesky operates and how to sign up.

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How to Utilize Patience for Productivity

How to Utilize Patience for Productivity

Spoiler alert: a business that lacks productivity is unlikely to see any amount of success. One of the best ways to ensure your productivity is to practice patience. How can patience enhance your productivity?

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How to Reposition the Taskbar in Windows 11

How to Reposition the Taskbar in Windows 11

Windows 11 takes a page out of Apple’s design playbook and provides a taskbar that, instead of being off to the side, is smack in the middle of the toolbar. While some may like this change, others may not.

Luckily for these others, a simple setting change can return the taskbar to its familiar place like on older versions of Windows.

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Microsoft Excel Tips

Microsoft Excel Tips

Microsoft Excel is a great productivity tool and can be utilized in a lot of different and interesting ways. 

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Signs that You are Being Scammed

Signs that You are Being Scammed

Being scammed in any capacity is a scary thought. To avoid this outcome, we must be vigilant all the time now.

Naturally, it also helps to know what to look for.

Listed below are a few warning signs and red flags that something is likely a scam.

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Network Security Tips for Your Organization

Network Security Tips for Your Organization

Network security is hard, which is why so many businesses struggle to implement the solutions they so desperately need to stay safe and relevant. Below we demystify some of these components and lay out in clear terms what your highest priorities should be for your business’ network security.

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4 Ways Your Business Can Prepare for Disaster

4 Ways Your Business Can Prepare for Disaster

A disaster can strike when you least expect it. It doesn’t matter how small or large your company is; there is always the possibility that your business could have to deal with the technological fallout of a disaster. Listed below are four ways you can prepare for that inevitable day.

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Zip Files Explained

Zip Files Explained

Have you ever seen the file types that look like normal folders, but they have a zipper on the icon? These are called ZIP files, and they are helpful for several reasons. We’re sure you have encountered zipped files throughout your time using technology; we want to demystify them a little bit and show you how to use them effectively.

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Android's New Auto-Archive Feature

Android's New Auto-Archive Feature

In April Google announced that the Android platform would be given the capability to archive unused applications to help preserve the precious storage space on the devices…provided that the device was almost out of available space. This auto-archive feature is now available to all users, regardless of the storage left on their device.

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The SLAM Method Helps Spot Phishing Threats

The SLAM Method Helps Spot Phishing Threats

Phishing is a very dangerous, very real threat to today's businesses, which makes it extremely imperative that you and your whole team are prepared to spot and mitigate it. One simple framework to do so is known as the SLAM method, so let’s take a few moments to review some tips for using it.

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Strategies to Avoid Network Bottlenecks

Strategies to Avoid Network Bottlenecks

Your network is an imperative part of your business, insofar as it is quite literally what powers your operations and enables you to work productively… at least, most of the time. Alas, there is always the risk of a network bottleneck, or a limited capacity for data to move due to a lack of available bandwidth. So, how can these bottlenecks be avoided?

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The Simplest Way to Add Up a Column in Excel

The Simplest Way to Add Up a Column in Excel

Microsoft Excel is an extremely capable spreadsheet creation and management tool, made all the more powerful via the inclusion of many handy shortcuts and features. We wanted to share one for a common enough function that you are sure to find a use for it: quickly adding up the values in a single column.

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Google Alerts can be a Helpful Resource

Google Alerts can be a Helpful Resource

There are numerous ways that Google can be a valuable resource for a business of any size. One way that you may not have thought of before: an automated insights collector.

Listed below: how you could be using Google Alerts to keep yourself up to speed on basically whatever you want.

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How to Adjust the Size of Your Desktop Icons

How to Adjust the Size of Your Desktop Icons

If you frequently utilize your desktop to store icons and files, and if you’re like most people who do this, you probably have a cluttered desktop that is difficult to manage. While you can and should take time to clean it up from time to time, one faster way you can do so is by adjusting the size of the icons found on your desktop.

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How to Create a Windows Shortcut

How to Create a Windows Shortcut

Do you have a file or folder on your PC that you always seem to access, yet you have to dig through countless folders or files in your organizational hierarchy to find it? Windows makes it simple to add a new shortcut to your PC. How you can make a shortcut to a file, folder, or program on your Windows computer is listed below.

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How to Create a Desktop Shortcut to a Webpage

How to Create a Desktop Shortcut to a Webpage

If you’re looking to maximize your productivity, then having the web-based resources you browse to everyday is a must. You can take this idea one step further by assigning a shortcut icon to a specific web page you frequent. Listed below is the process for how you can do this.

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The =DATEDIF Function Calculates Time for Your Business

The =DATEDIF Function Calculates Time for Your Business

Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets both provide a variety of features to those who know how to use them, many of them with really niche applications to businesses. For example, there is one function that allows you to easily calculate the time between the current date and a specified day that, if applied properly, could easily provide businesses with some serious utility.

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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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