IT services are not something you want to be desperate for. It means you’ve found yourself in an IT bind and might miss a deadline or miss connecting with customers if you don’t get it fixed right away. AE Technology Group serves businesses IT support in New York and Long Island and we do help those who are desperate for IT help. We offer 24/7/365 tech support.

However, we also know a better way than waiting until a desperate time for IT support. AE Technology Group offers managed services to help New York and Long Island businesses stay competitive. Managed services mean your company works with our skilled technicians on a regular basis to perform preventative maintenance. This helps your IT run more smoothly on a day-to-day basis. And then when you do have something go horribly wrong, you already have IT support that is familiar with your business and your systems and can help you right away.

Another benefit to working with AE Technology Group is avoiding the cost of having in-house IT staff. Our specialists monitor your networks and servers so they can be ready to help if a problem arises and even prevent problems before they happen. We also pride ourselves in being able to work with any budget so we can help small and medium businesses maintain their competitive edge. And our remote technicians don’t need to be on-site to fix many issues you may have with your computer network. We are happy to do on-site consulting or maintenance if required but you would be surprised what technicians can do remotely.

For more information on IT support in New York, contact us today at AE Technology Group.

Link sharing is one of the easiest ways to share new content with colleagues, friends, and family. If you want to share important information with a supervisor, manager or client, then including multiple convoluted URL’s can easily make the email or message difficult to navigate. Here are a few tips that you can use to trim down long internet adresses.

Use a Link Management Platform

A link management platform transforms your long link into one that is easy to read and navigate. The platform also allows you to manage all of your existing links in one place. If you do not share links often, then a link management platform will work best. However, if you share links daily, then it can quickly become time-consuming trying to navigate all your links. For heavy link sharers, read on to see another method that you can use to shorten your URLs.

Examples of link management platforms:

• Bitly: http://bit.ly/
• Google: http://goo.gl/
• TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/

Install a URL Shortener Add-on into Your Browser

Whether you are using Mozilla or Google Chrome, you can install a link shortener add-on into your web browser. An add-on is great if you plan to use email or any other kind of text application frequently. It allows you to shorten the URL inside of the application. This means you no longer have to navigate to a third-party website.

Whether you are a heavy or light link sharer, URL trimmers are extremely beneficial. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need additional computer tips and assistance.

For some time now, Microsoft has been teasing their users about a major update for their Windows 10 operating system.  This major update has finally arrived.  The long-anticipated update for Windows 10 will be coming out on October 17.  In this post, we will discuss some of the new features that will hopefully make your computer tasks easier and more efficient.

Faster Start-up

Who doesn’t want their computer to boot up faster?  Microsoft took note of the faster start-up times with other gadgets like smartphones and tablets and has promised to make the boot-up time on a Windows 10 laptop noticeably faster with their Fall Creators Update.

OneDrive Features

Microsoft is offering more file accessibility through a new tool called “Files On-Demand”.  With this tool, Microsoft offers additional options for cloud and local storage options so users can access their files on the go, even if they haven’t synced their portable device with their computer in a while.

Faster Cortana Queries

Cortana will soon be able to offer answers to questions without opening up a web browser, saving users a bit of time.  With the Fall Creators Update, Cortana will also be able to shut down a PC, restart it, lock it and sign out of Windows.

Make More Connections

Microsoft is not unaware that the Android smartphone is here to stay.  Wisely, they decided to make it easier to switch between devices by adding a cross-device web browsing feature.  Once a user sets up the connection, they can browse the web on their smartphone and then switch over to the same article on their laptop.

There are many other new, exciting features coming out with Microsoft’s Fall Creators Update.  Want to know more?  Contact us.

 

Numerous people use their mobile devices for business purposes. A smartphone or tablet can help your employees get their work done more efficiently and flexibly, from multiple locations and at different times throughout the day. It’s important, however, to keep in mind the potential vulnerabilities of mobile devices. One kind of security weakness comes from the types of apps you introduce to the device and how to manage app security.

Be careful with the apps you download

A recent article on the rise of malware targeting iOS devices points out steps people can take to make sure their app use is more safe. The article urges people not to use jailbroken devices that have been stripped of some of their key defenses against unauthorized apps. It also recommends sticking to the official App Store with its more carefully vetted apps.

One of the ways a dedicated IT support team can help your business is by managing the apps your employees use on their mobile devices. The following are some of the protective measures IT professionals can contribute to:

• Drawing up and enforcing policies on permitted vs. unauthorized apps, or forbidden uses for certain apps (for example, forbidding the transmission of sensitive data with a particular app).
• Installing stronger cyber security features on your phones as a whole.
• Specifically strengthening protection for the parts of your phone dedicated to business-related data and communication.

Many businesses feel frustrated in trying to manage their employees’ mobile device use. What solutions can they rely on to govern the use of apps and better safeguard the more sensitive data on their devices? Don’t hesitate to contact us to find out how you can help your employees download apps and use their mobile devices more safely.