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Are you disposing of your devices properly?

Printers and fax machines must have their hard drives completely wiped clean before being disposed of. These machines often keep copies...

Are your devices set to download and install updates automatically?

New Threats Are Constantly Being Developed. Protect Your Home Computer and Personal Devices by Automatically Installing OS Updates. Home...

How Office 365’s reporting functions can benefit your organization!

How Office 365’s reporting functions can benefit your organization! Your organization might have Office 365- but chances are you aren’t...

Use different passwords for different accounts!

If you use the same password for multiple accounts, you increase your overall risk. The breach of a single account could potentially lead...

Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams

What are Phishing scams? Phishing scams are typically fraudulent email messages appearing to come from legitimate enterprises (e.g., your...

Transmitting Confidential or Sensitive Information over Email May Expose Data to Risk.

The transmission of confidential, private, sensitive, proprietary, or valuable information through email or IM may represent a...

Safely Dispose of Old Computers

It’s important to erase all personal information from old computers before disposing of them Simply reformatting a hard drive or...

Should I get an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)?

Believe it or not, a UPS is one of the most important investments you can make when you purchase a computer. Not only does it protect...

Stormy weather ahead!

As severe weather rolls in here are a list of good websites and phone numbers to be familiar with! Power out? Check PSE’s website for...

When Was The Last Time You Updated the Firmware On Your Firewall?

Firewalls are powered by two things: the hardware inside them and the firmware that makes them operate. The firmware embedded on the...

Why Is It Important To Change Your Online Passwords?

Your computers carry a lot of sensitive and important data, so keeping that data safe is a major priority! One security tip for computer...

Finding An Antivirus That Works For You

Everyone with a computer needs antivirus, but with so many to choose from how can you pick which software is best for you? First Narrow...

Why Do We Upgrade RAM?

First What Is RAM? RAM is just a fancy way of saying random access memory in the tech world. What that really means is RAM obtains,...

What Are Some Benefits to Having an External Hard Drive?

External hard drives connect to your computer using USB connections. These hard drives are affordable and a great way to share files on...

Network contingency plans!

Why is it important to have all your network and vendor information in one place for easy access? This is known as a contingency plan or...

Security and Your Home WiFi

Our technology is moving from those old dusty cables and wires to a more streamlined world of wireless convenience. With this merge of...

Our IT Technician John shares his thoughts on keeping Active Directory tidy

Keeping Things Organized When it comes to domains and organizations Active Directory is king. Active Directory is what organizes our...

What is a wireless router and what is a wireless access point?

Router: What is the purpose of a router? A router is a device that assigns an IP address (your networking address) to your computers and...

Lets Talk About Power

What is a Power Strip? A power strip is one of the most common things you will see when plugging in your devices; it splits up one power...

Sequim IT got a new phone number!

Sequim IT has got a new phone number! 360-504-3272You can contact us now Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm. While our office is in...