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5 Common Cyber Threats in 2025 (and How To Avoid Them)
In 2025, cyber threats are in almost every nook and corner. They might be with the intent to destroy computers, steal data, or take money. Understanding what they are and how protection against them works will come in handy. What Are the Most Common Cyber Threats? They come in so…
Can Password Managers Be Hacked?
Password managers keep our online accounts safe. They store all our passwords in one place. But are they hackable? What Are Password Managers? Password managers are like digital vaults: they save all your passwords inside themselves. You need only remember one master password, of course. This makes keeping a lot…
Moving clients from Break-Fix to Managed Services
If you are reading this, you are like me and have a small IT business that has been looking after several small clients. However, to grow, you realise that you must update the ante to provide professional services.
eCommerce Solutions
In a nutshell, eCommerce is the ability to sell goods on your website. Whether you sell goods or services, a well-structured eCommerce store can provide additional income to your business.
There are many choices with eCommerce software platforms. One o the first decisions to make is to whether to use a hosted option or an online version of the software. For this article, I will discuss the two most commonly used eCommerce applications, WooCommerce and Shopify.
Being a Solo Managed Service Provider
Running a small business is a pretty hectic undertaking. Especially as your company grows and you get busier. You spend ninety per cent of your day assisting clients and solving their problems.
You know there are things you should be doing on the business, but it is hard to dedicate the time to it. It is hard when you are the only one working in the company. Spending your day putting out bushfires and the evening catching upon administration. It is hard to undertake a mammoth task when you are exhausted at the end of the day. You also have a young family that demands attention as well.
Becoming a Managed Service Provider
Running a small business is a pretty hectic undertaking. Especially as your company grows and you get busier. You spend ninety per cent of your day assisting clients and solving their problems.
You know there are things you should be doing on the business, but it is hard to dedicate the time to it. It is hard when you are the only one working in the company. Spending your day putting out bushfires and the evening catching upon administration. It is hard to undertake a mammoth task when you are exhausted at the end of the day. You also have a young family that demands attention as well.
Adding a domain to Office365
Office365 is a great collaboration application provided by Microsoft. It has many features that can help you run your business more efficiently. Webcom Solutions are experts in Office365 configuration, migration and setup. We will be posting many YouTube tutorials on how to do a lot of the common functions in office 365.
There are many choices with eCommerce software platforms. One o the first decisions to make is to whether to use a hosted option or an online version of the software. For this article, I will discuss the two most commonly used eCommerce applications, WooCommerce and Shopify.
Optimising images for your website
In a nutshell, eCommerce is the ability to sell goods on your website. Whether you sell goods or services, a well-structured eCommerce store can provide additional income to your business.
There are many choices with eCommerce software platforms. One o the first decisions to make is to whether to use a hosted option or an online version of the software. For this article, I will discuss the two most commonly used eCommerce applications, WooCommerce and Shopify.
NBN Technology Explained
Everyone is talking about the quality (or lack thereof) of Australia’s broadband technologies. There are many options available to end users.
You may not entirely be sure what all the acronyms mean and the quality of the connection.
I’ll try to explain in simple terms what each of the technologies is and which one would be the best option for your home or business.
Backup Solutions – What’s out there?
In the old days, we performed backups on a Portable Hard Drive hooked up to your PC. You either backed up your files manually or used some third party software to schedule it.
Then came NAS (Network Area Storage) and people started to back up their files over a network.
Both systems were OK unless your backup devices failed, and you lost all the data.
Office365 – Do you use it to its full potential?
Microsoft Office365 has proven to be a great cloud offering by Microsoft with many organisations taking advantage of its ease of use and full suite of Office software.Everyone uses it for email, especially with its ease of use on all devices from desktop to mobile....
What are Managed Services?
