South Shore Computer Repair

SMB Group recently released the results of their 2010 Small and Medium Businesses Routes to Market study which uncovered quite a few interesting trends about how SMBs discover, learn about, evaluate and buy technology solutions and services.

One finding of the survey is how frustrated and confused many SMBs are about technology solutions. Survey respondents indicated that their top two technology challenges are figuring out how different types of solutions can help their businesses, and getting better insights out of the data they already have. The top technology challenges for small businesses include:

• Get better business insights from existing data
• Figuring out how different solutions can help the business
• Implementing new solutions/upgrades
• Integrating social media with Web site, marketing tools, etc.

Here at South Shore Computer Repair, we understand the frustration which is exactly why we exist. We specialize in helping businesses, non-profit organizations or small governmental agencies navigate the often confusing world of technology, marketing and social media. Often times, the small organization has the same challenges that larger organizations have, but they don’t get the attention they need from the larger vendors.

We’re changing all of that with our singular focus on small organizations and residential services. From networking to data recovery and backup to marketing and computers, we are a small computer guy looking to help similar sized companies.

Do you have a particular issue you’re trying to work through? Just want to bounce some ideas off of an unbiased third-party? Give us a call at 508.947.1966 or drop an email to help@ssc-repair.com.

Every day there is a new story out there about new and unique ways criminals are gaining access to your personal information and then using that for their own purposes. Identity theft  is an issue that continues to plague consumers, businesses, and law enforcement. To provide greater insight into the prevalence and cost of ID theft, in 2006 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sponsored its second ID theft survey of US adults.

There are things you can do, however, to raise your level of security and protect your personal and professional information.

1. Don’t throw away anything that contains personal information unless it has been shredded or ripped up to make the document illegible.
2. If someone asks you to give away personal information over the phone, check their details and get a phone number to call the organization back to check they are legitimate.
3. Be careful when using social networking sites, as these can be an easy route to snatching your data.
4. Always go directly to web sites asking for personal information rather than clicking on links in an email or web site page.
5. Only conduct an internet transaction if you are sure the web site is valid and secure.
6. Remember to set strong passwords.
7. Monitor your credit card and/or bank statements and look for suspicious transactions.

These are just a few simple steps that you can take to keep your personal information to yourself. The best advice we can offer, besides the tips above, is to trust your gut. If something seems too good to be true, or there’s something not quite right about that link you just clicked on, stop what you’re doing. Follow your instincts.

Do you have any tips or tricks that you use to protect yourself, your family and your business from opportunistic predators? We would love to hear what you’re doing to stay safe online.