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Waypoint Technology Solutions has been serving the Erie area since 2011, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

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Explaining Bandwidth and How It Affects Your Business

Explaining Bandwidth and How It Affects Your Business

The Internet is right along with electricity as a completely essential part of doing business. Today, we take a look at the central metric of Internet usage: Bandwidth.

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Tip of the Week: New to Bluesky? Here’s How to Find Accounts to Follow

Tip of the Week: New to Bluesky? Here’s How to Find Accounts to Follow

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

Let’s go over how a user can find new accounts to follow on Bluesky.

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Stuck on a Problem? Just Step Away (Seriously, Take a Break)

Stuck on a Problem? Just Step Away (Seriously, Take a Break)

Sometimes problem solving requires you to step away and think about the issue 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 and in the future. Today, we’ll explore how you can be more productive through strategic pausing.

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5 Computer Issues a Pro Knows Too Well

5 Computer Issues a Pro Knows Too Well

Computer problems can be super frustrating, especially when they slow you down while working. Many times, it is something that can be fixed quickly, but then there are issues that an experienced IT professional has to address. Let’s take a look at some of the most common computer problems professionals run into.

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Tip of the Week: How to Finally Break Up with Your X (Account)

Tip of the Week: How to Finally Break Up with Your X (Account)

X The Everything App®, formerly Twitter, has been experiencing a massive user loss for the past few weeks, with everyone from celebrities to average people evacuating from the platform. If you wish to join them for any reason, we’re sharing the process for fully extricating yourself and your data from this specific social media network.

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Get More Out of Your Business with Enterprise Software

Get More Out of Your Business with Enterprise Software

Nowadays, software is super important for running a business. It helps with everything from managing schedules and paying employees to making and selling products. Basically, businesses need software to run smoothly.

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What’s a Compressed File, and How Do I Use Them?

What’s a Compressed File, and How Do I Use Them?

A compressed file (also known as a zip file) is a handy way to accomplish various tasks, although many people may not know what they are or do. We want to fix that, so we’re going over what a compressed file is and how to make one.

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Tip of the Week: How to Protect Yourself By Protecting Your Personal Data

Tip of the Week: How to Protect Yourself By Protecting Your Personal Data

Modern wisdom states that if you’re not paying for a product, you’re the product.

For all the good the Internet is capable of doing, it is equally capable of being extremely harmful… especially when data is involved. Websites and social media platforms collect data from their users and track their movements across the Internet, sell it to advertisers, and more recently, use it to train AI.

Let’s go over what you can—and arguably should—do to limit these platforms' ability to do so.

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Reposition the Taskbar in Windows 11

Reposition the Taskbar in Windows 11

Windows 11 takes a page out of Apple’s design playbook and features 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.

Fortunately 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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Tip of the Week: 4 Windows 11 Desktop Tricks to Master Your Workstation

Tip of the Week: 4 Windows 11 Desktop Tricks to Master Your Workstation

Windows 11 features a robust desktop environment with a lot of neat tricks and customizations to work more effectively. Controlling your Windows desktop experience can enhance productivity and streamline the way you interact with your computer. In today’s blog, we give you four tips to help you customize and manage your Windows environment more efficiently.

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Tip of the Week: Stop LinkedIn from Using Your Data to Train AI

Tip of the Week: Stop LinkedIn from Using Your Data to Train AI

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and it is making data more valuable than ever. This is because AI platforms rely heavily on data to function effectively. Many platforms and services collect data from their users to fuel these algorithms. LinkedIn has recently been found to do this—by default—without properly informing its users or updating its terms of service.

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Understanding the Roles of a Router and Modem in Your Wireless Network

Understanding the Roles of a Router and Modem in Your Wireless Network

Both the router and modem are crucial components of any wireless network, yet many people are unsure about the distinct roles they play in a personal or organizational Internet connection. Let’s break down the function of each device and how they work together to support your network.

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Tip of the Week: Two Ways to Better Manage Files

Tip of the Week: Two Ways to Better Manage Files

File sharing is a big deal. When you try to send your friends a meme or share a video with them and it doesn’t send… that can be extremely frustrating. When it comes to business file sharing, miscommunication can cost quite a bit. Today, we will look at two concepts in small business file sharing and how they help a small business.

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The United Nations is Taking Steps to Manage Artificial Intelligence

The United Nations is Taking Steps to Manage Artificial Intelligence

One of the many tasks undertaken by the United Nations is to protect human rights around the globe while also working to create more sustainable and climate-friendly development. As such, the UN has recently taken a healthy interest in the development of artificial intelligence, hoping to develop guidelines that allow us to get the most value out of AI without creating more significant problems.

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Benefits AI Brings to the Small Business

Benefits AI Brings to the Small Business

AI has become a major tool all throughout the modern economy. Businesses are using technology with built-in AI, and that’s because it improves operational efficiency. Let's take a look at some of the benefits small businesses can take advantage of with AI.

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Why VoIP is Such a Valuable Investment

Why VoIP is Such a Valuable Investment

Telephone systems are a crucial part of any business. Voice over IP, or VoIP, takes telephone systems one step further by making the service more accessible, flexible, and affordable for SMBs. Today, we want to highlight some of the benefits you can expect from using a VoIP system.

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Hard Drives Don’t Last Forever… Can You Tell If One’s Failing?

Hard Drives Don’t Last Forever… Can You Tell If One’s Failing?

Digital storage has exploded, in no uncertain terms, over the last few decades. While hard disk drives (HDDs) were the predominant storage format for most of that time, today’s faster and hardier solid-state drives (or SSDs) are becoming more affordable and popular.

However, there are still plenty of HDDs out there, all far more prone to breaking than their more advanced counterparts. So, how can you tell when a hard drive failure is pending?

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What are Immutable Backups, and What Makes them Useful?

What are Immutable Backups, and What Makes them Useful?

We have frequently espoused the benefits of data backups, referring to how critical they are should your business experience a disaster at any scale. However, there is always the concern that your backups could also be altered negatively. This is one reason that immutable backups exist.

Let’s take a few moments to examine the concept of an immutable backup and its benefits.

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Leverage Gmail’s Priority Inbox to Your Advantage

Leverage Gmail’s Priority Inbox to Your Advantage

If you are a Gmail user, you might have noticed the different inbox categories available. This makes it much easier to reach “inbox zero.” With the “priority inbox,” you can achieve this feat without so much as breaking a sweat—unless you count sweat from how much you’re laughing at how easy this tip is to pull off.

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Tip of the Week: Signs that You are Probably Being Scammed

Tip of the Week: Signs that You are Probably Being Scammed

Being scammed—in either the professional or personal sense—is a scary thought. To avoid this outcome, we must be vigilant all the time now.

Of course, it also helps to know what to look for.

Let’s take a few minutes to go over a few warning signs and red flags that something is likely a scam.

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