A couple of weeks ago, a satirical online publication, The Onion, had their Google Apps and Twitter account hacked. They could have simply acknowledged the attack and insisted measures were being taken to prevent it from happening again, but they took the time to describe exactly HOW they were hacked and how others can prevent it from happening to them.

Although we certainly sell computer and other components to our clients, ideally we encourage clients to have us support their equipment as well, rather than only being called when problems occur, or clients attempt to resolve things themselves and only call us when something frustrates them enough. One of the ways we support our clients is through NerdCare Assurance Plans and our NerdCare Support Team.

We have been asked to come back and participate in the second annual Fill the Beetle to Feed the People event in Barrie. Our local team will work in conjunction with the Best Western Hotel, and the Barrie food bank. Last year we raised 4,000lbs of food in four hours. We’re hoping to beat that record this year!

This year our Calgary Team sponsored and volunteered for the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo from Friday April 26 – Sunday April 28.

We advise our clients on the best practices for data backup, often giving practical examples of how being proactive saved our other clients time and money, and saved their data. We find it helpful to have a credible source to support that advice.

We’re providing the WiFi and Windows 8 Dell tablets at the Toronto Jazz Festival this year!

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, we’d like to take a moment and send out a big THANK YOU to the administrative professionals out there who keep our businesses running smoothly

The Leduc Chamber is holding a Business Expo next week only Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Many businesses will have booths, which will make for an excellent networking opportunity, and many fun activities will be available for families to enjoy!

David Everitt recently made an appearance on EBW.TV in Port Huron, Michigan, to discuss The Cloud, and how businesses can use it to their benefit.