Do you have old computers collecting dust and taking up space?  Since you can’t just toss computers in the regular garbage you may be wondering how you can get rid of them?

Well Bytecafe is here for you and ready to help you dispose of your old computers and servers!  Join us for our annual National Recycling Month!  The next time you see a Bytecafe Team member, simply give them your old computers.

The latest version of Bluetooth has already arrived in many of our Indianapolis small business computer outsourcing customers' offices.  It came out first in the Motorola Droid Razrs and the iPhone 4Ss and is now included in the latest version of the Apple iPad.

If you think “data backup” is synonymous with “disaster recovery” and aren’t sure what “business continuity” means, you’re not alone. Most of the business owners we talk to make the mistake of not knowing the difference and end up paying the price when data is lost, a network goes down or a disaster prevents them from accessing their physical office and the server inside.

Dexrex allows you to capture, save and read your text messages the same way you do your emails.  How many times have you wanted to easily search for something that you sent via text message but it just took too much time?  Now, a copy of your text message conversations can be delivered to you right in your e-mail box.

You’ve got one for every site and every application you use--e-mail, online banking, social media sites, and your CRM system, just to name a few. With so many password protected sites to keep track of, the inclination is to always use the same password for every site or to make it so easy you can’t possibly forget it (like using Password123). Unfortunately, this compromises all of your data and makes it easy for cyber-attackers to steal sensitive, confidential information.

A few months back tornados ripped through Joplin, MO and Tuscaloosa, Alabama causing massive devastation. If you were fortunate, you only had to suffer through minor interruptions of utility services, with others paying a far steeper price. In fact, a colleague of mine who also offers IT services had his office in Joplin reduced to a pile of rubble (see photo). This got me thinking about how important disaster recovery planning is to any business.

Doj.me is a great web site to determine if a web site is down or if it's just you. Down or just me is a great single use web site that will help you find out if something is screwy (technical term) or if the web site is truly down. Next time you cannot get to a web site, try it out!

One of the hardest habits we struggle to get our clients to break is writing down their passwords on sticky notes by their PC. Obviously this is a security risk. Another bad habit is choosing really easy-to-remember passwords such as “password.”

But admittedly, it CAN be hard remembering all of those darn passwords that are always changing.

Are you needing to rename a lot of files in Windows Explorer?  Here is a quick easy way to do it!

Select the first file in your list and press F2, then type the new name. When finished, press Tab instead of Enter. Windows explorer will jump you to the next file in the list and automatically select the entire file name so you can rename it without having to press the Backspace key.

Windows Tip: Select the first file in the list, press F2 key, and enter the new name. When finished, press Tab instead of Enter. Explorer will jump you to the next file in the list and automatically select the entire file name so you can rename it without having to press the Backspace key.