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Alongside the explosion of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies comes the rise of mobile malware. Take precaution and install a mobile security app. Sophos is a FREE lightweight antivirus and security app. It was the winner of the AV-Test Award in 2015 and contains no advertising. Key features include: Malware protection Loss and theft protection…
Read MoreWe often hear from prospects that they “love” their IT support person and that their IT is “fine.” They’ve been doing business with him or her for over ten years. Often, when we dig a bit deeper, we discover that there is no contingency plan in place for that day that their IT person doesn’t…
Read MoreWill you be swayed by Microsoft Sway? Have you been using PowerPoint for years? Are you interested in trying an alternative Microsoft presentation app? If so, check out Sway. Last year Microsoft launched Sway. If you are familiar with Prezi and similar presentation tools you’ll be right at home with Sway. Sway is Microsoft’s digital…
Read MoreSmart Manager is an App that was introduced on Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge* that provides the status of devices’ battery, storage, RAM and security. With this information, you’ll be able to better manage your device so that it functions at its best. Here’s a summary of the four components: Battery: Stop wasting battery…
Read MoreSmart Dolphins welcomes the opening of Microsoft’s first Canadian datacenters. On May 10th, Microsoft announced that it is now officially open to power even more Canadian organizations. Two datacentres have opened, offering Microsoft Azure and Office 365 with locations in Toronto and Quebec City. This is big news, especially for not-for-profits, healthcare, insurance and other…
Read MoreWay back in 2008, Smart Dolphins was crowned “Member of the Year” by VIATEC. A few years later in 2012, we were awarded “Employer of the Year.” We’re very excited to announce that this year, we are a “Team of the Year” finalist. A lot has changed at Smart Dolphins over the last four years.…
Read MoreIf you want to quickly and easily create a PDF using your phone camera, check out Genius Scan which is available for both Android and Apple. At Smart Dolphins, we use this app for capturing our credit card receipts before sending them to Mariola, our controller. She’s asked that all receipts come to her as PDFs,…
Read MoreNick Mason, Director of Marketing and IT of Megson Fitzpatrick shares his testimony of Smart Dolphins IT Solutions. Megson FitzPatrick was founded in 1968. Their core purpose is to improve the lives of their “Clients, Team & Community.” To submit an online a quote or for a list of locations, please visit their website at: www.megsonfitzpatrick.com…
Read MoreDid you know you can easily create an animated gif from any YouTube video? It’s simple, thanks to gifs. Here’s how: Open any YouTube video Copy the url from the address bar (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwEDgSECGiU) Go to https://gifs.com Paste the url into the box Choose the start time and length you want Click the button and voila! Break…
Read MoreI have had my laptop for around 4 years and it runs nearly as well today as the day I got it. A trusted friend, she is. The interesting part of this: I am typing this on a new laptop. Replacing a perfectly fine laptop might sound a little silly. Maybe this is a sign…
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