Staff Blog

Random bits of tech news from our teams.
From mobile to security.

Beware of Fake Support

CEO scams, phishing emails, fake texts...the companies that we work with are always on the lookout. But managed service providers can be part of the problem. We've been diligent about letting users know but it pays to reinforce a couple of our rules. These are the...
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Cybersecurity: 5 Weaknesses That Hackers Exploit

NOT AS EASY AS "SET IT AND FORGET IT" Keeping your business safe isn't a one-time thing and it's not just a matter of adding firewalls and antivirus software. Cybercriminals take advantage of all sorts of vulnerabilities in your company. Some are digital. Some are...
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Remote Users and Security Updates

With everyone settling into work from their home digs, it’s important to make sure that the attitudes surrounding good computer security aren’t falling by the wayside.

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Top 5 Five Tips for Coronavirus IT

As a 100% cloud based company, we have a long history of helping clients transition to remote work. Over the last month, we've supported hundreds of users who were suddenly working from home. For many, it was easy. They had the tools with them, on their own devices....
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New Company Car

New Company Car

Jun 21, 2017 | ,

Our VW Jetta isn't cutting it lately so we've been searching for an iconic vehicle to represent us. Waiting on a site visit by one of out...

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo

May 6, 2017 | ,

We celebrated in the best way we could think of: attending the soft opening of Portland food truck El Corazon's new restaurant.

Play with a 1991 Mac Online

Play with a 1991 Mac Online

Apr 18, 2017 |

Thanks to a tip by John Gruber, we've been playing around with an online version of a Mac from 1991. Back then: The Mac OS was mostly...

We Support Girls Who Code

We Support Girls Who Code

Dec 7, 2016 | ,

"Computing skills are the most sought-after in the US job market, with demand growing 3X the national average. Computing is where the jobs...

Archaic Voting

Archaic Voting

Nov 7, 2016 | ,

Have you ever felt that the way we vote seems a bit dated? Granted, there are fancy new touchscreen kiosks that make the experience more...

Chocolate Nerds

Chocolate Nerds

Aug 22, 2016 | ,

At tkc.io, we have zero tolerance for body shaming. That’s why you can imagine the squeals of delight at the office when we learned that...

We Are OK

We Are OK

Jul 15, 2016 | ,

All of us--our friends, our clients and our employees--are tremendously sad but safe.  A big thank you to everyone for checking in....

Windows 10 Revert to Windows 7?

Windows 10 Revert to Windows 7?

Jul 2, 2016 |

"I'm going to chuck this thing in the river" - Actual Client Quote Things were working fine. Then one morning, everything went to hell. At...

Best iPhone Email Apps

Best iPhone Email Apps

May 23, 2016 | ,

Apple’s phones have always had an integrated email app (remember when they didn’t have copy and paste?). Solid but lacking features of commercial alternatives. Boring, basically.