Operating Systems Archives - Sound Computers | Westbrook, CT

Imagine you are working away on your PC and see a Windows update prompt. Instead of ignoring it, you take action. You want to keep your device safe. However, when you install what you think is a legitimate update, you are infected with ransomware.

Microsoft’s recent investment in OpenAI’s ChatGPT has ignited a wave of innovation in the tech world and particularly within the Microsoft Edge browser. This strategic partnership has given birth to a multitude of groundbreaking features that promise to enhance the user experience.

Microsoft released the Windows 11 OS (operating system) over a year ago. It was largely well-received as stable and user-friendly. The OS is not a large departure from the Windows 10 experience but it does offer a lot of enhancements over the older environment.

Signing up for a Microsoft 365 Business account gives you more than just access to the Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and cloud storage. Your subscription comes with many other tools (like Visio) and extras that you may not even know about.

Microsoft announced its brand new Windows 365 in early August. This is a cloud-based computer designed that capitalizes on the new hybrid workforce and the rise of remote teams.

It seems like we all just got comfortable with Windows 10 and now a new version is coming. The announcement of Windows 11 comes hand in hand with the current OS getting ready for retirement in October of 2025.

Internet Explorer was introduced in 1995. This makes it one of the first internet browsers. However, in recent years it has become obvious that Microsoft has been planning a retirement for IE at some point in the not too distant future.

In many offices, a majority of the workload is now done via mobile devices. This means that mobile OS (operating system) updates have a larger impact on work productivity than they have in the past.

In 2013, the percentage of mobile internet traffic was just 16.2%. In 2019, it skyrocketed to 53.3%. This makes mobile devices one of the most important business technology tools for a Connecticut company.

Does your business use a lot of spreadsheets to keep track of different items? This type of manual list process to track devices, visitor logs and content scheduling can be tedious and make sharing that information cumbersome.
In order to optimize your Connecticut business for efficiency, one of the things you should look at is technology solutions that may be able to replace manual processes.
More than 40% of employees spend at least 25% of their work week on manual and repetitive processes.

In April 2020, about 50% of surveyed businesses had 81% or more of their employees working remotely. That meant buildings were sitting empty while companies were being run completely remotely.
Now that re-openings are occurring around the US, many small and large business owners in Connecticut and the rest of the country are contemplating what it would take to keep their business remote and close their physical office to save money on overhead.