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# Omega Technical Solutions Blog

Omega Technical Solutions has been serving the Haymarket area since 2007, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

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##  [    Best Practices ](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)

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##  [5 Basic Steps to Building a Better Backup Strategy](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/newsletter-content/5-basic-steps-to-building-a-better-backup-strategy)

  Tuesday, 29 October 2019

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If you subscribe to Murphy’s Law, you understand why it is so crucial for every business to have a backup solution planned, put into place, and prepared for the worst. However, not every business should go about putting their backup strategy together in the same way. After all, their needs will be different, based on their industry, the data they store, and a variety of other factors.

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##  [Best Practices for Your File Sharing and Collaboration Needs](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/best-practices-for-your-file-sharing-and-collaboration-needs)

  Friday, 04 October 2019

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Today, a business accumulates a lot - a lot - of files as time passes, and for the most part, they all need to be stored somewhere. In addition to that, there’s a good chance that multiple people will need to remain involved with these files. These challenges can be resolved by adopting solutions devoted to file sharing and collaboration. To assist with this process, we’ve decided to share a few best practices that will help make your implementation much easier.

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##  [Six Mistakes Entrepreneurs Can’t Afford to Make](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/six-mistakes-entrepreneurs-can-t-afford-to-make)

  Friday, 09 August 2019

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Entrepreneurship and business ownership are lofty goals to strive for. Unfortunately, there are a few pitfalls that could easily send an enterprising new owner tumbling down to earth like Icarus. Here, we’ll go over six of these errors so, if you happen to be starting a business, you know what you need to avoid.

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  [Business Management](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/business-management)   [Small Business](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/small-business)   [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)

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##  [Make Excel Data More Exciting](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/newsletter-content/make-excel-data-more-exciting)

  Wednesday, 28 August 2019

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Microsoft Excel is an extremely useful program for visually displaying data. Having said that, these spreadsheets aren’t exactly the most attention-catching things on their own. Fortunately, Excel has some options built-in that can allow you to display your figures in a more engaging, more expressive, and more meaningful way.

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##  [Tip of the Week: How to Keep Your Devices from Keeping You Awake](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-keep-your-devices-from-keeping-you-awake)

  Wednesday, 31 July 2019

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We’ve all worked late nights, but that’s just the reality of modern business - our technology allows us to be productive whenever we have the opportunity to be. However, our physiology doesn’t always agree with our work habits - or the tools we use. One example: the influence that staring at a screen late into the night has on our ability to achieve restful sleep.

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##  [Tip of the Week: How to Best Organize Your Computer Files](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-best-organize-your-computer-files)

  Wednesday, 24 July 2019

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Have you ever opened a file on your PC only to not be able to find what you are looking for because it’s an absolute mess? It has numerous file types, folders, and applications just sitting there providing absolutely no continuity. Well, today we’re going to help you out by giving you some tips on how to organize your files so that you can easily find what you are looking for and maneuver around your OS or cloud-based file storage efficiently.

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##  [If You Aren’t Patching Your Systems, Any Breaches are On You](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/if-you-aren-t-patching-your-systems-any-breaches-are-on-you)

  Friday, 19 July 2019

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Everyone in a business has set responsibilities that they need to fulfill, one major one being proper security maintenance. A failure to uphold this responsibility could have serious consequences, including the very real potential of a security breach. It could be argued, in fact, that if you aren’t patching your systems, you’re inviting cybercriminals in.

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##  [How to Be Sure Your Business Continuity Plan is Complete](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/newsletter-content/how-to-be-sure-your-business-continuity-plan-is-complete)

  Tuesday, 30 July 2019

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While it may not be fun to consider the worst-case scenario, it is important that you have a plan to ensure that your business will be able to survive when the chips are down. This plan to ensure that your business will continue is called (appropriately enough) a business continuity plan, and needs to address a few things that we will go over here.

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##  [Bringing Enterprise Solutions to the Small-to-Medium-Sized Business](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/bringing-enterprise-solutions-to-the-small-to-medium-sized-business)

  Friday, 17 May 2019

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A small-to-medium-sized business, by definition, isn’t going to have the same resources that are afforded to enterprise corporations, especially where its IT is concerned. However, this doesn’t mean that the SMB is stuck using sub-par solutions. Here, we’ll review a few key needs of any business, and the solutions that an SMB can access to meet them.

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##  [Don’t Defrag your SSD Hard Drives!](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/don-t-defrag-your-ssd-hard-drives)

  Friday, 19 April 2019

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For decades, a common quick fix for a slow computer was to run a disk defrag on the hard drive. For most modern computers, however, this common practice can actually harm your computer. Let’s talk about why, and how you can tell.

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##  [Does Your Business Have a Sufficient Backup Plan?](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/does-your-business-have-a-sufficient-backup-plan)

  Monday, 01 April 2019

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Is your business prepared for any disasters that come its way? If you haven’t considered which threats could cause your operations the most trouble, you need to devise a strategy that takes all possibilities into account. Here, we’ll help guide you through these considerations.

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##  [How to Keep Your Android Device Secure](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-android-device-secure)

  Tuesday, 19 March 2019

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Mobile devices - like smartphones, tablets, and the like - are expected to be used by 2.87 billion people by 2020. That’s a lot of devices, with a good portion of them contributing to business operations. Unfortunately, that’s also a lot of potential security issues if the right preparations aren’t taken in advance.

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##  [4 Benefits of Remote Monitoring and Management](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/newsletter-content/4-benefits-of-remote-monitoring-and-management)

  Wednesday, 20 March 2019

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As a managed service provider, one of our responsibilities is to ensure that your computing infrastructure is running without issue, and also without unduly interrupting your other employees. To accomplish this, we leverage remote monitoring and management tools that provide your operations with some notable benefits.

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##  [Tip of the Week: Create Useful Email Subjects](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-create-useful-email-subjects)

  Wednesday, 13 March 2019

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

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If you’ve ever received an email without a subject line, chances are you’ve never felt inclined to open it as soon as possible. The email subject line is critical to capturing the user’s attention, as it helps to ensure they understand what they can expect from the email’s contents. Here are a couple of pointers on how you can create more effective email subject lines to increase the chances of them being read.

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##  [Securing Your Google Account: The Unofficial Guide](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/securing-your-google-account-the-unofficial-guide)

  Tuesday, 26 February 2019

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

  [Omega Technical Solutions Blog](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/categories/blog)   [Newsletter](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/newsletter-content)

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If you use a computer today, there’s a fair chance that you have a Google account. The practicality that it offers with its comprehensive service offerings simply can’t be ignored. However, it is also important that a user’s, whether they utilize it for business or personal use, security isn’t ignored either.

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  [Security](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/security)   [Google](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/google)   [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)

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##  [How Good IT Makes It Seem Like You Don’t Need It](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/how-good-it-makes-it-seem-like-you-don-t-need-it)

  Monday, 04 March 2019

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

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As a business owner, I’m sure you’ve reviewed your business expenses… but have you ever gone through them and wondered just what it was that you had spent your money on? It’s an understandable feeling to have. The many different IT expenses that show up on the standard invoice can add up quickly, and might inspire you to reconsider how you’re investing them… besides, how much do you really need an IT provider that you never seem to call?

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  [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Productivity](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [Managed Service](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/managed-service)

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##  [3 Predictions We’re Making About Network Security](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/3-predictions-we-re-making-about-network-security)

  Monday, 18 June 2018

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

  [Security](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/categories/security)   [Omega Technical Solutions Blog](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/categories/blog)

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Innovation has always been a major part of building better solutions, but some of the most recent trends have been in regard to enhancing security. Adapting to the threat environment is one of the most important parts of running a business, so innovation has been geared toward giving users and organizations alike the security they need. That being said, a lot can change in a short period of time. Let’s take a look at some predictions for how security will change in the near future.

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  [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Network Security](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/network-security)   [Cybersecurity](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/cybersecurity)

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##  [An MSP’s Services Protect More than Digital Assets](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/newsletter-content/an-msp-s-services-protect-more-than-digital-assets)

  Tuesday, 29 January 2019

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

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When you think about your data security, what kind of solutions pop into mind? If you’re like many, you probably start thinking about passwords, firewalls, and antivirus, right? While these are all good things to have, you also have to consider the possibility that someone could break into your office and bypass all of these defenses, simply by picking up your server and walking out.

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  [Security](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/security)   [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Information](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/information)

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##  [Slow Computer? Increase your memory to boost computer Speeds](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/slow-computer-increase-your-memory-to-boost-computer-speeds)

  Tuesday, 03 April 2018

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

  [IT Blog](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/categories/it-blog)

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Sometimes when your workstation feels bogged down, a relatively cheap and simply hardware update can make a huge difference in performance. Adding more RAM (Random Access Memory, often just referred to as memory) can be a game changer for your bogged down PC.

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  [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Saving Money](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/saving-money)   [Hardware](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/hardware)

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##  [5 Tips for Saving Money on your IT](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/5-tips-for-saving-money-on-your-it)

  Monday, 02 April 2018

  [Steven Holmes](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/blogger/steven-holmes)

  [IT Blog](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/categories/it-blog)

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Saving a little on your technology can go a long ways, but cutting too many corners can lead to additional problems and expensive downtime. Here are a few ways you can cut costs without creating long term issues.

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  [Saving Money](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/saving-money)   [Best Practices](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Small Business](https://www.omegatechnicalsolutions.com/blog/tags/small-business)

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