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Bevlin has been serving the Boston area since 2006, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.

Tip of the Week: 8 Keyboard Shortcuts to Help With Text Editing

Tip of the Week: 8 Keyboard Shortcuts to Help With Text Editing

Word processors are a part of office life, so it helps to know as much as you can about them. Today, we want to think about ways you can adjust text size, especially after you copy and paste content into a document. Not only will we cover how to do so as plain text, but also how to use keyboard shortcuts to increase or decrease text size and add special formatting without navigating clunky menus.

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Garbage In, Legal Disaster Out: The Urgent Need for an AI Acceptable Use Policy

Garbage In, Legal Disaster Out: The Urgent Need for an AI Acceptable Use Policy

Remember Tay? Microsoft's 2016 AI chatbot that the internet turned into a wildly offensive, racist mess in just 16 hours? It was a spectacular, public failure that proved one thing: Garbage In, Garbage Out.

Today, the garbage isn't just on Twitter. It's the highly sensitive, proprietary data your own employees are accidentally leaking into the public domain.

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How to Give Your Router the Best Chance of Success

How to Give Your Router the Best Chance of Success

Have you ever thought about why your home Wi-Fi is fantastic in one spot but completely vanishes in another? You might have paid for the fastest internet package and own a brand-new router, yet you still deal with frustrating dead zones and slow connections. It turns out that one of the most crucial elements affecting your speed isn't your internet company or the router itself; it's simply where you decide to place the device.

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Is Your Front Door Your Biggest Risk? A Guide to Business Physical Security

Is Your Front Door Your Biggest Risk? A Guide to Business Physical Security

You’ve locked down your network with cybersecurity—but what about the risks right outside your door? Physical security breaches are a serious threat to your employees, data, and critical equipment. For any small business owner, addressing this issue isn’t just good practice—it's a necessity for true peace of mind.

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The Business Benefits of a Cloud-First IT Model

The Business Benefits of a Cloud-First IT Model

Is your business still tied up with its rapidly aging server hardware? This can stifle your company’s growth, whether you realize it or not. The good news is that the cloud offers ways for your business to transcend the limitations of traditional IT, and with a cloud-first IT model, you can work toward making the cloud your default and preferred choice for all your new IT initiatives.

Today, we’ll look at why the cloud-first model is the preferred choice for modern business owners, as well as how it can lead to more scalability, cost predictability, and remote work potential for your company’s employees.

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