December 23, 2020
How Apple Headphones Are Smarter
Many people are asking why Apple’s newly-released over-the-ear headphones – the AirPods Max – cost $549. CNN is quick to point out that by comparison, the iPhone SE starts at...
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Many people are asking why Apple’s newly-released over-the-ear headphones – the AirPods Max – cost $549. CNN is quick to point out that by comparison, the iPhone SE starts at...
Indigenous Peoples Day was held this year on October 12 in over a dozen states and 130 cities, often in lieu of Columbus Day, which has been a federal holiday...
Over six months ago, well before the #BlackLivesMatter protests became widespread, I had written an article that highlighted an algorithm I discovered that clearly demonstrated the racial biases which are...
IBM’s Watson supercomputer chats with researchers and other professionals about natural solutions to big problems.
When Samsung released its new phone, the Samsung 7, the buzz was less about the phone and more about virtual reality (VR) and a surprise appearance by Facebook CEO, Mark...
With Internet costs rising and broadband speed increasingly important for day-to-day business operations, more people – including the government – are questioning whether consumers are receiving the broadband speeds they...
Departing employees often leave behind vast amounts of information in their email correspondences, so archiving the data is recommended. For continuity, an organization may wish to take some action to deal...
Sinu customers already know that we provide a reliable IT infrastructure and full-time support, but did you know that we also install and manage a wide range of business productivity...
Sinu has been monitoring the weather conditions in NYC and DC and have prepared our team to be able to operate during any interruption that may be caused by the...
Is your nonprofit doing enough to secure its most important data? Our friends at Idealware have put together their newest report: What Nonprofits Need to Know About Security: A Practical Guide to...
Despite an announcement in 2014 informing users that they would no longer offer support or security upgrades for Internet Explorer (IE) 8, 9, and 10, it is estimated that 340...
It’s been nearly two years since New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio and CityBridge announced a project called LinkNYC to transform public pay phones in New York City into...
Many people upgrade their electronics this time of year, whether it’s a holiday gift or you’re taking advantage of some holiday deals or making year-end investments in the company. With...
The New Year is often a time for reflection and for resolutions designed to better ourselves. The same is true for IT! Do a New Year’s “reboot” by adopting five...
Historically, 40 percent of online fraud occurs in the last three months of the year, but experts predict that figure could be even higher this year. According to an estimate...
We all know what spam email is – the email we get from people we don’t know and have never communicated with. Graymail is the email we receive from subscriptions...
Thanks to our customers providing ongoing feedback about our service and our dedicated team of expert technicians, Sinu has exceeded the competition for customer satisfaction four quarters in a row!...
From holiday scams and data leaks to CEO phishing, we have covered quite a bit of topics on how to protect yourself, your employees and your business against scammers trying to steal...
Microsoft launches its first laptop, the Surface Book.Microsoft’s first laptop, the Surface Book, is creating quite a buzz because the company is not only taking a page out of the...
Mac users have waited anxiously for Office for Mac 2016 (the previous version Office for Mac 2011 was released in October 2010).
Many Sinu customers have asked us about web development. There are a number of good platform options out there (see Sinu blog for more info on website builder solutions), so I...
When asked about the future of enterprise technology, the chief executives from two of America’s largest companies agree that it is personalization.
This time of year, many organizations begin budgeting for the upcoming year. Sinu offers several Business Intelligence tools and best practices to help you allocate your operating budget wisely.
While we used to eagerly anticipate the latest and greatest from new tech rollouts, smartphone announcements, such as Apple’s Special Event on September 9, have gone from glamorous to mundane...
In the wake of the Sony breach, many business owners have asked us about how they can protect their businesses from such a data leak.
This holiday season, hackers created an ingenious way of getting even the most tech and security savvy person to open their virus-laden email. Playing on our natural curiosity, they send...
Experts agree, technology has provided small business with the edge they need to successfully compete in today’s global economy.
63 percent of American adults – or 89 million people – will purchase technology holiday gifts, CEA predicts.
The remaining 6,400 payphones throughout New York City’s five boroughs will be replaced by free Wi-Fi kiosks, according to city officials.
Just when advocates thought their last hope of securing Internet neutrality, also known as “net neutrality,” was about to pass, President Obama stepped out of the shadows to call for...
Wall Street Journal’s WSJ.D Live Conference attracted some of the most recognized global leaders discussing where technology is headed – from Apple’s Tim Cook to filmmaker James Cameron and media...
How would it look to our clients and employees? Would it seem like we don’t care about their messages? The pressure is on when so many of our colleagues continue...
As a follow up to our previous blog, we wanted to share a very helpful ZDNet article by Ed Botts who provides step-by-step instructions on two-factor authentication for cloud credentials to...
For smaller businesses and nonprofits, every penny counts. We’re sure you’ve noticed that, too. That’s why many small businesses and nonprofits have responded to the need to do more with...
Whether it’s the BASH flaw we blogged about recently, the JP Morgan/Chase hack this summer, or the discovery of the Reddit Mac iWorm, it seems that news about data breaches has been...
Customers using the Sinu service should rest assured that all steps have been taken to protect the Sinu infrastructure from Shellshock. We have reviewed all of our customers’ devices we...
While most consumers supported the FAA’s decision to allow passengers to use portable electronic devices such as tablets, laptop computers, e-readers and cell phones in airplane mode throughout the flight,...
CryptoLocker is a nasty Trojan Horse malware which surfaced in October. It is a form of ransomware targeting computers running Microsoft Windows, locking up personal data through state-of-the-art encryption, and...
A little over a year ago, the Northeast, particularly New York City and New Jersey, was faced with the worst disaster in over a century.
Sinu was founded in 2000 on a simple premise: people matter, things don’t. In other words, technology is just one more tool to help employee productivity and support the goals...
Whether you know what business intelligence is or not, we all understand the importance of good data in our decision-making process. But where do we get the data to drive...
It is a fascinating dynamic landscape in both software and technology hardware companies right now. Because these companies are now making a lot of their money from consumers (Apple, Google,...
There are two topics I find myself talking about often lately. One is the emotional impact that Hurricane Sandy had on small businesses in the Northeast. The other is the...
For decades the focus of business and technology solutions has been on the acquisition and implementation of the tool.
An interesting article on Smithsonian.com has pointers to a lot of compelling information about why people like music and what benefits humans have from feeling better when they hear music they recognize....
The consumer space gets tons of research because it tends to be a global and large business space. This article from Tech.Pinions (3/22/13) explores what happens when everyone already has a...
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Current mobile consumer usage trends include a growing demand for mobile payment options. Small businesses can capitalize on a number of payment apps that enhance the user experience and, ultimately,...
I prefer listening to news articles and found a new app called Umano – it lets me keep my eye on the road and my hands free to shift through...
In the next few weeks we are all going to experience the ‘shock and awe’ of Microsoft’s billion dollar marketing engine as it tries to convince us all that we should...
I was recently rereading a very interesting article by Paul Graham on ‘What Startups are Really Like’. Among the many great points he makes, he summarizes how VCs disproportionally reward...