Blog Posts In Category: IT Strategy

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VPN slows the network too much – how can we optimize?

By Ryan Drake / August 27, 2025

A VPN gives you essential security and privacy, but it often slows things down. Encryption, server distance, and network congestion all play a part, so streaming, video calls, or big downloads can suddenly feel sluggish. The good news: you can tweak your VPN setup to cut down on slowdowns without giving up security. Here, we’ll…

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VPN connection to office failing for remote workers

By Ryan Drake / August 26, 2025

When your VPN connection to the office fails, your whole workday can grind to a halt. Suddenly, you can’t get to the files or systems you need. Most connection problems come down to configuration errors, network restrictions, or authentication issues, and you can usually pinpoint the cause with a few targeted steps. If you know…

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Office PCs randomly losing connection to internet or servers

By Ryan Drake / August 25, 2025

When office PCs suddenly lose connection to the internet or key servers, productivity drops and frustration creeps in fast. Most of the time, the culprits are network hardware issues, configuration mistakes, or interruptions from your service provider. Figuring out where to start looking can save you time and help you avoid running into the same…

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Local network printers becoming unreachable at times

By Josh Bartlett / August 22, 2025

When local network printers suddenly stop responding, it can throw a wrench into your workflow and leave everyone a bit irritated. Most of the time, a printer goes unreachable because of a network or configuration hiccup that interrupts communication between the printer and your devices. These interruptions might feel random, but there’s usually a reason…

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Large email attachments failing to send in Outlook

By Ryan Drake / August 21, 2025

Outlook often refuses to send large email attachments because it enforces strict size limits on messages and files. Most personal Outlook accounts cap attachments at 20 MB, while business accounts usually top out at 10 MB. If your file is bigger than that, it just won’t go. These limits help keep servers from getting bogged…

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Wi-Fi interference from other devices causing dropouts

By Ryan Drake / August 20, 2025

Wi-Fi dropouts can drive anyone up the wall, and a lot of the time, other electronics are to blame. Microwaves, cordless phones, baby monitors, and Bluetooth gadgets all love to mess with your Wi-Fi because they use the same 2.4 GHz frequency. When these devices go head-to-head with your Wi-Fi, you get sluggish speeds, unstable…

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Excel crashes or fails to open—Excel troubleshooter helps

By Josh Bartlett / August 19, 2025

When Excel crashes or just won’t open, your workflow can grind to a halt. The Excel troubleshooter gives you a direct way to spot and fix many of the most common startup and crash headaches. Instead of chasing your tail, you can use built-in tools to quickly zero in on the real problem. We help…

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Antivirus or firewall blocking Outlook or OneDrive sync

By Ryan Drake / August 18, 2025

Outlook and OneDrive play a huge role in daily communication and file management for a lot of folks, but sometimes security software just gets in the way. Antivirus programs and firewalls can block the connections these apps need to sync properly, which leads to missing emails, unsynced files, or those annoying error messages. Usually, the…

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Wi-Fi in office drops frequently or has poor coverage

By Josh Bartlett / August 15, 2025

If your office Wi-Fi keeps dropping or certain spots have terrible coverage, you’re definitely not the only one. Frequent disconnections and weak signals usually mean something’s off with network design, there’s interference, your equipment’s overloaded, or the infrastructure’s just too old. These issues slow everyone down, frustrate teams, and waste precious work time. We see…

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VPN drops intermittently during remote work sessions

By Ryan Drake / August 14, 2025

Working remotely really hinges on a stable VPN connection, but plenty of professionals know the pain of sudden disconnects that cut into their workflow. VPNs tend to drop off and on because of shaky internet, overloaded servers, or settings that just aren’t quite right. That can mess with access to company resources, break remote desktop…