Entries by Garin Livingstone

Windows Server 2016

Lawrence Strauss of Strauss and Strauss This is an exciting time in business computing. We’ve witnessed dramatically new improvements in systems, architecture, storage, and networking. Windows Server 2016 offers the promise of helping organizations deal with all these rapid changes within the entirely familiar Windows environment. Windows Server 2016 (expect a fall release [as of […]

The value of a computer-network assessment

Gavin Livingstone, Bryley Systems Inc. Most situations benefit from an assessment – Firefighters assess the structure, locale, and availability of resources (water) before rushing into a burning building; politicians (hopefully) assess the potential consequences before stating their position on a controversial topic; my insurance company wants to assess the damage before they fix my car. […]

Gavin Livingstone interviewed by CRN®

Gavin Livingstone, President of Bryley Systems, was interviewed by Richard Whiting in CRN’s 2016 Managed Service Provider 500 in the February 16, 2016 online issue of CRN®. Highlights: “We’re doing really well,” said President Gavin Livingstone, noting that 2015 was the second-best year in the company’s history (2000, in the midst of the dot-com boom, […]

Bryley Basics: How to remove Windows 10 updates

Anna Darlagiannis and Gavin Livingstone, Bryley Systems Inc. The Windows 10 update can be removed from a computer with these steps: Go to Control Panel Select Program and Features Select View Installed Updates Right click on each update below and select Uninstall: KB3033583 KB2952664 KB2990214 KB3012973 KB3044374 Go to Control Panel Select Windows Update Select […]

Best practices to deploy Windows 10 across your organization

Microsoft has been bombarding end-users with free-upgrade ads for Windows 10; their goal is to bury older Windows operating systems, which should reduce support requirements while enabling future capabilities. (Click here for specifications on Windows 10.) The free-upgrade process works reasonably well for individual users, particularly those with compatible applications (Microsoft Office 2016) and modern […]

Bryley Systems Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services

Hudson, MA, February 29, 2016 – Bryley Systems Inc., a full-service, managed IT services company, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Bryley Systems to its 2016 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the MSP Pioneer 250 category. This annual list recognizes North American solution providers with cutting-edge approaches […]

Corridor-9 Data Room Cleanup – Before and After

We recently teamed up with our long-term business partner, Communication Link Services Corporation of Natick, to update the data room at the Corridor-9 Chamber of Commerce. The Corridor-9 Chamber of Commerce is a business-oriented, non-profit organization servicing Westborough and local communities. Bryley Systems is a long-term member who recently began supporting their IT infrastructure. Their […]

OneNote: A hidden gem in Microsoft Office

Gavin Livingstone, Bryley Systems Inc., January 2016 Microsoft first introduced OneNote with Microsoft Office 2003; since then, it has gone through five iterations and has become a useful utility to record free-form ideas and collaborate with others on any device, from Windows to iOS to Android. (See Wikipedia’s write-up on OneNote.) Microsoft says that OneNote […]