Entries by Garin Livingstone

Bryley Basics: Improve the battery life of your mobile device

Unfortunately, batteries degrade; they wear down with time.  Fortunately, here are some steps you can take to keep them working longer. 1.) Charging habits: Unplug when charged – If the device says full charge; believe it, and unplug. Don’t store at full charge – Wait a minute after charging before power-down. Don’t discharge – Discharging […]

Introducing Microsoft Office 2016

Microsoft Office 2016 for Windows should launch on September 22nd; the Macintosh version released in July.  After this upcoming release, perpetual licenses of Office 2013 and earlier versions will be difficult to acquire legally. Significant changes include: Create, open, edit, and save Cloud-based documents Real-time co-authoring New Tell Me search tool Not so significant features […]

Migrating to Windows 10 – Now, later, or never?

Migrations bring about change in the lives of technology end-users, whether desired or not.  Often, the IT-support team receives undeserved blame for issues with a new operating system; although, they can help smooth the way by testing core software applications and devices for compatibility before upgrading. So, here you are with new computers that ship […]

Bryley Systems acquires Managed IT Services clients from Baesis, Inc.

Baesis, Inc. is a growing, Northborough, MA-based company (since 2007) providing ERP solutions to organizations throughout the USA; they are one of the largest Sage Software, Inc. and JobOps partner-resellers in the country. Bryley Systems Inc. is a growing, Hudson, MA-based company (since 1987) providing Managed IT Services to clients throughout central New England; they […]

Recommended Practices:  Dealing with CryptoLocker

This is a multi-part series on recommended IT practices for organizations and their end-users.  Additional parts will be included in upcoming newsletters. CryptoLocker surfaced in the fall of 2013; it is a ransomware trojan that, upon activation, encrypts all data files to which the infected end-user has read-write access, and then demands payment to decrypt. […]

Bryley Basics: Free anti-malware plug-in for WordPress

Intel Security’s McAfee group now offers a free McAfee SECURE certification plug-in for WordPress-based websites.  This plug-in protects WordPress websites from unwanted malware while site-visitors can verify a site’s integrity by right-clicking on the McAfee SECURE logo (shown below). The free version covers the first 500 site-visitors each month; a paid version (about $80 per […]

Livingstones participate as judges at the STEM Expo at Marlboro High School

The June 12th STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Expo at Marlboro High School featured interdisciplinary-team research projects on “Going Green at Marlborough High School” (9th graders) and “How to Reach and Colonize Mars” (10th graders).  These research projects were the culmination of a semester of intense, independent, original research. About 40 professionals from different […]

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 on July 29th.  It is available as a free upgrade to licensed users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 through the Get Windows 10 (GWX) application which is part of Windows Updates.  (Note: Some companies, including Bryley Systems, are temporarily blocking this update to permit a controlled migration to Windows […]