Entries by Garin Livingstone

Bryley Basics:  Print from your mobile phone

CNet has a video demonstrating how to setup printing from your Android phone at http://www.cnet.com/how-to/print-from-your-android-to-any-printer-cloud-print/ using Google Cloud Print; we tried it and it works! Turns out there are also options for iPhone users. wikiHow offers these three methods to print from your iPhone: Use AirPrint with an AirPrint-supported printer Find a third-party printing application […]

Anna D. achieves VMware Sales Professional certification

Congratulations to Anna who completed the significant training and testing to become certified as a VMware Sales Professional. VMware is the global leader in virtualization and a key partner of Bryley Systems. A certified VMware Sales Professional has general knowledge in VMware products and business practices. Anna has been with Bryley since 2010. She moved […]

Password manager

The days of widespread, biometric-based security (voice recognition, fingerprint reading, eye scanning, etc.) are coming, but passwords are still required in many organizations and at most websites.  The problem:  How do I manage (let alone remember) all of the different usernames and passwords I have out there? Personally, I use Tasks within Microsoft Outlook, which […]

Summer Fun!

The weather cooperated as Bryley’s summer outing on Sunset Lake in Ashburnham was sunny, warm, and dry. The menu included standard-issue, summer-cookout fare with hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, salads, and desserts; plenty of desserts. Bryley also hosted SwiftecIT and other friends; daylight fishing and pontoon-boat rides (pictured) gave way to roasting marshmallows around the […]

They’re back: Telephone scammers

Yes, they have returned:  The IRS and National Grid are both warning of telephone scammers that call and demand fictional, past-due payment. The IRS scammers1 are very specific; they call and threaten immediate arrest, loss of driver’s license, and seizure of assets.  They may leave a message requesting a callback; follow-up callers may pretend to […]

We Have A Winner!

Congratulations to Geary at USI!  You’ve won the drawing for “Roy’s Almost 20th!” For those who may have missed the news, Roy Pacitto, our Director of Sales, has been an employee at Bryley Systems for nearly 20 years!  Since we tend to get excited about this sort of thing, we decided to have a little […]

3 Simple Steps To Secure Your Mobile Device

Three simple steps to keep your mobile device secure: Turn off the Wi-Fi capability when not using it Turn off GeoLocator when not needed Logout and lock when finished See Ray Ramon’s article at http://www.smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2014/02/3-simple-ways-to-be-secure-no-wifi-no-geolocation-logout.html/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Smallbiztechnologycom-SmbNewsAndInsight+%28Smallbiztechnology.com+-+small+biz+tech+news+and+insight%29 for more information.

Bryley Basics: Encrypt your iPhone

iPhones, versions 3GS and later, offer hardware encryption; it is activated through the data-protection feature by enabling a passcode: Tap Settings > General > Passcode. Follow the prompts to create a passcode. After the passcode is set, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and verify that “Data protection is enabled” is visible. Note: […]

Maintaining your dynamic website

Guest writers: Al Morel, Carlos Ramos, and Dan Rouse of www.CommAreUs.com Your car, house, and most things in life, take some amount of maintenance. Add to that list your website. A website can be comprised of thousands of files working with all kinds of tools and underlying code. The days of ‘static’ websites, i.e. built […]