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The Risk Factor: Cheap Software VS Pirated Software
Software companies such as Symantec and Microsoft have built their brand on the vision of creating products that can be used by creators and innovators to curate content that can be distributed to whatever market they wish to serve. This vision can be seen manifested...
How to Find Discount Software On Amazon
Fraud Re-Sellers on Amazon Offer Software at Bargain Prices - At a Cost To You With the introduction of online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay, it is no surprise that end users are looking for the best software deals, to help them save on their often costly...
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite Is Catching Up to Competitors
Enterprise Mobility Suite Brings Device Management To Enterprises Organizations all around the world are finding it increasingly difficult to cope up with the phenomenon of BYOD (bring your own device). Employees are bringing in their own devices into the corporate...
Licensing Sharepoint Online – Migration Guide
What Are CAL's for SharePoint? SharePoint is a free add on to Windows Server 2003/2008/2011 OS which supports extranet, intranet, and Internet applications from any single, integrated platform. As such, accessing SharePoint is bound by Microsoft Server licensing for...
MSDN Subscriptions Give You Access To Everything
The Latest Collaboration Tools, Training And Resources For Coders Software developers are always looking for ways to create amazing applications. With a Microsoft Developer Network subscription, a computer programmer can build any kind of app out there. Microsoft...
Microsoft Open Licensing
Big Business Tools At An Entry Level Price Microsoft Open Licensing is an entry-level volume licensing program for small to mid-sized companies with between 2 to 250 personal computers (although it can accommodate companies with up to 750 computers). Microsoft's...
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition vs Endpoint Protection
Choosing the Right AntiVirus Software - Endpoint Vs Endpoint Small Business Deciding on an antivirus used to be simple - there were only a few product options and features to keep track of, and purchasing licenses were relatively straightforward. Today, with the...
How Safe Is a Password Manager?
Using strong and unique passwords is a piece of advise that we often hear. Unfortunately, most people still opt for weak but easy to remember passwords. Worse, some would use the same password for multiple sites. That’s not surprising since it’s not that easy to...
Why Office 365 Is the Right Choice for Your Business
Why You Should Consider Opting for Office 365 Have you made the move to Office 365 yet? Sure, we understand that change is scarier than a Thanksgiving without Turkey, but your trusted experts here at Royal are ready to address all of your qualms. The pricing and plans...
Backup Your Most Important Data
Many of us have important files on our computer, but it seems like people don’t know how to take care of them. As a responsible computer user, it is essential that you always back up your most important files and have a plan for recovering from a system failure. I...
Antivirus Myths Debunked
Debunking Common Anti Virus Myths Everyone wants to keep their computers and mobile devices running smoothly. That’s why we sign up for antivirus, right? Over the years, antivirus software has steadily evolved, but a number of obsolete myths still persist. With all...
Tips for Creating a Strong Password
We live in a password-driven world. We are required to create a password for every account that we make online. They provide the first line of defense against hackers and malicious software. Security experts often advise us to use strong passwords at all times. But...
Work and Play Better with Multiple Monitors
Sometimes, it seems like you’re spending more time switching between programs as compared to the actual work. Anyone who has attempted to squeeze 2 windows on a single screen or tried to juggle the vertical split screens in Microsoft Word knows how frustrating it is...
Microsoft Pushes Emergency Patch for Internet Explorer Vulnerability
A dangerous flaw in Internet Explorer has prompted Microsoft to issue an emergency out-of-band security update. In an advisory posted last Thursday, Microsoft informed the public about a newly detected security vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Here, they warned...
Essential Techniques to Protect Your Online Privacy
If anyone asks you how much you care about your privacy, you’ll probably tell that person that you care a lot. But if you really do, how come everyone knows what’s going in your life? You post tons of information on social media, share your personal information with...
Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Need to Change Right Now
You open your browser and noticed that all the banner ads have something to do with your favorite hobby. You search for a restaurant, looking for a nice place to celebrate your mom’s birthday and surprisingly, Bing already knows your location. What is going on? If you...
Mozilla Slams Microsoft on Default Browser Choice in Windows 10
Browser maker Mozilla isn’t happy with Microsoft’s decision about resetting the default browser. A week ago, Mozilla CEO, Chris Beard, has taken his exasperation in public. He decided to write an open letter to Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft, taking aim...
Windows 10 Features Business Owners Will Love
The tech industry has been filled with excitement since Microsoft announced its plan to launch Windows 10 this year. With Windows 10 slated to be released a few days from now, the anticipation is building. As we eagerly await the release of Windows 10, we urge...
Powerful Built-In Windows Tools You Might Not Know About
Windows contains a variety of systems that are well-hidden. You might be surprised to know that there are a number of powerful tools that can help you troubleshoot or monitor your system. Some of them are buried deep in the start menu, that it’s almost impossible to...
Migrating Your Windows Server 2003: The Pros and Cons of Azure
With Windows Server 2003 ending support in July 2015, businesses that still use Windows Server 2003 are looking for new options. The most obvious choice is to replicate the type of system you have now (especially if you have a premises-based solution) and to use...
Migrating Your Windows Server 2003: The Migrate Phase
With an understanding of what is still running on Windows Server 2003, what needs to migrate when, and where to migrate to, you can make a plan and begin server migration. But arriving at this state may require some additional analysis and assistance. Luckily, there...
Migrating Your Windows Server 2003: The Assessment Phase
If you’re migrating your Windows 2003 server, you should be following the four major steps to a server migration: discover, assess, target, and migrate. After a thorough discovery process using a variety of automated tools such as The Microsoft Assessment and Planning...
Migrating Your Windows Server 2003: The Targeting Phase
When migrating your Windows Server 2003 to something more current, you must identify a migration destination for each application and workload. After you’ve gone through the assess phase of the migration process, you should have a catalog of everything that needs to...
Migrating Your Windows Server 2003: The Discovery Phase
If you’re still running Windows Server 2003, now is the time to get started on the migration process. Migrating a server takes between 200-300 days to complete, and since the deadline for end of support for Windows Server 2003 is July 2015, delaying the migration...
Enterprise Level 2-Step Authentication Systems
Securing your organization's sensitive data is a vital part of information policy for any entity, no matter how large or how small. Passwords are not what they used to be—in fact, they were never all that secure in the first place. Even with strong password practices,...
Take Your Digital Security to the Next Level
While the big data breaches are the ones that make the news, data protection is also personal protection. Your life can be turned upside down with one simple breach that allows malware, spyware, and viruses into your computer to wreak havoc. Your photos, your...
10 Things Every Business Must Do to Secure Its Digital Assets
It's a wild, wild web out there, and we're learning just how wild it can be every day with news of data security breaches from places where we should feel secure, like partners in Apple Pay, Apple’s new payment technology, Google’s Gmail, and more. However, data...
Is It Time for Smart Watches?
It's not all that long ago that the buzz about the Internet of Things and a content streaming refrigerator stole the show at the 2014 CES, and the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was abuzz with a bandwagon full of smart watches that manufacturers sincerely hoped...
Windows Server 2003 EOL: What You Need to Know
If you’re still using Windows Server 2003, you probably know that support for it is being totally phased out next year, and that the time to upgrade is coming up very soon. Although your Windows 2003 server will still operate after the support end date, the real...
How to Audit Your Online Passwords and Make Them Bulletproof
We have more and more options for moving parts of our lives online, including—but definitely not limited to—social media, banking, shopping, reading or watching the news, and, of course, working. It's a huge convenience to be able to take care of so many things from...