Managed IT Solutions
4 Back-to-Basics Tips for the Holidays As you start surfing the web for gifts and increasing your online purchasing in preparation for the holidays, a lot can happen on the tech side of things. Nothing’s worse than heading to checkout on a site, only to have your computer crash. Or, perhaps it’s started glitching and […]
Flashbacks, Spooky Style In celebration of the holiday, we thought a quick blast to the past would be interesting – little did we know the costumes our team would have buried deep in their photo albums! 1. Patrick Yonkin – Riff Raff at the Rocky Horror Picture Show in Austin The first Halloween he and […]
The Controversial Chrome Auto Log-On Last month, the newest update to Google Chrome was installed on all computers – Chrome 69. With this update’s increases in security measures and bug fixes came another feature, this one controversial to all Chrome users: the auto-log on feature. This change to Chrome keeps users logged into their Google […]
The Newest Email Scam Gotten an email with the subject containing a password you’ve used in the past, asking for thousands of dollars in Bitcoin? Stop right there! We’ve been getting lots of questions about this kind of email this past month and wanted to address it head-on. There’s a new ransomware scam running rampant […]
Our Microsoft Supplier News As of the beginning of September, Tarrant Technology has been given the title of an official Microsoft Supplier. Here’s what this means for you and your business: Tarrant Technology has been fully vetted by Microsoft and meets their high security, privacy, and ethical standards. You truly are working with the best […]
Open Wi-Fi, and Why Not to Use It With football season in full swing, it’s important to keep your personal data extra-safe. Leaving your phone settings to automatically connect to open, no-password Wi-Fi is a dangerous practice, and here’s why: Source: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article202796689.html Whether it’s at a Starbucks right down the street, the McDonalds you always […]
The Newest Update on Office 365 – Mac Compatibility With September comes the usual monthly update to Office 365 – along with some new changes. Microsoft has announced this change to all Mac subscribers to Office 365 services. Starting with this September’s Office 365 update, all Macs must be running at least macOS Sierra or macOS […]
iPhone Email & Calendar Solutions Have you ever encountered problems with the iPhone calendar or email app? Matt Pryde, one of our Senior Systems Consultants, gave us some helpful hints about both. Before coming to work with us, Matt gained quite a lot of experience working with smartphones and their many issues. He has found […]
Tech Troubleshooting Tips Opening your laptop and realizing that it won’t turn on, or that the browser you’ve been trying to load for the past 15 minutes is now frozen with the spinning circle, can be infuriating. It never seems to be caused by the same issue, either, which is why we compiled a list […]
Intern Spotlight: Thomas Mullins Thomas Mullins, Systems Consultant Intern and most recent addition to the Tarrant Tech team, has been working with us for just over two weeks. We asked him a few simple questions to get to know him better! 1. Hometown/Education Born and raised right here in Fort Worth, Texas, Thomas is going […]