Extending the Life of Your Laptop Battery We’ve all been there. You’re trying to quickly finish a task on your laptop, and you get the dreaded warning that your battery is almost dead. Laptop batteries tend to die at the most inconvenient times. Many people wonder if there are any tricks to help extend the life of their laptop batteries. While there may not be a golden-ticket trick for preventing your laptop from ever dying, Read more…
Bluetooth Bluetooth linked to your brain. No need to pair your phone to your car, just pair yourself! Imagine getting text, graphics, voice, and video sent to your brain. The possibilities for helping those impaired or injured are infinite. It’s very early in its development and will have a ton of regulatory hurdles and testing ahead. I look forward to when this technology becomes reality. Autonomous Vehicles Autonomous vehicles are on the horizon. Just last Read more…
Going Beyond Break/Fix is what we at Riverside Technologies, Inc. (RTI) call the department that houses our multi-step process that ensures your system functions as well as possible. Each system passes through many steps, allowing our technicians to accurately diagnose, correct, and quality check before returning it. The skill levels present in break/fix vary from entry level all the way to expert, to best serve our customers. Every individual holds valuable skills that help the Read more…
Origin Blue light is a term you may have heard used when discussing either sleep or eye strain, but what is it and where does it come from? Blue light is a term used to describe light on the visible spectrum that appears blue; it has the shortest wavelength and therefore the most energy. The sun is actually the main source of blue light that we are exposed to. Other potential sources are fluorescent lights, Read more…
Thoughts of RTI Before Starting Before I started my internship at an area school during the summer of 2016, I didn’t know much about Riverside Technologies, Inc. (RTI). The school was building a new addition, and RTI was contracted to install their new switches and network cabling. This was the first experience I had with the RTI staff. Their expertise and teamwork were inspiring and left a great impression as I finished out my internship. Read more…
Cost of a Healthcare Data Breach All organizations are vulnerable to cybercrime and data breaches, but the healthcare industry faces unique challenges when it comes to data breaches. In the 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Report , the Ponemon Institute found that heavily regulated industries, such as healthcare organizations, have a per capita data breach cost substantially higher than the overall mean. In fact, healthcare data breach costs average $408 per record, the highest of any industry Read more…
The Internet of Things (IoT) IoT. Not an uncommon term nowadays if you work in the tech industry. But if you are not in the tech industry, it may be a term that is very unfamiliar; though as a consumer of electronics, one is immersed in it just about every day. So, what is IoT? It’s the Internet of Things. TechTarget defines the Internet of Things (IoT) as a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical Read more…
See Where We’ve Used Acronyms Companies that specialize in technology tend to unintentionally slide into using ‘techno-babble’ more than necessary, including acronyms. So here is an easily accessible list of acronyms that you may have seen used on our website. 3D (Three-Dimensional) Blogs Used In: The Benefits of Using zSpace in the Classroom zSpace: Make Learning Come Alive The Benefits of 3D Printing How 3D Printing Can Be Used in Education How zSpace Can Benefit Read more…
25 Reasons to Hire a Managed Service Provider (MSP) Are you curious if a managed service provider (MSP) would be a good fit for your company? Check out these 25 reasons why hiring an MSP can be beneficial! You can focus on your core business versus your IT. An MSP can help you put together a solid disaster recovery plan. Your technology will be proactively maintained rather than your IT staff having to constantly fight Read more…
Managed Print for Healthcare Cybercrime is on the rise for organizations around the world, including the healthcare industry. According to the Protenus 2021 Breach Barometer, more than 40.7 million records were compromised during healthcare data breaches in 2020. Additionally, health data breaches were up 30% in 2020 compared to 2019. Many organizations often overlook a major security threat—printers. Managed print services (MPS), or the efficient management of printing and imaging, can benefit healthcare organizations by Read more…