IT Support Blog

Why We Use Netgate Firewalls — and What It Saves Our Clients

Posted by Peter Heinicke on 4/29/26 12:44 PM

Every year, small businesses across the country quietly hand over hundreds — sometimes over a thousand dollars — to firewall vendors for the privilege of keeping their security features turned on. Not for new hardware. Not for better protection. Just to maintain the features they already paid for when they bought the device.

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Tags: IT Support, Small Business, Managed Services, Cybersecurity, Networking, Firewall

Why Can't I Just Throw Out That Old Inkjet Printer?

Posted by Peter Heinicke on 4/22/26 9:44 AM

Today is Earth Day — which makes this the perfect moment to talk about something most businesses overlook: e-waste, and why that old inkjet in the corner can't just go in the trash.

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Tags: IT Support, Small Business, Managed Services, E-waste, Electronics Recycling, Green IT, Earth Day

Five Blocks of Best Practice IT Support

Posted by PC Methods on 9/6/13 5:30 PM

PC Methods offers a five block support offering for our IT clients. Not all clients choose to take advantage of all five  blocks, but they are there if you want the best possible combination of value and service. The blocks are: Project Work, Centralized Services, Network Administration, Virtual CIO,  and Support. These are the product offerings that clients should look for when selecting the best possible IT business partner. 

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Tags: IT services, Disaster Recovery, Backup, Backup to the cloud, Cloud Computing, Blogging, Blog, Anti Virus, Virus Removal, computer repair, Symantec, Malware, Security Software, Small Business, Sage 300 ERP