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Plain-English answers to your questions about technology best practices.

How to Choose the Right Laptop for Law Firms

  When it comes to outfitting your attorneys with new machines, the questions that come to mind can be flat-out overwhelming. Of all the machines out there (and there are a lot out there), which are actually equipped to handle their workload? Which features are absolutely critical to have, and

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How to Choose the Right Laptop for 501c3 Nonprofits

  Laptops. There are swarms of them on the market these days, not to mention all the foreign technical features to consider when you compare one machine to the next. How do you even begin the selection process? After serving the technology needs of DC’s nonprofit community for over two

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How Much Does Data Backup Cost for Law Firms?

Here’s a scenario for you. You’re a 50-attorney (100-person) law firm. Your sprinkler system malfunctions and soaks your server room. All of your servers go down in a spark and a fizzle. With your current backup solution, it takes one day to get your systems back up and running at

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How Much Should 501c3 Nonprofits Spend on IT Annually?

  Recently, we spent some time working through the key elements to consider when it comes to crafting your nonprofit’s IT budget. While this discussion digs into the nuts and bolts of what specific pieces combine to form a successful budget, it opens the door to another side of the

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