The $250 fix that saved a $16,000 repair
This week we received an urgent call from a manufacturing client of ours. One of their Zeiss CMM machines was down. Unfortunately the machine is out of support and the Original Manufacturer suggested replacing the control/communication system. The fix would have meant...
Could not connect to IVLS Proxy error in Avimark
Occasionally the Avimark / IVLS connection has a "hiccup" and needs to be restarted. Typically you will be alerted by an error when opening Avimark or performing certain operations. To resolve this error, Stop/Start or restart the "IDEXX VetLab Station Service" on...
Basic Practices That Benefit Businesses
Technology is a staple for business improvements, which is why it is always important to keep a few basics in mind as you go through your operations. Let’s go through a few key strategies, just to really drive their importance home. Uniformity in Tools and Processes...
Internet Images, Part 2: Resizing Images
In part one of this tutorial we discussed the types of images you will encounter online and how they can be used. Today, we will go a little bit further and talk about how to best alter your images without sacrificing quality. Let’s dive right into it. We will be...
Internet Images, Part 1: Image Formats
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. If that is true (or even close to true), images can do a lot for what you are trying to accomplish online. We thought it would be useful to put together a little tutorial about the use of images online and provide some useful...
Could Windows Soon Be Even More Optimized for Your Intended Use?
With so many users worldwide embracing Windows as their chosen operating system for all kinds of purposes, there are many different settings that can be customized to best fit the different needs of a workplace as compared to a gamer’s or a family’s setup. Microsoft...
Tip of the Week: Keeping Track of Your Chrome Tabs
Google Chrome is by far the most utilized browser on PC and mobile, meaning that most people use Chrome for a majority of their jobs, their finances, and just about anything else you could use a browser for. Since it’s so widely utilized, we thought it would be good...
How to Strategically Scale Back Your IT and Do More
Businesses have always needed to use their available resources efficiently, but it has perhaps never been as important for them to squeeze as much value out of what they have. To further this end, let’s go over a few ways that you can more intelligently reduce your IT...
Reconsidering What Your Workstation’s Power Button Can Do
We’re all familiar with what the power button looks like, and what it’s supposed to do. What fewer people are familiar with is what the image on the button really means, and the different things that the power button can be used for. The Meaning of the “Power” Symbol...
Tip of the Week: How to Easily Reorder Your Gmail Messages
Regardless of how well you try to maintain your email inbox, there will most likely be some messages floating around after some amount of time—especially when you have a lot of emails coming in at once. When there’s one or two that you really need to keep track of,...
