Preventing Data Loss

Keeping an eye on the health of your system is important to prevent failures and loss of data. Many forms of data loss are preventable with regular system health checks and backups. I recently noticed some performance issues and stuttering on my desktop. As a part of the troubleshooting, I used a program called Crystal … Read more

Some Password Tips

Security is an important consideration as a password could be the difference between staying safe and having your savings plundered or identity stolen.   Never use just a single password for everything. – If that one password gets stolen, cracked or phished the attacker will have access to everywhere that you have used that password … Read more

Reminder about storms

Just a reminder that with summer storms around unprotected equipment can be easily damaged by lightning. But a few easy steps can help protect sensitive and expensive equipment although there is way to get 100% protection. Surge Protection is important but can’t always protect connected equipment from a direct strike. The cheap surge protectors found … Read more

New Website

We at Small Space IT are proud to announce the launch of our new website. While it is ready for general viewing we are currently adding more features to enhance your experience while visiting our website. Our goal is usability so if you have any feedback regarding our website please don’t hesitate to contact us. … Read more

A guide to the differences between a PC and a Macs.

Have you wondered what the difference between a PC and a Mac is? I have experience with both PC’s and Macs and have felt the need to share some of my observations. I currently have an older 2009 MacBook, a 2015 Mac Mini and a wide variety of windows based PC’s. I will be covering … Read more

What is Ransomware and How to avoid it?

Many of you have probably heard of something called Ransomware on the news and are wondering what it is and how it can affect you. Ransomware is a type of malicious software or malware as it is known that after infecting your computer will search for many kinds of files including documents, videos, game saves … Read more