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IT tips 90

  1. Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace for Your Quebec SMB
  2. Choosing an IT Services Provider in Quebec: Questions to Ask Before You Sign
  3. Buy or Lease Your IT Equipment for Your Small Business in Quebec
  4. Cybersecurity for SMBs in Centre-du-Québec: real risks, smart choices
  5. Cybersecurity for SMBs in Mauricie: Where to Start and How to Choose
  6. Local or Cloud Backup for a Quebec SMB
  7. Co-managed IT or Full IT Outsourcing for a Quebec SMB
  8. Switching IT Providers: The Signs and the Plan for a Quebec SMB
  9. Managed Services or Break-Fix IT Support for SMBs in Centre-du-Quebec
  10. Microsoft 365 for SMBs in Mauricie: Migrate and Choose the Right Partner
  11. Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Premium for Your Quebec SMB
  12. How to Read a Managed IT Services Quote in Quebec: A Quick Guide for SMBs
  13. The Accidental IT Person: The Real Cost for Your Small Business
  14. Shawinigan Small Businesses: What to Fix in IT First
  15. Cybersecurity for Small Businesses in Drummondville: What’s Included and How to Choose
  16. Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in Managed IT: What Your Small Business Should Demand
  17. Managed IT Support for Small Businesses in Bécancour: A Guide to Choosing the Right Provider
  18. IT Security Audit for Small Businesses: Why It Matters and How to Do It in Quebec
  19. Managed IT Services for Small Businesses in Trois-Rivières: What’s Included and How to Choose
  20. The Real Cost of a Cyberattack for a Quebec Small Business
  21. Managed IT Services for South Shore Small Businesses: Choosing the Right Provider
  22. How Much Does One Hour of IT Downtime Cost Your Small Business?
  23. Managed IT Services for Small Businesses in Drummondville: What’s Included
  24. Custom Software or Off-the-Shelf: What’s Right for Your Small Business
  25. IT Disaster Recovery for Mauricie Small Businesses: How to Choose Wisely
  26. Managed IT Services for Small Businesses in Shawinigan: How to Choose the Right Provider
  27. Managed IT or In-House Technician: Which Is Right for Your Small Business?
  28. Remote Desktop on Windows 11: Enabling and Using RDP in Your Business
  29. Slow Office Wi-Fi: The Real Causes and How to Fix It
  30. How to Move Your Files to a New Windows 11 Computer
  31. Windows 11 update stuck: how to clear it without losing your files
  32. How to erase an old computer before you throw it out or sell it
  33. Guest Wi-Fi for Quebec SMBs: Why You Need One and How to Set It Up
  34. NAS Servers for Quebec Small Businesses: Local Storage and Backup
  35. Firewall for small business in Quebec: choosing the right one in 2026
  36. UPS for small business: protecting your equipment from power outages
  37. Phishing Simulations: How to Test Your Employees in Quebec
  38. Setting up dual monitors on Windows 11: the simple guide
  39. New Employee Starting? The IT Onboarding Checklist
  40. Employee departure: the IT checklist to secure your access
  41. DNS filtering for SMBs in Quebec: blocking malicious sites
  42. Blue screen of death on Windows 11: causes and fixes
  43. Mobile device management (MDM) for SMBs in Quebec
  44. SPF, DKIM and DMARC: Protecting Your Business Email in Quebec
  45. Passkeys: the end of passwords for your small business
  46. VPNs for Quebec Small Businesses: Securing Remote Access in 2026
  47. Professional Email Address: Setting One Up on Your Own Domain
  48. How to Block Spam and Unwanted Senders in Outlook
  49. Sharing an Outlook calendar: the simple guide for your team
  50. Printer Offline on Windows 11: How to Get It Back Online
  51. The 3-2-1 backup rule for small business: the complete 2026 guide
  52. Electronic Signatures in Quebec: Are They Legal for Your Business?
  53. VoIP Phone Systems for Quebec Small Businesses: The Complete Guide
  54. Antivirus or EDR: Which One Actually Protects Your Computers in 2026?
  55. SharePoint for Quebec Small Businesses: Centralize and Share Files
  56. QR Code Scams (Quishing): How to Protect Your Quebec Business
  57. Your Data on the Dark Web: How to Check and How to React
  58. Cyber insurance for Quebec small businesses: how to qualify in 2026
  59. AI Security at Work: Lessons From the Fable 5 Suspension
  60. Microsoft 365 Backup: Why Microsoft Does Not Protect Your Data
  61. How to tell if your email was hacked (and what to do next)
  62. Secure Remote Work for Your Small Business: A 2026 Practical Guide
  63. How to Secure Your Small Business Wi-Fi: A Trois-Rivières Guide
  64. Managed IT services for SMBs in Quebec City: outsourcing your IT
  65. IT Support in Quebec City: The Complete Guide for Small Businesses
  66. Windows 10 End of Life: Migrating Your Small Business to Windows 11 in 2026
  67. Copilot or ChatGPT for your business: which one to choose in Quebec?
  68. Vulnerability management (CVE flaws) for SMBs: the 2026 guide
  69. Law 25 for Montreal Businesses: A Compliance Guide
  70. IT Support in Montreal: The Complete Guide for Small Businesses
  71. Managed IT services for SMBs in Montreal: outsourcing your IT
  72. Microsoft 365 for Small Businesses in Montreal: Deployment Guide
  73. Microsoft Teams for small business: 5 overlooked features
  74. AI cyberattacks on small business in 2026: 5 new threats and how to defend
  75. Small business disaster recovery plan: the complete 2026 guide
  76. Law 25 for Quebec SMBs: The Complete 2026 Compliance Guide
  77. Azure cloud migration for a Quebec City small business: where do you start?
  78. Cybersecurity for Montreal small businesses: the 5 most common threats in 2026
  79. Managed IT Services for Montreal Small Businesses: What to Know
  80. Microsoft 365 June 2026: the Changes Admins Need to Know
  81. Microsoft 365 for Small Businesses in Quebec City: Deployment Guide and Best Practices
  82. Microsoft Build 2026 AI Agents: What Changes for Your Business
  83. The Benefits of Microsoft Copilot for Your Quebec Business
  84. How to Protect Your Small Business Email Against Phishing
  85. Stop Losing Time: Automate Repetitive Tasks with Microsoft 365
  86. IT Services in Quebec City: How to Choose the Right Provider
  87. Ransomware in 2026: How to Protect Your Small Business in Quebec City and Trois-Rivières
  88. vCIO: What It Is and Why Your Trois-Rivières Business Needs One
  89. Cybersecurity for small businesses in Trois-Rivières: 7 essential steps in 2026
  90. Microsoft 365 for Small Businesses in Trois-Rivières: 6 Reasons to Adopt It in 2026

IT news 63

  1. Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft: What Your Small Business Needs to Know
  2. Claude for Teachers: Anthropic Offers Free AI Access to Teachers
  3. Claude in India: Anthropic sets local pricing for its second-largest market
  4. Gemini Spark on Mac: the Google AI assistant that files your documents and acts for you
  5. Claude for Chrome: Anthropic’s AI Now Controls Your Browser
  6. Teams Adds a Button to Turn Off Copilot Mid-Meeting
  7. Claude tells you to unplug: break reminders and quiet hours
  8. GPT-5.6 becomes the default model in Microsoft 365 Copilot
  9. Repeated Claude outages: Anthropic’s AI is overwhelmed by demand
  10. GPT-Live: the OpenAI voice that talks and listens at the same time
  11. Anthropic Is Heading for Its First Profitable Quarter, Thanks to Claude
  12. ChatGPT Work: The AI Agent That Runs Your Office Tasks End to End
  13. When Your AI Browser Gets Scammed for You: The Scamlexity Test
  14. Claude Reflect: the dashboard that reveals your AI habits
  15. Claude Cowork on Mobile and Web: The AI Agent That Works With Your Laptop Closed
  16. Claude can now write in your Microsoft 365: email, calendar and files
  17. Claude Has a Hidden "Mental Workspace": Anthropic’s Discovery
  18. Copilot merges into one app in August 2026: the impact on your business
  19. Claude passes OpenAI: inside Anthropic’s record growth
  20. AI watermarks in Microsoft 365: Copilot now marks what it generates
  21. Claude Security: The New Scale That Rates AI Flaws
  22. Teams Puts AI Bots in the Lobby: Your Meetings Take Back Control
  23. Auto Browse in Chrome: The AI That Browses for You on Android
  24. Claude finally shows where the AI money goes (and how to cap it)
  25. ChatGPT Can Now See Your Bank Account: What That Changes
  26. Claude Apps Gateway: Keeping Control of the AI Your Employees Use
  27. Anthropic Brings Claude Fable 5 Back After a Three-Week Suspension
  28. Claude Science: the AI lesson your business can take away
  29. Claude Sonnet 5: Anthropic’s agentic AI at a lower price for small business
  30. Claude Comes to Microsoft Foundry on Azure: What It Means for Your Business
  31. Claude "Trusted Devices": Locking Down Remote Control
  32. Five Eyes: AI could defeat your cybersecurity within months
  33. ChatGPT Account Security: See Who Is Signed In and Log Them Out
  34. Claude Mythos 5: Washington reopens access to Anthropic’s cybersecurity AI
  35. Claude rewind: going back even after you erased the conversation
  36. OpenAI launches Sol, Terra and Luna: what GPT-5.6 changes for your SMB
  37. Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of "Distilling" Claude: 25,000 Fake Accounts
  38. Copilot Cowork: the usage-billed Microsoft 365 AI agent launches everywhere
  39. Micron Invests in Anthropic: the Power Behind Claude Takes Shape
  40. Claude Opus 4.8: a million words in memory, and what it changes for your business
  41. Claude Tag: the Anthropic AI that works like a teammate in Slack
  42. Agentjacking: When a Hacker Hijacks Your AI Agent
  43. Anthropic Opens a Seoul Office: Claude Rolls Out at Samsung and LG
  44. Fake calls: Android now checks whether the call really comes from your contact
  45. Claude turns away from API keys: temporary identities take over
  46. ChatGPT Launches Scheduled Tasks: The AI That Watches the Web for You
  47. ChatGPT Drops Below 50%: The AI Market Is Spreading Out
  48. Claude lands on AWS with a Canadian region for your data
  49. Claude 4 Models Retired: What It Means for Your Small Business
  50. Microsoft brings its own AI models (MAI) to Copilot
  51. Claude Corps: Anthropic Invests $150M to Train 1,000 People in AI
  52. Claude now writes 80 percent of Anthropic’s code: what that says about AI in 2026
  53. Anthropic Goes Public: What It Means for Your Quebec Business
  54. Claude comes to Apple apps: Xcode 27 and iOS 27 (WWDC 2026)
  55. SpaceX Goes Public and Reveals a Giant Deal With Anthropic
  56. Claude Mythos: the quiet Anthropic AI that finds invisible flaws
  57. GPT-5.5 and free memory: ChatGPT reinvents itself in June 2026
  58. Mythos, Fable 5, Opus: the new AI hierarchy explained
  59. Project Glasswing: AI Found 10,000 Critical Flaws in the Software You Use Daily
  60. Why Anthropic Keeps Claude Mythos Under Wraps
  61. AI Agents Land in Word, Excel and PowerPoint: What Your Business Can Automate
  62. Fable 5: what it is, what it changes and what its tokens cost
  63. Voice cloning and deepfakes: the new scam targeting Quebec SMBs

Quick fixes 37

  1. Windows Hello on Windows 11: Sign In with Your Face or Fingerprint
  2. Night light on Windows 11: filter blue light in the evening
  3. Voice typing on Windows 11: write without touching your keyboard
  4. Windows 11 mobile hotspot: sharing your connection
  5. How to record a Teams meeting (and find the recording afterward)
  6. Changing the Default Browser in Windows 11: The Simple Guide
  7. How to turn off notifications on Windows 11: the simple guide
  8. Reset Windows 11 without losing your files
  9. How to uninstall a program on Windows 11 without leftovers
  10. How to force quit a program that is not responding on Windows 11
  11. Recover deleted files on Windows 11: the simple guide
  12. Converting an iPhone HEIC Photo to JPG on Windows 11
  13. Convert a PDF to Word for free: 4 methods that actually work
  14. Windows 11 Battery Report: See the Hidden Health of Your Laptop
  15. How to remove an image background for free on Windows 11
  16. Windows 11 Dark Mode: How to Turn It On in 2 Minutes
  17. Windows 11 Safe Mode: start and repair your PC
  18. How to Schedule an Automatic Shutdown on Your Windows 11 PC
  19. Dynamic Lock in Windows 11: Lock Your PC When You Walk Away
  20. How to disable startup programs on Windows 11
  21. How to Show File Extensions in Windows 11
  22. How to email a file that is too large (5 free methods)
  23. How to record your screen on Windows 11: 3 free methods
  24. Clearing Your Browser Cache: Chrome, Edge, and Firefox
  25. Windows 11 clipboard history: paste more than one item
  26. Convert Word to PDF for free: 4 simple methods
  27. Rename multiple files at once on Windows 11: three simple methods
  28. How to compress a PDF for free (4 simple methods)
  29. How to Merge Multiple PDFs Into One File for Free
  30. How to create a PDF in Windows 11 without extra software
  31. How to Turn On Automatic Backup in Windows 11
  32. Snap Layouts in Windows 11: Organize Your Windows and Work Faster
  33. How to Scan a Document With Your Phone (for Free)
  34. Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts: 20 Essentials That Save You Time
  35. Free Up Disk Space on Windows 11 (C Drive Full)
  36. How to Take a Screenshot in Windows 11 (5 Ways)
  37. How to Speed Up a Slow PC: 10 Fixes That Actually Work

Artificial intelligence 22

  1. AI and Law 25: What Small Businesses Must Decide First
  2. Choosing an AI Partner for Your SMB
  3. Google’s Gemma 4: Free AI That Runs on Your Laptop, No Internet Needed
  4. Claude’s Constitution: The Values Guiding Anthropic’s AI
  5. Claude in California’s Government: What Your Small Business Can Take Away From It
  6. Google Just Turned Search Into AI: Is Your Small Business Still Visible?
  7. Claude Code Artifacts: Your AI Sessions Become Shareable Web Pages
  8. Microsoft Scout: the always-on AI agent working inside your Microsoft 365
  9. Claude Code: Anthropic Cancels Its June 15 Billing Change
  10. Gemini 3.5 Flash: Google’s Free AI That Takes Action for Your Small Business
  11. Claude Design Now Respects Your Brand Identity
  12. Claude for Legal: 20 Connectors and 12 Legal Tools
  13. Copilot Gets Claude and GPT Working Together in Microsoft 365
  14. ChatGPT Is Becoming a “Super App”: AI Agents and Automation for Your Small Business
  15. Meta Launches Its Free AI Agent on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
  16. An AI Tool Vanishes Overnight: Your Backup Plan in 5 Steps
  17. Anthropic Suspends Fable 5 and Mythos 5: What It Means for Your Small Business
  18. Claude Dreaming: Anthropic’s AI Agents That Learn From Their Mistakes
  19. AI That Finds Security Holes Before Hackers Do: What It Means for Your Small Business
  20. How to Use Microsoft Copilot for Free in Windows 11
  21. Microsoft 365 Copilot Business for Small Businesses: What Changes on July 1, 2026
  22. Microsoft 365 Copilot for Small Businesses: A 2026 Practical Guide

Cybersecurity 17

  1. Consent and Law 25: What’s Valid and What’s Not
  2. Data Transfers Outside Quebec: The Assessment Law 25 Requires
  3. Law 25 Templates: The Documents Every Quebec Small Business Needs
  4. Law 25: Individual Rights and Your 30-Day Deadline
  5. Law 25: What Non-Compliance Actually Costs
  6. Law 25: Which Data in Your Quebec Small Business Is Covered?
  7. Law 25: The Eight Compliance Items Every Quebec Small Business Needs to Handle
  8. Privacy Incident: What to Do and When to Notify the Commission
  9. Privacy Officer: Who to Appoint
  10. How to Password-Protect a Folder on Windows 11
  11. Who Is Connected to Your Wi-Fi? How to See It and Block Intruders
  12. BitLocker on Windows 11: Encrypting Your Work PC’s Drive
  13. How to Find Your Saved Wi-Fi Password on Windows 11
  14. How to Turn On Two-Factor Authentication (MFA) in Microsoft 365
  15. Managing your passwords: the complete guide for everyone
  16. How to Password Protect an Excel or PDF File
  17. How to Spot an Email or Text Message Scam: the Guide

Microsoft 365 6

  1. Creating an email signature in Outlook: the simple, professional guide
  2. Outlook Out of Office: Setting Up the Automatic Reply in 2026
  3. OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox: Which One Should You Choose?
  4. How to Recover a Deleted Email in Outlook
  5. How to recover an unsaved Word or Excel document
  6. Scheduling an Email in Outlook

Windows 11 5

  1. 10 IT Mistakes to Fix in 2026
  2. How to Change the Location of the Windows Downloads Folder
  3. How to Enable God Mode in Windows 11
  4. How to Move the Start Menu to the Left in Windows 11
  5. How to turn off Windows 11 animations

Every article is written by Antonio Pazzi, president of OKTO Solutions. The blog shows the most recent ones first.

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