Wednesday, October 7, 2015


Join us at the Maumee Chamber of Commerce 
Business 2 Business Expo!

When: Tuesday November 10
 
Time: 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM (Lunch 12PM-1PM)

Where:
The Pinnacle
1772 Indian Wood Circle
Maumee, OH

Cost: Varies for sponsorships or vendor tables

Speaker Deb Olejownik of DLC Core Consulting will present "Bouncing Back from Burnout" during the luncheon. Members and non-members can be vendors at this expo!

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Contact Taylor at the Maumee Chamber of Commerce for more information or to register today! Call 419-893-5805 or email info@maumeechamber.com


Monday, September 14, 2015

Join us at the Toledo Area Business 2 Business Expo!



Wednesday Sept 16, 2015

 3:00 - 7:00 PM

The Pinnacle
     1772 Indian Wood Circle
      Maumee, OH

Free! 


 
Local businesses need to stick together!

Network, partner, support, and grow at the Toledo Area Business2Business Expo this Wednesday!

This event offers a relaxed and fun environment to help your business grow.  There will be music, door prizes, free appetizers, cash bar, 60 vendors and 600+ attendees.

Stop by our table to chat with BizTech employees, and pick up some freebies. You could even win a free Network Assessment!

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Not familiar with Toledo Area B2B? Check out their website www.tab2b.org



Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Toledo Area Humane Society is moving... and BizTech is helping!


Friday, May 29, 2015

The BizTech Team shows off their 'vintage' technology


Are you holding on to any outdated technology?  At the rate that new tech comes out these days, you probably are. 

...We are too. 

The BizTech Team scrounged through their junk drawers, computer desks, garages and offices to show you just how much some technology has changed throughout the years.
 

BizTech's President, Michael Brown, with three pieces of 'vintage' tech.  

On the far right is a 1st generation Microsoft Zune from 2008.  He has the charging cable, and the device still works!  The Zune was Microsoft's failed attempt to compete with the iPod. 

The middle piece of tech is an HP Pocket PC from 2003.  It still works, and has a 256MB SD card...probably very expensive back then!

On the left is the QualComm QCP-860.  This phone was purchased through AirTouch Wireless (which later became Verizon Wireless) in 1999.  This phone is significant because in the Summer of 1999, Michael received a call from what would be BizTech's first customer!  A couple of weeks later, Michael completed BizTech's first VISUAL Upgrade project.


 
This 5.25" floppy disk is likely from the early 1980's.  This disk has, at most, 1.2MB of storage space. 


Here is an array of 3.5" floppy disks and an old Motorola flip phone. 3.5 floppy disks were developed in the mid 1980s and were smaller, more rigid and had more capacity than a 5.25" floppy.  A high density 3.5 floppy could hold 1.44MB of data.  These discs were used for storage well into the 2000s, and are still used- but mostly for legacy industrial computer equipment.
 
                        
This is a Zip Drive. The Zip Drive was developed in 1994 and was an alternative to the low capacity 3.5" floppy disks that never really caught on. This particular drive has a 100MB capacity, but some had as much as 750MB. Once rewritable CDs, DVDS and flash drives were developed, the Zip Drive went to the technology graveyard. 
  
Above is a 1GB flash drive that was purchased for $50 sometime in the mid-2000s.  Nowadays, you can get an 8GB one for only $4!

 
A Blackberry Pearl 8100 smartphone.  This was released in 2006.  It features a 1.3MP camera!

 This is a 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Brougham.  This was the second year after GM introduced the OBD-1 (on-board diagnostics), a computer-controlled engine management and emission control system. 


Above is 10 feet of rainbow data ribbon cable.  It is likely 20-25 years old. On top of the ribbon is a coax splitter with line fitters and a platter from a failed IDE hard drive.  Under the ribbon is an old laptop hard drive.


Above is a pager, aka a beeper, used in the 1990s. Pagers were widely used from the 1970s-1990s, but are now mostly used amongst medical professionals, as they can be used even in a cell carrier outage.

This is the original Motorola Droid of 2009. It has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5MP camera, AND a touch screen. This was the first smartphone with Android 2.0.

 Above you can see the Dell Dimension 2400 computer.  Complete with a Pentium 4 processor, Windows XP and a 3.5 disk drive.  This was purchased in 2004, and is still used from time-to-time.

This is the Brother IntelliFAX 1270.  This was manufactured from1996-1999, and was Year 2000 (Y2K) Compliant! 

 
The two photos above are of a Gateway Solo laptop from 1999.  This was the first industry-standard Pentium-based notebook. It still boots up!


This is a 4th generation iPod from 2004.  It has 20GB of space and still works.  It is quite heavy and a half-inch thick!

Above is an array of old Blackberry and slide-out QWERTY keyboard mobile phones.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1991 as a 16-bit gaming console.  This particular Super NES still works perfectly, and the owner has around 20 games.

Finally, the above photos show Windows 3.1.1 running on a virtual machine. Windows 3.1.1 was the first widely used version of Microsoft Windows. sold from 1993 until 1995, when Windows 95 was released. During its lifespan, Windows 3.1 introduced several enhancements to teh MS-DOS based platform, including improved system stability, expanded support for multimedia, TrueType fonts and workgroup networking. Check out Netscape's AOL Instant Messenger!

Do you have any old tech to share?  Go to our Facebook Page and share it to our post!

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Windows Server 2003 End of Service


Time is running out to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 before Microsoft support ends on July 14, 2015.  
This means there will no longer be critical updates or maintenance for regulatory compliance for any version of Windows Server 2003, which can affect other applications and services.

Your business could be at risk if you continue to run Windows Server after July 14.  You could be exposed to elevated cybersecurity threats, viruses and risks to your business. These risks include:
 
-Threats to business applications such as payroll, HR and accounting 
-Elevated danger for cybersecurity attacks on computer systems and databases 
-Noncompliance with PCI security standards for businesses
-Breaches of HIPAA data policies for businesses that handle client healthcare data 
 



Contact one of our dedicated Solution Advisors to find out the best way to migrate your business from Windows Server 2003. Call us at 800-804-4715 or email us at info@gobiztech.com.








Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Top 5 Reasons to Switch to Microsoft Office 365


 
What is Microsoft 365?
Office 365 is a cloud-based service hosted by Microsoft that brings together familiar Microsoft Office desktop applications with business-class email, shared calendars, instant messaging (IM), video conferencing, and file sharing
 
With Office 365, you’ll receive secure, enterprise-grade tools at a very low cost with no upfront infrastructure investments. Get your work done faster from virtually anywhere, working with the Office you already know!
 
1. Low Upfront Cost
Since Office 365 is a subscription-based online software, there are little upfront costs associated with deployment.
  • No new servers needed
  • No software license or CAL costs
  • Predictable monthly fees as low as $4 per user/month
  • Includes licenses for 5 devices per user
 
2. Familiar Office Experience
Microsoft Office is the world’s leading productivity application giving you virtually anywhere access across your devices.
  • Always the latest version of the familiar Office apps that you use and install on your desktop (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Consistent formatting across your PC, Mac, iPad, phone, browser 
  • Online versions of Office
  • Add components such as Project, Dynamics CRM & Visio as needed

3. Business-Class Email
Powered by Microsoft Exchange Online, you can access your emails, shared calendars, and contacts from your PC, Mac, iPad, phone and browser using Outlook.
  • 50GB user mailboxes with up to 25 MB attachments 
  • Easy to add users and set up email on your domain name 
  • Robust anti-spam and anti-malware

4. Instant Messaging & Video Conferencing
Powered by Microsoft Lync Online, you can set up and join online meetings in Outlook with just one-click.
  • Presence, IM, voice, and HD video conferencing
  • Real-time note taking and document sharing 
  • Conduct online meetings with customers and partners 
  • Connect with Skype contacts using presence, IM, and voice 

5. Document Sharing
Powered by Microsoft SharePoint Online, you can easily share documents and information with colleagues and customers.  Plus, you get 1TB of storage per user on OneDrive.
  • Share documents with controlled access
  • Sync online files to your devices for offline access
  • Share team emails and documents with Site Mailboxes
  • Co-edit documents with others at the same time

Contact a BizTech Solution Advisor for plans & pricing info. 
Call 419.539.6922 or email info@gobiztech.com.