People that have tech issues often forget why an error occurred when they explain it to us later (or things will work without issue when they try to show us). All you have to do to RECORD your entire screen is use the Steps Recorder. OR you can snap a picture of your issue with the … Read more
You need to turn on 2 Factor Authentication pronto because its the only way to A) know if someone is trying to get in and B) if someone has your password. Here’s a quick story about someone who always rebuked turning on 2FA: A client has a cloud email system that they’ve used … Read more
To begin understanding how to choose an IT Managed Services Provider, you need to understand what the heck an MSP is in the first place. Simply put, an MSP is an I.T. Consulting company that charges you a monthly fee for your tech support. If you try to purchase software nowadays you’ll see that … Read more
Prairie Contractors, Inc. – General Contractor Prairie Contactors, a general contractor and construction services company, had the goal of transitioning their IT Services and Tech Management away from break/fix hourly IT Support to Managed IT Services. THE CHALLENGE Prairie Contractors had gotten into a common scenario of piece meal IT support, where … Read more
Clutch, an independent market research firm based in Washington DC recently released of the list of the top IT services firms in the Chicago area, and LME Services is proud to announce that we landed on the list of the most highly rated managed service providers in Chicago. We are especially proud … Read more
Warning: The ineptitude of the I.T. Guy and the businesses network I am about to recount may be unsuitable for children or people with queasy stomachs. I’m Joe (hello joe) and I’m a capable IT person (gasps intermixed with reluctant clapping) On average, our IT consulting business gets one new client a month via … Read more
Facebook has been in the headline a lot lately, and for all the wrong reasons. This time around FB is getting tangled in a whole mess of culpability gray areas that has garnered a lot of headlines, but in truth is more a warning tale of the state of online personal security than it … Read more
How do computers work? This short article is designed to give you a layman’s view on how computers take electricity and turn that into computer games, word processing, sound and complex applications At a fundamental level, electricity, transistors, and computers are very simple to understand and it all starts from magnets… How Electricity works … Read more
Before discussing what the pros and cons of getting a firewall are let’s quickly explain what a firewall is. What is a network firewall after all? A firewall is a router. The term firewall is usually bandied about because certain brands want to reference their routers as Firewalls because it implies that … Read more
To Setup a VPN to your Office for FREE using Teamviewer between your home and office computers you will need to download and install TeamViewer on both your home computer and your destination computer (or server) If you need a local managed IT services company to help with all your IT and Cybersecurity issues then give LME … Read more
