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[ Categories ](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://datalyst.net/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://datalyst.net/javascript:void(0);) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Being Courteous and Professional with a Mobile Device](https://datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-being-courteous-and-professional-with-a-mobile-device) Wednesday, 16 December 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Being Courteous and Professional with a Mobile Device](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/December_2020/12-16-20/b2ap3_large_254627397_business_mobile_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-being-courteous-and-professional-with-a-mobile-device "Tip of the Week: Being Courteous and Professional with a Mobile Device") With how business is conducted today, the capability of your workforce to stay connected while mobile is important. However, it can be equally important that this connectivity doesn’t come at the cost of their manners. Let’s go over a few ways to be more polite as you work remotely using a mobile device. Tags: [Communication](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/communication) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [Mobile Device](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/mobile-device) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-being-courteous-and-professional-with-a-mobile-device#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-being-courteous-and-professional-with-a-mobile-device) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Document Your IT Infrastructure](https://datalyst.net/blog/document-your-it-infrastructure) Monday, 14 December 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [IT Blog](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/it-blog) [ ![Document Your IT Infrastructure](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/December_2020/12-14-20/b2ap3_large_294391160_document_management_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/document-your-it-infrastructure "Document Your IT Infrastructure") Quick, off the top of your head, how many network switches are in use at your office? How many wireless access points? How many routers are past their warranty or no longer getting support? That’s not a question most business owners are asked on a regular basis, and we don’t *really* expect you to be able to rattle off the answers. You should have all of that information documented though. Tags: [Data](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/data) [Hardware](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/hardware) [Software](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/software) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.net/blog/document-your-it-infrastructure#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.net/blog/document-your-it-infrastructure) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Five Cool Technologies You Can Give for Secret Santa](https://datalyst.net/blog/five-cool-technologies-you-can-give-for-secret-santa) Friday, 11 December 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Miscellaneous](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/miscellaneous) [ ![Five Cool Technologies You Can Give for Secret Santa](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/December_2020/12-11-20/b2ap3_large_128466830_secret_santa_gifts_400.jpeg) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/five-cool-technologies-you-can-give-for-secret-santa "Five Cool Technologies You Can Give for Secret Santa") The strangest year in our lives is coming to a close and the holidays figure to be just as strange. With the COVID-19 pandemic still roaring away, there probably won’t be a lot of the events that are typical this time of year. That doesn’t have to ruin the time of year, however. Today, we thought that we would take a look at five cool tech gadgets and services that won’t break the bank, but will also be a cool addition under the tree or for your secret santa. Tags: [Gadgets](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/gadgets) [Technology](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/technology) [Gifts](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/gifts) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.net/blog/five-cool-technologies-you-can-give-for-secret-santa#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.net/blog/five-cool-technologies-you-can-give-for-secret-santa) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Sign a PDF in Windows](https://datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-sign-a-pdf-in-windows) Wednesday, 09 December 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Sign a PDF in Windows](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/December_2020/12-9-20/b2ap3_large_270854989_signature_PDF_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-sign-a-pdf-in-windows "Tip of the Week: Sign a PDF in Windows") PDFs have been around for a while and they have become an extremely useful file format for business. One of the best features of the PDF is that it is useful for securing signatures so that contracts can be handled over the Internet. Today, we’ll go over how you go about signing a PDF in Windows. Tags: [Workplace Tips](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/workplace-tips) [Windows](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/windows) [Collaboration](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/collaboration) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.net/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-sign-a-pdf-in-windows#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.net/blog/tip-of-the-week-sign-a-pdf-in-windows) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [A Field Guide to Phishing Attacks](https://datalyst.net/blog/a-field-guide-to-phishing-attacks) Monday, 07 December 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.net/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/blog) [Security](https://datalyst.net/blog/categories/security) [ ![A Field Guide to Phishing Attacks](https://datalyst.net/images/easyblog_shared/December_2020/12-7-20/b2ap3_large_226008623_phishing_attacks_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.net/blog/a-field-guide-to-phishing-attacks "A Field Guide to Phishing Attacks") Despite the name being mildly amusing, phishing attacks are no laughing matter. These scams, in all their different forms, wreak havoc on businesses—ranking as the top breach threat in the 2020 edition of Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report, and successfully impacting 65 percent of United States organizations in 2019 as reported by Proofpoint’s 2020 State of the Phish Report. Avoiding them requires you to be able to spot them, so let’s go over the different varieties of phishing that can be encountered. 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