Three Steps to Making Your PC Speedier
At Hungate Business Services (HBS), we like to see clients gain a competitive edge by having superior systems operations. It’s exciting to know that Windows 10 provides the fastest operating system yet, but there are still things you can do to “up the ante.” Below are three quick steps you can take yourself to improve…
Why HBS is Joining the Breast Cancer Fight
During our 32-year history, Hungate Business Services (HBS) has often supported the work of or contributed to local causes – such as Agape Outreach, the Smyth County (Va.) Community Hospital Foundation, Claiborne County Healthcare Foundation and Kiwanis Club of Marion – to name a few. This year, we’re leaving our comfort zone and focusing on…
HIPAA Compliance Is Much More than Software
Increasingly, the feet of hospitals and other healthcare organizations are being held to the fire when it comes to complying with both HIPAA and HITECH mandates. HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) was a law originally passed in 1996 that mandates patient data of all kinds should always be protected and kept private –…
Phishing and Other Things to Fear on the Internet
Few things are scarier on a busy work day than having your personal or office computer suddenly be “at risk.” We’ve all heard of viruses, worms, Trojans and malware. Each one is different, but all are equally scary. As the term implies, viruses are pieces of programming-code that get attached to data files introduced via…
Steps to Syncing Your Email Accounts and Devices
Ever wish you could coordinate all your e-mail accounts into one – then have that one view visible across all your devices? Although challenging, it’s possible to accomplish this with some coordinating. The following steps provide a general overview of the process. If you need help, contact Hungate Business Services at 276-243-4026, or email our…
Why Companies Need Managed IT Services
Computers and network equipment inevitably fail over a period of time, potentially interrupting business and leading to losses. At Hungate Business Services (HBS), we believe that being proactive through continual monitoring of a network and all its components is simply the best management approach. That’s why we offer clients Managed IT Services – which is…
13 Photos: Why Businesses NEED VoIP!
Over the last few years, as cloud communications have continued to grow, hundreds of thousands of words have been written about the benefits of converting to VoIP. Hungate Business Services has even contributed to that word count from time to time! But sometimes pictures can tell the story better than any amount of column-inch verbiage….
