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How To Add An External Contact To Office 365 Billing
Sometimes you need to add an external contact to Office 365 billing. This might be an external bookkeeper or accountant, or in my case an umbrella company that manages billing for the sub-companies. I'm writing this out because I had trouble finding and figuring out...
Microsoft Teams for NonProfits
For today's distributed and virtual staffing NonProfits can use Microsoft Teams for NonProfits to manage and collaborate with their team. This is made even more important with the COVID-19 pandemic, which for many has pushed their team out of the office to work from...
[Attention] this is a protected Vmail!
I recieved two emails to two separate accounts this morning with the subject title; “[Attention] This is a protected Vmail!”. Both emails suggest they come from Microsoft and contained an attachment that says it is an audio message but points to a web page. This...
How Will Your Non Profit Handle COVID-19?
Canada now has over 4000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) infections, mostly British Columbia and Ontario, with everyone recovering so far. Here's a close to real-time map view of the COVID-19 breakout. The issue for Non Profits really is having staff...
[Attention] This Is A Protected Message!
Received a few emails today with the subject line as: [Attention] This is a protected message! You do not want to click any links in this email, it is spam and should be destroyed. Protected Message Looks Like It Is From Microsoft Take a look at the image at the top...
Start 2020 Fresh – Clean Out Your Inbox
Start 2020 uncluttered and clean out your inbox. It's like cleaning up your desk, you'll feel better and you'll focus better. Here's six handy tips to clean out your inbox more quickly using built-in features of Outlook. How To Sort Your Message View Your Outlook...
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How To Add An External Contact To Office 365 Billing
Sometimes you need to add an external contact to Office 365 billing. This might be an external bookkeeper or accountant, or in my case an umbrella company that manages billing for the sub-companies. I'm writing this out because I had trouble finding and figuring out...
Microsoft Teams for NonProfits
For today's distributed and virtual staffing NonProfits can use Microsoft Teams for NonProfits to manage and collaborate with their team. This is made even more important with the COVID-19 pandemic, which for many has pushed their team out of the office to work from...
Error: the folder or a file in it is open in another program
Recently ran across an issue where you are trying to open a file and get the error message; "The action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program." The file, however, does not appear to be open in another program, and even...
Outlook 2016 Corrupt Attachment
Outlook 2016 is sending corrupt attachments that cannot be opened on the receiving end. The original file was confirmed to be fine and could be opened on the sending computer. Once it was attached to an email and sent however, it could no longer be opened. The error...
Cyber4rt Hacking Attempt On Our Systems
Someone by the name of Andri Cyber4rt attempted to hack our online billing system this morning at cloudpockets.com. They were unsuccessful, but it cost us two hours of assessment, troubleshooting, and changing passwords to our critical systems. We are putting this...
How To Set Up Outlook’s Out of Office Assistant
The holiday season is quickly approaching and you will be taking some time off. Here's how to use Outlook's Out of Office Assistant to let people emailing you know you're gone and when you will be back. Note: This is for companies using Office 365 or an Exchange email...