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[ Categories ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ![How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/media/com_easyblog/images/avatars/category.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) ## [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to?format=feed&type=rss) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Working with Images on the Web, Part 1 - Image File Formats](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/working-with-images-on-the-web-part-1-image-file-formats) Monday, 01 February 2021 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Working with Images on the Web, Part 1 - Image File Formats](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/February_2021/2-1-21/b2ap3_large_276707373_web-image_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/working-with-images-on-the-web-part-1-image-file-formats "Working with Images on the Web, Part 1 - Image File Formats") Whether you are sharing them online, emailing them to a colleague, or putting them on your own website, it’s important to understand a few basics when it comes to image files and sizes. This guide will hopefully save you a lot of hassle when trying to email large images, update your website, and use social media, whether it be for your own personal use or for your business. Tags: [Internet](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/internet) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [Free Resource](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/free-resource) [Images 101](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/images-101) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/working-with-images-on-the-web-part-1-image-file-formats#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/working-with-images-on-the-web-part-1-image-file-formats) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Don’t Get Phished Out of Your Stimulus Payment](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/don-t-get-phished-out-of-your-stimulus-payment) Wednesday, 06 May 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Don’t Get Phished Out of Your Stimulus Payment](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/May_2020/5-6-20/b2ap3_large_182436275_phishing_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/don-t-get-phished-out-of-your-stimulus-payment "Don’t Get Phished Out of Your Stimulus Payment") Wherever there is money, there are scammers. So it may not be a big surprise that scammers are out en masse trying to get between you and your federally mandated stimulus money. It’s bad enough that we’ve already seen a couple of phishing scams using the COVID-19 pandemic that are designed to help hackers get into accounts they have no business in, now that these scammers know that people are getting cash, the scams are kicked up a notch. Tags: [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security) [Privacy](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/privacy) [Best Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/best-practices) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/don-t-get-phished-out-of-your-stimulus-payment#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/don-t-get-phished-out-of-your-stimulus-payment) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Efficient IT Goes a Long Way](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/efficient-it-goes-a-long-way) Monday, 04 May 2020 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Efficient IT Goes a Long Way](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/May_2020/5-4-20/b2ap3_large_317515415_efficiency_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/efficient-it-goes-a-long-way "Efficient IT Goes a Long Way") With the COVID-19 pandemic causing businesses to rethink their operational strategies, many businesses have had to make a quick digital transformation. Many businesses have accomplished this before the stay-at-home orders, but with employees working from home, we thought this was the perfect time to take a look at four tools businesses can use to improve their work-from-home strategies. Tags: [Technology](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/technology) [Efficiency](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/efficiency) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/efficient-it-goes-a-long-way#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/efficient-it-goes-a-long-way) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Working Around Windows’ Restore Point Issue](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-working-around-windows-restore-point-issue) Wednesday, 10 July 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Tip of the Week: Working Around Windows’ Restore Point Issue](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/July_2019/7-10-19/b2ap3_large_91438093_error_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-working-around-windows-restore-point-issue "Tip of the Week: Working Around Windows’ Restore Point Issue") One would think that a program called System Restore would be one that would be prioritized as one to get right. Unfortunately, this seems not to be the case, as utilizing one of your restore points after performing a Windows Update can cause some serious issues. For our tip, we’ll go over how to avoid these issues with a workaround. Tags: [Quick Tips](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/quick-tips) [Windows](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/windows) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-working-around-windows-restore-point-issue#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-working-around-windows-restore-point-issue) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Keyboard Shortcuts for Slack](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-keyboard-shortcuts-for-slack) Wednesday, 19 June 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Tip of the Week: Keyboard Shortcuts for Slack](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/June_2019/6-19-19/b2ap3_large_272069858_keyboard_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-keyboard-shortcuts-for-slack "Tip of the Week: Keyboard Shortcuts for Slack") Collaboration is crucial in today’s work environment, which is one reason that solutions like Slack are so popular among businesses. Another reason that Slack is a popular option is how user-friendly it is - especially with the many shortcuts that are built in. We’ll go over a few of these shortcuts. Tags: [Software](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/software) [Collaboration](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/collaboration) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-keyboard-shortcuts-for-slack#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-keyboard-shortcuts-for-slack) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: How to Encourage Collaboration](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-encourage-collaboration) Wednesday, 29 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Tip of the Week: How to Encourage Collaboration](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-29-19/b2ap3_large_74462966_collab_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-encourage-collaboration "Tip of the Week: How to Encourage Collaboration") Collaboration is a crucial business process in many ways, which means you need to be sure that your entire team is on board and prepared to participate. This week, we’re offering some tips to help you accomplish just this in six simple steps. Tags: [Users](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/users) [Collaboration](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/collaboration) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-encourage-collaboration#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-encourage-collaboration) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Sync the OneDrive Files You Need with Windows 10](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-sync-the-onedrive-files-you-need-with-windows-10) Wednesday, 01 May 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Tip of the Week: Sync the OneDrive Files You Need with Windows 10](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/May_2019/5-1-19/b2ap3_large_176717233_sync_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-sync-the-onedrive-files-you-need-with-windows-10 "Tip of the Week: Sync the OneDrive Files You Need with Windows 10") Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud file hosting service that uses synchronization to allow users real-time access to saved information. OneDrive, is most associated with Office 365, to which it offers one terabyte of cloud storage (there is a free tier for consumers as well). Since OneDrive is often used to save Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote documents, having access to this information from your navigation pane inside of Windows 10 makes it simpler for users to get to files inside of OneDrive. Today, we’ll take a look at how to set the feature up to sync with OneDrive. Tags: [File Sharing](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/file-sharing) [Windows 10](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/windows-10-1) [OneDrive](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/onedrive) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-sync-the-onedrive-files-you-need-with-windows-10#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-sync-the-onedrive-files-you-need-with-windows-10) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [Tip of the Week: Optimize Your Chrome Browser](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-optimize-your-chrome-browser) Wednesday, 17 April 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![Tip of the Week: Optimize Your Chrome Browser](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/April_2019/4-17-19/b2ap3_large_80711320_chrome_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-optimize-your-chrome-browser "Tip of the Week: Optimize Your Chrome Browser") Google Chrome is much more than just any old web browser; it’s the most popular web browser in the world, being installed automatically on Android smartphones and the browser of choice for countless desktop users. Today, we want to help you get the most out of your Google Chrome web browser. Tags: [Google](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/google) [Chrome](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/chrome) [Settings](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/settings) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-optimize-your-chrome-browser#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-optimize-your-chrome-browser) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [How to Leverage Parallelism to Up Your Productivity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-leverage-parallelism-to-up-your-productivity) Friday, 22 March 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ ![How to Leverage Parallelism to Up Your Productivity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/March_2019/3-22-19/b2ap3_large_P9CP2CZ_productive_400.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-leverage-parallelism-to-up-your-productivity "How to Leverage Parallelism to Up Your Productivity") As unfortunate as it is to hear, science has pretty definitely kyboshed the notion that multitasking works. However, while multitasking may not actually have any true benefits to productivity, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t any ways to accomplish more in less time. Today, we’ll give you a better option than multitasking, a process known as parallelism. Tags: [Best Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/best-practices) [Quick Tips](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/quick-tips) [Productivity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/productivity-1) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-leverage-parallelism-to-up-your-productivity#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-leverage-parallelism-to-up-your-productivity) [ ![Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/808_808_blogauthor.png) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) ## [4 Ways a Managed Service Provider Can Help Your Business](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/4-ways-a-managed-service-provider-can-help-your-business) Tuesday, 29 January 2019 [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu) [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Best Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/best-practices) [How To](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![msps_help_businesses](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_articles/67/b2ap3_large_msps_help_businesses.jpg) ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/4-ways-a-managed-service-provider-can-help-your-business "msps_help_businesses") How much does your business rely on technology to keep your organization running forward? As business technology becomes more complex, it’s becoming increasingly popular for organizations to have their own internal IT departments to manage and maintain it. Yet, small businesses don’t often have the necessary funds for such a feat. How can your company afford quality IT service? You can start by pursuing managed IT solutions from a managed service provider. Tags: [Flexibility](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/flexibility) [Vendor Management](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/vendor-management) [Managed Service Provider](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/managed-service-provider) [0 Comments](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/4-ways-a-managed-service-provider-can-help-your-business#comments) [ Continue reading](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/4-ways-a-managed-service-provider-can-help-your-business) [ First Page ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ Previous Page ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ 1 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/how-to) [ 2 ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ Next Page ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ Last Page ](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);)