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LeafTech offers Microsoft Teams Demos

LeafTech offers Microsoft Teams Demos

LeafTech understands how important it is to stay connected during the COVID-19 outbreak. Communication is a critical component of LeafTech’s culture. Here’s a behind-the-scenes peek at how LeafTech uses Microsoft Teams to effortlessly stay connected…

Praise from a Happy CTO & Current LeafTech Client

Praise from a Happy CTO & Current LeafTech Client

I wanted to take a moment to recognize LeafTech during this difficult time. I appreciate your flexibility to strategize with and support me. We’ve been ‘in the cloud’ with our services for quite a while and it paid dividends the last few weeks. As a CTO of a small company…

LeafTech’s Covid-19 Remote Workforce Readiness Checklist

LeafTech’s Covid-19 Remote Workforce Readiness Checklist

Is your company ready to work remotely? LeafTech’s entire support staff transitioned to remote work the same day that the decision was made by management, without disruption to our clients. To assist our valued customers, LeafTech developed a checklist outlining the considerations….

Talkdesk offers free Business Continuity Plan (BCP) solution

Talkdesk offers free Business Continuity Plan (BCP) solution

LeafTech’s long-standing partner, Talkdesk, announced a program to help companies with legacy phone systems enabling their workforce to operate remotely during these uncertain times. Talkdesk is an industry leader supplying Cloud-based Contact Center Software…

Apple Stores close doors for COVID-19

Apple Stores close doors for COVID-19

The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted business technology in a multitude of ways. Recently, Apple announced they are temporarily closing ALL stores, excluding those in greater China, until March 27, 2020, due to the recent COVID-19…

Be technologically prepared for COVID-19

Be technologically prepared for COVID-19

LeafTech understands there is an increasing concern about the Coronavirus. We are here to answer any questions or concerns regarding the technological impact this virus may have on your business. We urge our clients…

QuickBooks Desktop Email Issue

QuickBooks Desktop Email Issue

Over the last few business days, LeafTech clients that use QuickBooks Desktop have been reporting issues with emailing from the application when using Outlook. All of a sudden when you NEED to send a purchase order the feature is not working and you get an error message…

LeafTech in a Communication Outage

LeafTech in a Communication Outage

Microsoft Teams users were unable to access the collaboration application for most of the morning on 2/03/2020 due to an expired authentication certificate. According to Microsoft, Teams had more than 20 million daily active users as of the end of 2019…

Chris McAree, Nominated for TITAN 100 CEO Competition

Chris McAree, Nominated for TITAN 100 CEO Competition

During the last month, I found myself approached to write a nomination. Jaime Zawmon reached out to see if I would be interested in nominating our CEO Chris McAree for their Titan 100 competition. Now, when I first heard the name I thought it was some kind of iron…

Changing Careers to IT

Changing Careers to IT

Career changes are daunting for most, and I’m certainly no exception. If you decide to change your path – don’t expect the battle to end when you land the job in the career you are interested in. The following is my experience with changing careers to IT support, and what it was like to join the LeafTech Team…

Critical Issue with Apple’s Catalina Update

Critical Issue with Apple’s Catalina Update

We have CRITICAL information about the latest Apple Operating System, Catalina. This is a very important blog to read if you are an Apple Computer user. This information applies only to desktops and laptops – don’t worry about your iPhones and iPads! Apple released…

Say Hello to Zachary Kurcbard!

Say Hello to Zachary Kurcbard!

Hello, my name is Zachary Kurcbard and I’m LeafTech’s newest Level I Consultant. Some of you may actually recognize me from my field days as a telecommunications technician. For the last ten years I have worked many different angles…