I’ve been playing around with AI for a while now, and here’s what’s wild: adding features to these things is ridiculously easy. The hard part isn’t building it. The hard part is training it to actuall
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Intuit Announces QuickBooks Desktop 2024 End-of-Payroll-Service Date — Businesses Must Upgrade or Switch by May 31, 2026
If you’re running QuickBooks Desktop 2024 and handling payroll in-house, Intuit just handed you a deadline you can’t ignore. May 31st, 2026. That’s when payroll service for the desktop version shuts d
Microsoft Copilot Studio Gets Real-Time Voice Agents — Small Businesses Can Now Build Phone-Answering AI Without Code
Microsoft Copilot Studio now supports real-time voice agents, and honestly, this is the kind of thing that should get your attention. You can build AI-powered phone assistance without writing a single
SBA’s Free AI Business Plan Tool and Zoom Phone Windows 10 End of Life
We’ve got some really good news items for you today—and honestly, one of the better episodes I’d say. Thunderstorms are rolling through Florida right now, which means anything could happen, but let’s
The Simple Checklist Every Employee Should Follow Before Opening an Email
Email is still the number one way cybercriminals get into small businesses. And it’s not because your spam filter is broken — it’s because modern phishing emails are convincing enough to fool smart, experienced professionals. The solution isn’t to stop using email…
FCC Votes to Restore Robocall Blocking Rules — Small Businesses That Use Legitimate Autodialers Must Re-Verify Numbers by August
Hey there, small business owners. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just made a big move on robocall blocking rules. And guess what? It means you need to take action if you use legitimate au
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Widely Used Small Business VPN Appliances — Patch Available but Undeployed at Thousands of Sites
Hey, small business owners. Have you heard about this latest threat to your network security? The government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) just issued a warning that hacker
Windows 11 24H2 Cumulative Update KB5058411 Causing Printer Connectivity Issues on Some SMB Network Setups
Hey there, small business owners! I’m Albert Steed from Advanced Computer Solutions, and we’ve got another tech issue to talk about today. The latest Windows 11 update is causing some real headaches f
Windows Update Printer Issues & FCC Robocall Rules
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QuickBooks Online Raises Subscription Prices Again — Simple Start Up 17%, Essentials Up 12% Effective June Billing Cycle
You know that sinking feeling when you think something’s going to go wrong? That’s how I felt when I found out QuickBooks is raising their prices again. It’s not like we want this to happen, but it lo







