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2018 JRG Sleep Out is here!

In support of Covenant House Vancouver & Youth Unlimited A big part of our past 3 annual Client Appreciation Events has been coming alongside charitable organizations that focus on homeless and at-risk teens. Through awareness and fundraising activities, we’ve experienced the reality of long/cold nights on the street with various members of our team and […]

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Future Proof your business with 3CX Phone Systems

Why Should my Business use a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phone System? Using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system such as 3CX has several benefits for businesses. Businesses can save money and can increase portability, convenience, and flexibility by making the switch to 3CX Phone Systems. Additionally, 3CX Phone Systems increase the […]

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Disaster Recovery Solutions

Do you Have Security Concerns? Every day we hear from owners and senior business leaders who are concerned with security. Over and over again companies are not bothering with basic security to protect their information. This can result in IT headaches, work disruption, and data loss. One of the most important parts of disaster recovery […]

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Scout Technology Guides: Our Culture Journey

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Scout Technology Guides: Our Culture Journey Starting with the Why: an interview with Scout founder Matt Dryfhout Recently, our Matt Dryfhout sat down for an interview where he was asked to discuss the culture of what it means to be a Scout Technology Guide. Scout was one of six companies that were selected for this opportunity […]

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Night on the Street 2017 Reflections

Reflections on A Night on the Street 2017 On Nov 28th, I spent the night on the street again, this time with a couple clients of ours in partnership to raise awareness and funding for Youth Unlimited’s street life program. Preparing for this year was a very different experience than it was last year. Gone […]

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The trust relationship between this user and the internet has failed

The internet is giving me trust issues. Until far too recently, my version of the internet, populated with cookie recipes, two day shipping and the answers to my questions, felt like a largely benevolent place. Or if not benevolent, at least well intentioned. Now, I’m starting to wonder if I should stock up on tinfoil. […]

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Doing Tech Support Better

Once upon a time, a very long time ago, I needed to close a game, so I clicked on the close icon prompting the message “Press ESC to exit, or any key to continue.” Only, when I tried to type ESC like the computer said to, it sent me back to the game. So I […]

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Pokemon Go

You would have to be living under a rock to have missed the phenomenon that is Pokemon Go, and even then, it’s only a matter of time before someone comes crawling under there  to “catch” that Geodude hunkering down with you. And whether you are an aspiring Pokemon Trainer or not, it’s easy to understand the appeal […]

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