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A little place where we like to show people some interesting stuff
Xbox One Proximity Voice
Okay what in the world happened to Proximity Voice on Xbox One? One of the main features of online gaming was the ability to speak and hear members of the opposite teams when in close contact. This was a big part of the Halo franchise as it gave you the...
RBC Scam alert
Please be aware of the following scam being sent to your email boxes from someone pretending to be RBC (Royal Bank of Canada). Be advised that the real RBC would never ask for this information over email. I've also included the email address that sent it to me,...
CRA Scam Alert
This is just a quick FYI that I have recently been called by this scam on my Business number. I want to inform you all of this as they could be targeting the York Region/Simcoe area. I've attached a recording of the call on this notification.
Offer Free WiFi?
I can sit here in this local business and type out all the reasons why clients should not connect to free WiFi services but I'm not here for that today. This time I want to focus on the businesses that offer free WiFi to their clients. It's almost expected nowadays...
Longer Life
Did you know that all electronics have an EOL date? What is EOL you ask? Simply put it stands for End Of Life and its not talking about becoming outdated. It means the electronics contained within it have a certain life expectancy. For example, spinning disk hard...
NASA’s New Found Planets 2017
Okay so the new planets are roughly 39 light years away. How far is this? Well, its basically stating it would take 39 years to reach the planets traveling at the speed of light. That's 300,000 km per second. I wonder when they would have to start pumping the breaks...
Open NAT
There are two possible reasons you're reading this right now. 1- You see that you have a strict NAT on your Xbox or other gaming device or you have noticed you can't join friends games because you have a strict NAT setting that refuses to connect. Either way we can...
Emsisoft
By The Byte has just been awarded the privilege of being a Emsisoft License Re-seller! (Enter applause here). Emsisoft is one of the highest rated Anti-Malware/Anti-Virus solution for windows based PC's. It's designed to be light and fast and works quietly in the...
Search By Image
Did you know that you can search google with a picture? Having trouble identifying a bug or item in question? Well let me introduce you to "Google Image Search". Just go to http://images.google.com and click the camera. From there you can drag and drop your photo of...
The Walking Dead – Death Poll
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About Us
By The Byte - Operates out of Bradford West Gwillimbury Ontario, Canada. Our website options are available globally but our computer and network support services are limited to the service area described.
We've been in the business over 10 years now and through our travels we have gained highly knowledgeable colleagues throughout the IT Industry and employ them when required. This gives us the ability to bring to you the experts in their fields when the going gets tough. We believe that one person cannot know everything and we rely on this network of people to get you (Our Client) where you need to be. 