In episode two, Paul and Dave talk with Victoria Shannon president of Hansbraun Investments a local commercial property management firm. Victoria shares the ways in which their business values became the compass that is helping them navigate the fallout of the...
In this episode, Paul and Dave introduce the podcast: Island Thrive: Conversations with Business and Community Leaders. They chat about both the opportunities and the challenges that the pandemic has created. Paul shares his experience on the rush to get Vancouver...
Smart Dolphins has evolved over the last 20 years. Our competitors, like industry trends, come and go – it’s our ability to adapt to change that allows us to thrive. My first day on the job was in May, 2004, and I spent it learning how to assemble...
The everyday responsibilities of IT network administrators has been relatively consistent for the last 20 years. But, what is dramatically changing now is the security landscape. Here are three widespread IT issues that should keep network admins up at night. Luckily,...
Often, we need to collaborate on projects with people outside of our organization. In Microsoft Teams, you can invite vendors, contractors and other third parties to be part of your team. They can be directly involved in the conversations, contribute to shared...
What would a productivity suite be without some keyboard shortcuts? The most basic is: @ which is used to mention a person, channel or team. This will alert people to the message. Additionally, your admins can create custom @ tags and create special groups of...
Last week, a massive (90GB, 103M record on some 22M email addresses) database breach from an unknown source was disclosed by the website: HaveIBeenPwned.com. What is known by security experts at this time: • Breach is being labelled as “db8151dd” and is from an...
In April, in response to COVID-19, Smart Dolphins launched a “Business Outlook Survey” with the purpose of gathering our business community’s collective sense of where we’ve been and where we’re going. We work closely with many clients and business peers on (and off)...
Like many, COVID-19 has inspired my sense of community, company-mission and importance of team. That combined with too much social isolation and you end up with…a mullet! I threw out the challenge to the Pod last week: let’s raise some money for the Rapid...
Scheduling a meeting in Teams is simple. Firstly, keep in mind that whatever you schedule in Outlook or through your Teams calendar is connected. There are few ways to schedule a call. In this video, Paul demonstrates how to schedule a meeting through the Teams...
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