Attending the Northern Lights Conference 2018 in Ottawa is an experience I won’t soon forget. As a newer employee of Great White North, I had little to no experience with the arctic regions of our great nation. This event was...

With 2018 upon us, New Year’s resolutions are on a lot of people’s minds in the spirit of the “new year, new me” philosophy. Unfortunately for most, making the effort to keep a resolution won’t make it much past January...

A tribute to a cherished and familiar childhood Christmas story. From the team at Great White North, we wish you all a safe and happy holiday season! Be warm, be merry and spread Christmas joy around no matter the reason!...

Starting a new job at Great White North in September was a lot easier than I thought. The staff are extremely welcoming and willing to lend a helping hand. While there was and still is a lot to learn about...

It takes a certain type of person to be able to pay attention to the little details most won’t even notice in the end result. From business cards, to posters, to newsletters, to websites and social media, there are so...

Say hi to WannaCry! It's here and takes no unprotected computer for mercy. WannaCry is the latest Cryptoware/Ransomware variant, and it's out to get your unprotected Windows computers.  Once it infects your computer, it spreads like wild fire to the...

Greeted at the MacIntyre doors with poutine, it is safe to say the GWNTC team had an excellent night at the 2017 Nova Awards. The MacIntyre Arena was transformed into a grand hall, filled with over 700 Timmins business people,...

We will be performing some upgrades to our GreatCloud platform servers on Friday February 10th, 2017 beginning at 8:00 pm EST to serve you better. During this time you may experience some disruptions.  We anticipate this upgrade taking no more than 4...

Paul and I were fortunate enough to attend Dattocon between June 20th and 22nd in Nashville, TN. It was difficult to top last years convention in New Orleans, LA but the team at Datto managed to do it! The event...

So you're a world traveler. Remember looking at your phone bill after you got back from that nice vacation in Italy? Roaming fees and data surcharges are a killer right?  Now you can stay connected to the Internet and GreatCloud from...

If you are still using Windows 7 or Windows 2008 with Internet Explorer 10, 9 or 8 you'll get an "End of Life" upgrade notice starting January 12th, 2016.  You can upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 anytime to prevent this...

We will be monitoring our helpdesk for mission critical alerts 24/7 over the holidays, below are our core hours over the holiday break: Thursday, December 24th: Closed at 12:00pm Friday, December 25th: Closed All Day Monday, December 28th: Closed All Day Tuesday, December 29th:...

The Intel Compute Stick is finally here.  This stick allows you to convert your HDMI compatible TV into a Windows 8.1 with Bing computer.  It comes with a free upgrade to Windows 10.  Upgrading to Windows 10 was very easy. ...

Windows 10 you say... "I still like my Windows 7" is something we here often enough.  You're right, Windows 8 was a big change for people and many don't like change.  In IT we embrace change.  We went from Windows 8...

At GWNTC, we like to invest in our staff.  Making sure they stay current is really important to us.  That's why we buy all kinds of new technology to play around with and also send our team all over the...

It's official!  We now have 2 Datto DCAT certified technicians in house.  We sent two of our staff to DattoCon15 in New Orleans in June and they spent 2 extra days learning and writing the exam.  Earlier this week we...

We just got back from the Lenovo Accelerate Conference in Vegas and got to see the entire lineup of the latest Lenovo products as well as a few that have yet to been released. We are expecting this beautiful Lenovo Thinkpad...