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Featured Product — Skype for Business Video Conferencing
Microsoft Office 365 includes many features that increase productivity, allow for collaboration, and open lines of communication within an organization, but one of the most under-utilized is Skype for Business. Most users recognize that Skype for Business can be...
Featured Product — UniFi Wireless Solution
One of the most common requests that we at Help Desk Cavalry have received over the years is for a solution to consumer grade wireless networks. Our clients want a solution that can support a lot of traffic, is scalable to any business size, and can provide...
Tech Tip — Working With Excel
How To Lock Excel Cells With Formulas To Prevent Editing MS Excel is an exceptionally powerful tool. If you can code, Excel is likely of little consequence to you. For those who can’t code, this app is heaven sent. It offers a wide range of features and can be used in...
Client Spotlight — Parker Mooers & Cena
Parker Mooers & Cena (PMC), PS, Certified Public Accountants (www.pmccpas.com) have provided a bedrock of financial security for Kitsap County since 1979. One of the most established firms in the Olympic Peninsula, Parker Mooers & Cena has their eye firmly on...
November 2017 Events
Veterans Day 11/11/2017 Holiday Gift and Food Fair 11/17 – 11/19 With space for 180+ booths, the Holiday Gift and Food Fair will once again be the largest indoor Holiday shopping extravaganza on the Peninsula. Silverdale Chamber of Commerce...
Another Look Behind the Scenes with Help Desk Cavalry
Part two of our company structure... We have three core divisions within Help Desk Cavalry. These divisions are Remote Services (a.k.a. Help Desk Team), Onsite Services (a.k.a. Project Team), and System Services (a.k.a. Behind the Curtain Team). Last...
Featured Product — Multiple Monitors
At Help Desk Cavalry, we know that our clients are always looking for ways of improving their efficiency when it comes to how their computers are used. Before you consider upgrading your workstation to a more powerful version, consider the advantages of upgrading to a...
Tech Tip — Typing Tricks
Paste the plain text of what was copied When you copy text from any source, programs will usually include any formatting that comes with it. To paste this as plain text, press Ctrl + Shift + V instead of the standard Ctrl + V, and the system will paste unformatted...
Behind the Scenes with Help Desk Cavalry
We’d like to share with you this quarter a little more about how our company is structured. We have three core divisions within Help Desk Cavalry. An easy way to think of them are Remote Services (a.k.a. Help Desk Team), Onsite Services (a.k.a. Project Team),...
Client Spotlight — Island Fitness
Island Fitness, now it its 15th year of operation, is Bainbridge Island’s original health club. Owners Michael and Alexa Rosenthal rescued the club in 2002 when it was in danger of closing for good. They dedicated themselves to keeping the business alive back when it...
October 2017 Events
Bainbridge Gardens 24th Annual Pumpkin Walk 10/13 - 10/14/2017, 6:00 - 8:00 pm Bainbridge Gardens invites you to the 24th Annual Pumpkin Walk! To be held Friday, October 13th and Saturday, October 14th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the historic Bainbridge Gardens...
Featured Product — Intel’s NUC
Is it time to replace your workstation? With the recent improvements to desktop computing, the Intel NUC might be just the thing that speeds up your performance Intel’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC) has taken the technology industry by storm over the last couple years...
September 2017 Events
Washington State Fair September 1 – 24 The Washington State Fair is the largest single attraction held annually in the state of Washington. The Fair continually ranks as one of the largest fairs in the world. The Washington State Fair hosts two annual events, the...
Tech Tip — Google Search Punctuation Tips
We love Google Search for its ease of use – no need to worry about spelling, grammar, or punctuation. But if you want to take your search skills to the next level, punctuation marks and symbols can improve your results. Quotation marks: When searching for a specific...
August 2017 Events
Obliteride 8/11 – 8/13/2017 Obliteride is more than a bike ride. It's a movement to obliterate cancer. Half of all men and a third of all women in the U.S. will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Together as a community we are fighting back, aggressively...
July 2017 Events
Bainbridge Island Concerts in the Park 7/12/2017, 7:00– 8:00pm Wednesday Evening Concerts at Battle Point Park Silverdale Chamber of Commerce — Education Committee Meeting 7/14/2017, 12:30 – 1:30pm Providing a valuable vehicle for membership involvement in...
Partner Spotlight — Jeramey Probert
Edward Jones is an investment firm working with businesses and sole proprietors across the nation. While the company provides a multitude of ways for people to invest, Jeramey Probert looks to prepare individuals for their future retirement. We at HDCav are excited to...
Client Spotlight — Steyer
As of March 2017, Kate Walton, the CEO of Steyer, became the company’s new owner. A content agency with headquarters on Bainbridge Island, the business was founded in 1995 by Marty Steyer and focuses on delivering content (e.g. technical documentation, instructional...
Featured Product — OneDrive for Business
OneDrive for Business is a great place to store, share, and sync your work or school files. As a part of your organization’s Office 365 subscription, or SharePoint Server, your can save your files in OneDrive and then work with them from any device. But, on a phone or...
Featured Partner — Toomey and Associates
Toomey and Associates provides healthcare benefit solutions for the Northwest. They are a brokerage firm committed to helping their clients find solutions in a complex and changing health insurance market. We were pleased to partner with Toomey and Associates to...
Tech Tip — How Not To Choose A Password
There is a ton of information out there about how to create that perfect password. As long as you follow the rules, your password should be strong and un-crackable. Or at the very least, your password should be strong enough to outlast a few rounds of...
June 2017 Events
4th Annual Golf Classic 6/14/2017, 1:30 – 7:00 pm Tee Off in the Fight for the Health, Education, and Financial Stability of all in Kitsap County. Proceeds from our 4th Annual Golf Classic will support our work with our Kitsap Strong partners. Presented by United Way...
Client Spotlight — Animal Emergency and Trauma Center
Since 1993, Animal Emergency and Trauma Center (AETC) has been providing emergency/critical care for animals in the local community with the help of founder Dr. David Burgess and his team of medical staff. Dr. Burgess has been practicing veterinary medicine for thirty...
Tech Tip — Phishing Scams
Cybercrime is becoming more and more advanced every year, with new programs and technology available to hackers to access your systems and files. One method is known as Phishing, a term coined in the mid nineties, has evolved through the age of social media and email...