# Apex Technology Blog Apex Technology has been serving the Carolinas since 1998, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses. [ Categories ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Tip of the Week: The Easiest Way to Add Up a Column in Excel](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-the-easiest-way-to-add-up-a-column-in-excel) Wednesday, 12 July 2023 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week)  [ ![Tip of the Week: The Easiest Way to Add Up a Column in Excel](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/July_2023/07-12-23/b2ap3_large_excelColumns_457661502_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-the-easiest-way-to-add-up-a-column-in-excel "Tip of the Week: The Easiest Way to Add Up a Column in Excel") Microsoft Excel is an extremely capable spreadsheet creation and management tool, made all the more powerful through the inclusion of many handy shortcuts and features. We wanted to share one for a common enough function that you are effectively sure to find a use for it: quickly adding up the values in a single column. Tags: [Quick Tips](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/quick-tips) [Software](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/software) [Microsoft Office](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/microsoft-office) [Tip of the Week](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-the-easiest-way-to-add-up-a-column-in-excel#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-the-easiest-way-to-add-up-a-column-in-excel) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Understanding the Five Levels of Delegation](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/understanding-the-five-levels-of-delegation) Monday, 10 July 2023 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Best Practices](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/best-practices) [ ![Understanding the Five Levels of Delegation](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/July_2023/07-10-23/b2ap3_large_delegation_544306748_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/understanding-the-five-levels-of-delegation "Understanding the Five Levels of Delegation") As the boss, you’re in a position to offload many of your business’ responsibilities to your employees. That’s more or less why you have employees in the first place. However, there’s more than one way that you can delegate tasks, depending on your personal style of management and the work style of each of your employees. Tags: [Productivity](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/productivity-1) [Collaboration](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/collaboration) [Workplace Strategy](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/workplace-strategy) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/understanding-the-five-levels-of-delegation#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/understanding-the-five-levels-of-delegation) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Blank Emails are a Sign of Dangerous Spam](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blank-emails-are-a-sign-of-dangerous-spam) Friday, 07 July 2023 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Security](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/security) [ ![Blank Emails are a Sign of Dangerous Spam](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/July_2023/07-07-23/b2ap3_large_spam_9041304_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blank-emails-are-a-sign-of-dangerous-spam "Blank Emails are a Sign of Dangerous Spam") We talk a lot about phishing. What it is, what it does, and perhaps most critically, what it looks like. However, have you ever expected a phishing email to look like… nothing? As in, a completely blank message? If you answered, “no,” that’s exactly what today’s cybercriminals are counting on. Tags: [Best Practices](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/best-practices) [Email](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/email) [Spam](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/spam) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blank-emails-are-a-sign-of-dangerous-spam#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blank-emails-are-a-sign-of-dangerous-spam) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Does Managed IT Really Pay for Itself?](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/does-managed-it-really-pay-for-itself) Wednesday, 05 July 2023 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/business) [ ![Does Managed IT Really Pay for Itself?](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/July_2023/07-05-23/b2ap3_large_managedIT_537699153_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/does-managed-it-really-pay-for-itself "Does Managed IT Really Pay for Itself?") Businesses use all types of sayings to try to draw in customers. One of the core selling points of managed IT services is that “it pays for itself”. This is more than just marketing. The multiple services that make up managed IT services all help a business save time and money, but when added together, it can really help the bottom line of a business more than most services they can use. In this week’s blog we thought we would go through the core elements of a managed IT services agreement to show how it really does pay for itself. Tags: [IT Support](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/it-support-1) [Business](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/business) [Managed IT Services](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/managed-it-services-1) [Managed IT Services](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/managed-it-services) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/does-managed-it-really-pay-for-itself#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/does-managed-it-really-pay-for-itself) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Tip of the Week: Putting Google Alerts to Work for You](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-putting-google-alerts-to-work-for-you) Monday, 03 July 2023 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Putting Google Alerts to Work for You](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/July_2023/07-03-23/b2ap3_large_googleAlerts_410430596_400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-putting-google-alerts-to-work-for-you "Tip of the Week: Putting Google Alerts to Work for You") There are many ways that Google can be a hugely valuable resource for a business of any size. One way that you may not have thought of before: an automated insights collector. Let’s talk about how you could be using Google Alerts to keep yourself up to speed on basically whatever you want. Tags: [Google](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/google) [Quick Tips](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/quick-tips) [Tip of the Week](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [Information](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/information) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-putting-google-alerts-to-work-for-you#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-putting-google-alerts-to-work-for-you) [ First Page ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog) [ Previous Page ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=475) [ 92 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=455) [ 93 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=460) [ 94 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=465) [ 95 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=470) [ 96 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=475) [ 97 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ 98 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=485) [ 99 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=490) [ 100 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=495) [ 101 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=500) [ Next Page ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=485) [ Last Page ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=745)