Small Town Tech

09/23/2026

Ever opened an email thread and found "Budget_v3_FINAL_reallyfinal.xlsx" attached for the fourth time?

If your business uses Microsoft 365, there's an easier way: share a link instead of sending a copy.

Save the file in OneDrive or SharePoint, click Share in the top-right corner of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and choose who can open it. Pick "Specific people" so only the folks you name get in, and decide whether they can view or edit. Then send the link.

Everyone opens the same file, so there's only one current version, no more "which one is the latest?", and your inbox stops filling up with big attachments.

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09/22/2026

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Need a screenshot of just part of your screen?

Press the Windows key + Shift + S. Your screen dims and a small toolbar appears at the top. Pick a shape (a rectangle, a free-form outline, a single window, or the whole screen), then select what you want to capture.

Your snip is copied automatically, so you can paste it straight into an email, a Word document, or a Teams message with Ctrl+V. Click the little notification that pops up in the corner if you want to mark it up or save it as a file.

No more capturing the whole screen and cropping it later. Works on Windows 10 and 11.

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09/22/2026

We build beautiful websites. IFalls.news may be the best-looking local site, and we are very proud of it.
Our goal at Small Town Tech is to help small business compete with the big/ not locally owned corporations. We believe an amazing website should be affordable and that's why we built our own website building software.
All of the cool IFalls.news features were created so we can adapt them to meet our customers' needs which means you don't pay extra for development of custom features and plugins.

09/21/2026

Your printer says "offline," but it's sitting right there, plugged in and looking perfectly healthy. Sound familiar?

Before you call anyone, try these three things:

1. Check the basics. Make sure the printer is on and awake, and that the USB cable is snug. If it connects over Wi-Fi, make sure it's still on the same network as your computer. Printers drop off the network now and then.

2. Restart both. Turn the printer off and back on, then restart your computer. It fixes more than you'd expect.

3. Clear the print queue. One stuck job can hold everything up. Search "Printers" in Settings, pick your printer, open the print queue, and cancel anything waiting.

Still stuck? We help our Pro+Tech customers with printer connections, drivers, and scan setup.

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09/14/2026

You may have noticed a big uptick in activity on ifalls.news and it's social media pages, https://www.facebook.com/ifalls.guide .
All of the new features and plugins that we built are going to be offered to our current a future website development customers. Some of the features will be free like our SEO plugin and others will have a small fee depending on the resources they need.
These new features are designed to help small businesses compete with the big guys.

News, Editorials, and Local Feeds for International Falls, MN and Koochiching County

09/09/2026

We would love and speak to your organization, board, business, or non-profit about technology and the importance of security and how to use artificial intelligence in practical ways.

The Rotary Club of International Falls had the pleasure of hosting Jim Yount and Ted Saxton of Small Town Tech during its Sept. 2 meeting.

https://www.rainylakegazette.com/community/09/08/rotary-report-88/

09/08/2026

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if you open the same folder five times a day, stop digging for it.

Right-click any folder and choose "Pin to Quick Access". It'll show up right at the top of File Explorer every time you open it, no more clicking through five levels of folders to get where you're going.

It takes ten seconds to set up and then always saves you that little bit of time from searching every single day.

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09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from all of us at Small Town Tech!

Quick heads up: we're open normal hours today, same as any other Monday. Tech problems don't take holidays off, so if something breaks over the long weekend, give us a call.

For everyone else enjoying the day off, happy Labor Day, Koochiching County!

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08/20/2026

🔧 NOW HIRING: In-Store Customer Service Representative 🔧
Small Town Tech — International Falls, MN

We're looking for a friendly, dependable person to be the first face (and voice!) customers meet at our shop.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:
• Greet and help walk-in customers
• Answer phone calls and point folks in the right direction
• Help keep the shop looking sharp — vacuuming, emptying trash, and everybody grabs a shovel when the snow flies ❄️
• Taking digital notes about customer communications and interactions

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
• Great communication skills — friendly and clear on the phone and in person
• Real typing skills (no hunting and pecking!)
• Dependable, positive, and willing to pitch in

PAY & SCHEDULE:
💵 $15/hour
🕐 Weekdays — at least 5 hours a day, up to 40 hours a week

This is NOT a technician job and no tech experience is required — but if you love technology, the right person could grow into a technician role with us down the road. 🚀

TO APPLY: Stop by the shop and say hi!

08/13/2026

Is your business growing? Your IT support should scale with you, not turn into five different headaches.

Pro+Tech Business is our managed IT built for multi-workstation businesses: consistent security and updates across every computer, cloud backup integration, and one provider to call instead of juggling different fixes for different machines.

If you're outgrowing basic computer management this is the next step up.

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