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Photo: RDNE Stock project / PexelsYour Bookkeeping Bill May Have Gone Up This Fall, Even If You Changed Nothing
QuickBooks Online Essentials, Plus, and Advanced cost more at renewals on or after August 1, 2026. Same software, higher bill for many shops.
Photo: Dan Nelson / PexelsMicrosoft 365's Text-Message Login Codes Are on a Deadline
Microsoft made passkeys the default on September 1, 2026, and its built-in text and voice codes end February 1, 2027, for most users.
Photo: Mikhail Nilov / PexelsMicrosoft's October 13 Deadline Came and Went. Here's What It Actually Cost Your Office.
Office 2021 just lost security updates for good. Business PCs still on Windows 10 now face a bigger update bill, and Microsoft 365 renewals are arriving at higher prices. Personal Windows 10 PCs, on the other hand, quietly got another year.
Photo: Tima Miroshnichenko / PexelsYour Plan Price Didn't Change. Your Phone Bill May Have.
T-Mobile and AT&T raised per-line fees in 2026, and Verizon's regulatory charge rises November 1, as of October 17, 2026. None of it shows in the advertised plan price.Topics: Scams & fraud Local/Michigan Microsoft & Windows Small-business ITGeneral information only. Corrections: support@cybercavetech.com · Call (269) 400-1604