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Solving the problem with large attachments (Video) Drop.io

Our partner Drop.io has recently created a functional beta of a plugin that allows you to share file(s) up to 100mb (for free) or greater (with paid subscription) simply via Microsoft Outlook. In this video we demonstrate where to get the plugin and how to use it. We are an affiliate of drop.io and if you would like a paid subscription you can use the featured product links in the right hand navigation menu on our website or by clicking here.

Windows 7 is Ready for Business

It has been a long time since we’ve recommended an initial release of a Microsoft Operating system for business use but we’ve reached that plateau again with Windows 7. We are encouraging our clients to implement Windows 7 when replacing existing systems. There are of course always exceptions to this recommendation, the most important being resource intensive older software applications such as design and cad software. They need to be evaluated for compatibility prior to making the shift. Your b...

Quick Tip Email Sorting

Use the "from" and "subject" fields to sort Emails while you are cleaning up your inbox. You should find it easier to get through your back log of messages by addressing issues with certain individual(s)... or certain subjects all at once. Quite often the most recent Email of a certain subject contains all the prior information and the older ones can be deleted.

When the Solution is Worse than the Problem

There are few things more frustrating than very slow computer performance. You are typing away, or trying to anyway and the text is not even displaying properly on the screen it's skipping and catching up like an inchworm. You immediately start to wonder, did I get a virus? So you do the universal solution, you reboot your computer only after a short while it comes back again. This story has played out in many a local Peet's Coffee, an office, living room or dorm room. One common culprit is inde...

Success in 2009

Success in 2009 (From your IT guy’s perspective) It is now the year 2009 and businesses are feeling a squeeze. Many of us have to adjust the way we do business. I have some suggestions for business people to consider for 2009. Now more than ever it is important that we avert costly problems and make adjustments to grow and diversify our businesses. There is pressure on our profit margins, the job market is shrinking, un-employment is growing and subsequently the pool of potential wrong doers an...

Education: the Answer to Zero Day Exploits

A Zero Day Exploit is an exploit that is circulating before the software vendor has learned of it. They can linger around as un-patched vulnerabilities if the vendor is slow or unable to respond to them. Security software with lots of bells and whistles tends to encourage end users to feel more secure. They have firewalls, Antivirus protection, all sorts of resident programs and pretty icons. Something pops up now and then asking for their input; again insuring them it is working hard to prot...

Secure Enterprise, The Managed Solution

Any company, government, or group of individuals utilizing computers to complete tasks is a form of enterprise. This is not the typical view in the IT world. If you ask most people what "enterprise computing" is, they will tell you a large systems and network infrastructure belonging to a large government agency or company. We believe that any group of computers used by an organization of any size represents an "enterprise". The needs don't change on the basis of size alone. Any infrastructure s...

Tips For Effective Use of Business Email

Simplicity and convenience have made Email the primary communication tool for many businesses. According to studies performed in recent years poorly worded emails could generate negative feelings by co-workers, customers or even your boss. Poorly organized Email communications can also cause delays or even hurt business relationships. Respondents in some of these studies acknowledged that confrontations with co-workers had taken place due to Email misunderstandings. To fully take advantage of Em...

The Internet Productivity Dilema

The last few years many of us have worked hard to convince others of the merits of internet connectivity and the tools associated with it such as Email. The productivity benefits of the net and the associated communication and collaboration tools are desirable to any business. We even heard the fed chairman Alan Greenspan mention "productivity" as a factor in the prospering economy, perhaps largely due to these tools. Perhaps the time has come for us to reflect on the negative elements and poten...