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Your computer and network: Is Windows 7 an improvement over Vista?
Sick of Vista yet?
Of course you are.
Well Windows 7 is right around the corner.
We tested Windows 7 beta on a computer that Vista would have rendered useless, and here’s what we found.
Windows 7 is faster than Vista; there is no doubt about that. Same look as Vista, but the performance is considerably better. And this is with the Beta version, which hopefully means the official version of the software will be the same if not better.
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Your computer and network: Protecting yourself from viruses
What’s out there, and how to protect yourself
“Antivirus 2009 has found problems with your computer. Click here to start a scan”
Do yourself and your I.T. person a favor and DON’T click anything.
Antivirus 2009 is a rogue antispyware program. It is the latest version of last year’s Antivirus 2008, and is designed to get an unsuspecting person to enter their credit card information as well as comp...
Your computer and network: Google tools that won't cost a fortune
Go ahead and “Google” Google Apps.
Take a look at all the offerings Google offers small business. Google offers paid services as well as free services. You get a little more out of the paid services, obviously. But even with the free services you can get a lot of usage.
• Google Email
o Configure your own domain to be used with Google Email
o Advanced email filtering keep SPAM from your inbox
o Ability to use...
Your computer and network: Cloud computing can save on a server
So you have a small firm on Cape Cod and you either don’t want to invest in a server or don't feel like dealing with I.T. companies, Sick of worry about backups. Then SAAS (software as a service) and hosted solutions are possible keys to success.
You can have all the same features and functionality as an in-house solution and none of the headaches. The SAS model is taking off, and you don’t want to be left behind Hire an outsource I.T. company as your own department. It will save money, time and effort - and you will obtain capabilities that usually only large companies can afford. For any business, having the right I.T. team is a major key to success. Having confidence in the scope of the team’s capabilities and knowledge is the key to a successful relationship. The I.T. staff must have a strong knowledge base of the organization’s technology needs...
VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) is something I am sure all of you have heard about. It may even have been something you have looked into. All the buzz these days is how to save money, and VOIP is a good way to do such a thing. In this Blog, I will break down the pro’s and Con’s of a business VIOP system I can almost guarantee that if you set up WIFI for your customers, it set up wrong and your network is at serious risk. So you have high-speed Internet, and you want to give your clients access to this great resource. You went out and purchased a wireless access point from Staples and plugged it in. Guess what? You just opened up your entire company to anyone who has a laptop. There are right ways and wrong ways to do everything IT related and this is the...
Microsoft and the word "Free" usually don’t belong in the same sentence, but in this case Microsoft brings Free to the table. SharePoint Services 3.0 allows businesses to create and maintain an information web portal for sharing resources and document collaboration. 1. Improve team productivity Al Gore will be real proud of you after reading this Blog. Maybe he will even read it while he sits in his private jet ,which burns millions of gallons of fuel each year. 1. Use the Power Management Tools You Already Have What would you do if a hurricane hit the Cape and Islands and flooded your office? Or how would you respond if a massive power outage blacked out Massachusetts? How would you recover your data and keep the business running after an unforeseen disaster? When disasters strike unprepared businesses the consequences range from prolonged system downtime and the resulting revenue loss to the companies going out of business completely; yet many small businesses are not prepared to deal wi...
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Your computer and network: Any sized business can have its own I.T. department
Your computer and network: Is VOIP a money-saving tactic for your business?
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1. AVAILABILITY
Wherever you are, as long as you have Internet access, you can call o...
Your computer and network: Secure WIFI
Your computer and network: Collaborating to share resources and information
SharePoint offers businesses some great tool right out of the box without much customization at all
Connect e...
Your computer and network: 10 steps to go Green to save money
Having a green IT environment is actually pretty easy to do. Start by assessing what you do on a daily basis and whatever you do don’t print this.
The power management tools in your computer control ...
Your computer and network: Can you recover from a disaster?
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