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Entries from October 2010

Tips to Increase Laptop Battery Life

October 15th, 2010 · No Comments

If you work while traveling, you can always use a longer battery life. It makes little sense to lug your laptop around if it’s constantly out of power. Having a spare battery certainly helps, but practicing energy-saving habits to prolong the life of your laptop battery works too.
Lower Screen Brightness
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Use Excel 2007 Macros to Speed up Work

October 14th, 2010 · No Comments

When you find yourself performing a task or a series of tasks repeatedly in Excel spreadsheets, you can save time by creating a macro to do the work for you.
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National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge a Huge Success

October 13th, 2010 · No Comments

The United States Homeland Security Department’s National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign Challenge was a huge success, with more than 80 security proposals submitted with the goal of increasing awareness regarding threats to cyber security.
Out of the over 80 submitted entries, seven were chosen to receive awards at a ceremony at the White House recently. One [...]

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CRM Service Providers Expanding To Include Social Networking Features

October 12th, 2010 · No Comments

CRM service providers are beginning to realize the value of social networking and are beginning to integrate similar features into their services.
With the popularity of social networking mechanisms and websites continuing to grow, more and more businesses are adapting their service offerings to include features that are linked into common social networking websites / platforms [...]

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Tags: Managed IT Services · Network Solutions · Social Networks · Uncategorized

Protection Racket Against DDoS Attacks Revealed

October 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Security firm Symantec has uncovered a scheme to extort website owners for money or face the possibility of a DDoS attack.
Security firm Symantec recently uncovered a scheme that purportedly attempts to extort money from website owners and operators in order to avoid the possibility of a DDoS attack. The capability of these extortionists to [...]

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Printing in PowerPoint 2007

October 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Several printing options in PowerPoint 2007 let you print slides, speaker notes, presentation outline, and audience handouts. Here are tips on how to use them.         Read more.
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Hackers Use JavaScript To Infiltrate Your System

October 7th, 2010 · No Comments

JavaScript is a very popular programming language used in many websites, making your web experience more dynamic and interactive. However, hackers can exploit JavaScript and use it to infiltrate your system.
It makes the web experience very dynamic, enhancing the interactivity of many websites – you’ll see it everywhere, from Facebook to the most obscure sites [...]

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Get Efficient Results Using Managed IT Services

October 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Utilizing IT Managed Services allows entrepreneurs to concentrate on their company’s core competencies, resulting in an increase in productivity which translates to increased revenue.
The term Managed Services is defined as “the practice of transferring day-to-day related management responsibility as a strategic method for improved effective and efficient operations”. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_services) While large corporations regularly choose this [...]

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Business Process Integrations

October 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Today’s organizations increasingly rely on best-of-breed business process solutions to remain competitive and to ensure efficient operations. ShoreTel’s support of open standards offers customers the flexibility to integrate leading applications with their business communications systems.
Salesforce.com
From within a single application, Salesforce.com users can handle their business communications, and benefit from ShoreTel’s robust feature set.
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Tags: Managed Hosting · Managed IT Services · Network Solutions · ShoreTel · Uncategorized · VoIP

Tips for Saving Printing Costs

October 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Since paper is relatively inexpensive, especially when compared to the price of ink, you may think more about conserving ink. But conserving paper too is great for the environment – and your wallet. Fortunately, it’s easy to do.
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