Unified Communications

This blog is about Unified Communications…integrating the experiences you associate with the telephone—phone calls, voicemail, and conferencing…the work you do on a computer—documents, spreadsheets, instant messaging, e-mail, and calendars…all of which has the power to fundamentally change the way people work.

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Password Protect Folders in Windows 7 or Vista

August 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Do you want to lock and password-protect your important folders in Windows 7 or Vista? If you have multiple accounts including one with administrator privileges in Windows 7 / Vista, then you can set access privileges for individual folders.
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Alert – Critical Product Vulnerability – August 02, 2010 (Out-of-Band) Microsoft Security Bulletin Release

August 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Microsoft is releasing an out-of-band security update to address the .LNK vulnerability described in Microsoft Security Advisory 2286198. MS10-046 addresses one vulnerability in Windows, which has a maximum severity rating of Critical and an Exploitability Index rating of 1. The security vulnerability affects all supported editions of Windows, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, [...]

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XP…The End is Nigh…

July 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Got a note from our Dell rep the other day…told us that as of October 22, 2010 they will no longer be offering Windows XP on any of their systems.  As of right now they do not have a cutoff date that customers need to place their orders by for systems with XP, but any [...]

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Add the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows 7

July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

The new Windows 7 taskbar allows you to dock items to the taskbar, combining the features of both the normal taskbar as well as Quick Launch. But what if you want to bring back the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows 7?  Please contact us with any questions.
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Make the Windows 7 Taskbar Work More Like Windows XP or Vista

June 30th, 2010 · No Comments

The single most visible change in Windows 7 is the new “dock style” taskbar, which shows icons instead of buttons, with all application windows combined within a single button. The first question many people will have is “How do I turn it off?” – and this article will show you how.  Contact us with any [...]

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Entrepreneur Magazine Shares 10 Reasons for Small Businesses to Use Windows 7

June 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Entrepreneur Magazine’s Scott Steinberg shares in his online column stating the top ten reasons why small businesses should use Windows 7. Among them: Lower system requirements than Vista, better multitasking, and enhanced security. And while he says not everything is perfect (for instance, confusing multiple versions, and separate download and installs for email and calendar [...]

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