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Submitted by Jordan Flanigan from CMIT Solutions of San Antonio NE on Friday, January 27, 2012
If you have small office, it’s likely that you have been directly involved in the purchase of hardware, and sometimes even the setup of your office network. You are familiar with routers, switches, servers and printer placements in the topology. That’s good! The more involved you are in the...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, January 27, 2012
In the past, people who wanted to take screen shots had several options, none of them great: paid software like Techsmith's SnagIt, which works well but costs a pretty penny; or Alt+PrintScreen (which captures full screens) or Alt+Shift+PrintScreen (which captures the active window), but require...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Why a 55-Inch Tablet Is the Cornerstone of Visual Collaboration
People can’t seem to keep their hands off the giant tablet that serves as the central piece of hardware for CMIT Impression, CMIT Solutions’ new package that introduces high-end visual collaboration to the world of small...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, January 19, 2012
A proposed bill in the US House of Representatives and Senate is stirring up a fiery debate between copyright holders and technology companies. The bill is referred to as the “Stop Online Piracy Act.”.
As of mid-day Monday, January 16th, US Representative Eric Cantor (R – Virginia) withdrew...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Monday, January 16, 2012
Any-To-Any means an entirely new range of visual collaboration options for small businesses
Imagine a world in which people had to use the same wireless carrier to talk, text or email by mobile or smart phone. Only Sprint users could contact other Sprint users, only Verizon users could talk with...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, January 05, 2012
Sometimes you need access to the contents of a webpage even when you don’t have an Internet connection. Or, perhaps you want to save something for later reading. Maybe you want to record the contents of a page before it gets taken down. Whatever the case may be, saving a copy of a webpage for later...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Monthly packages save small businesses time, money and strain on IT systems
Small businesses have an array of options for maintaining their technology. They can try to do it themselves, arrange for an all-purpose “computer guy” to fix things when they break or establish their own IT...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, December 28, 2011
As we prepare ourselves for 2012, let’s take a look at the most popular QuickTips from the second half of 2011.
Take Control of Your Cellphone’s Camera with These Handy Apps - One of the biggest gripes about Smartphone cameras is the clunky (or complete lack of) controls over camera functions like...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, December 22, 2011
LogMeIn's free app for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.) gives you basic remote access to your computer from anywhere you have an Internet connection. If you need advanced options, you'll need the full, paid app (conveniently available for purchase throught the free app). Available through Apple's...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Power users of computers know that learning a few simple keyboard shortcuts saves time over having to point-and-click your way through every task.
If your keyboard has a Microsoft Windows Logo Key on it (it looks like a window pane), consider learning some of these handy shortcuts to increase your...
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