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Submitted by Tim Roper on Monday, October 24, 2011
Lisa Simpson: “Look on the bright side, Dad. Did you know that the Chinese use the same word for ‘crisis’ as they do for ‘opportunity?’” Homer Simpson: “Yes. ‘Crisitunity!’”
MSN had an amusing item today about a man who made the most out of his divorce by coming up with creative uses from his ex-...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Here’s a second installment of our favorite tricks using Google’s search box. If you missed Part I, you can view it here.
Define a word – Put that Oxford English Dictionary away. Look up definitions using Google by entering “define:word” in the search box (replace ‘word’ with the term you wish to...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, October 13, 2011
Let’s face it: Google is everywhere. Much to the chagrin of the company’s trademark attorneys, the name has become synonymous with “search,” but there’s much more you can do with that little rectangle than just search for content.
Here are a few of our favorite tricks:
Check flight status – Enter...
Submitted by Devi Mazumdar from CMIT Solutions of San Antonio NE on Thursday, October 13, 2011
As many businesses are looking to save costs, the concept of outsourcing accounting, human resources and IT has become very popular. Quite frequently, small businesses tend to have a love/hate relationship with their outsourced department. When everything is running smoothly, the CPA, Human...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, October 06, 2011
"Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?" - Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has been described as a "visionary" so many times that's it's become a sort of cliche. In fact, the story of his life, his near-miraculous resurrection of Apple 11 years after he was fired from the company, his "just one more thing...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, October 05, 2011
David Markus, owner of Australian IT service provider Combo, has a good piece on SmartCompany's Aussie website about the realities of providing technical services and support in the modern PC era. Basically, he argues that the commodification of hardware has lead to margins so paper thin that...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, September 30, 2011
For years, the conventional wisdom regarding the handling of spam emails was to never reply to anything, even if there was an “unsubscribe” link or instructions at the end of the message. After all, spammers don’t really care that you don’t want them sending you emails, or they wouldn’t have sent...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, September 30, 2011
As an IT service provider to small businesses, we see a few common problems among new clients. Whether it’s because of oversight, lack of knowledge, neglect, or user error, the following five issues keep many small businesses from achieving their full potential or even worse, jeopardize a...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, September 30, 2011
Welcome to this week’s Video QuickTip from CMIT Solutions. In this installment, we’ll show you how to set up Google Alerts to receive real-time updates on whatever topics or news stories might be of interest to you. Google Alerts are a great way to keep tabs on what’s being said about...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, September 09, 2011
Last night, 80s icon Michael J. Fox went on Letterman to debut the Nike Mag (AKA, the shoes from Back to the Future, Part II). Nike has produced 1500 pair of the limited-edition, light-up (but, alas, not self-lacing) sneakers. 150 pair per day of the futuristic kicks are being auctioned on ebay...
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