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Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Friday, August 20, 2010
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Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Thursday, August 19, 2010
OneNote users give the software rave reviews -- so why aren't more people jumping on board? For starters, many people don’t even know it’s installed on their computers. It comes with Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition, Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate edition, Microsoft Office 2010, and...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, August 11, 2010
When was the last time you spent even 60 minutes on your own professional development? If you can’t remember, you’re not alone.
One of the biggest challenges business owners and managers face is they get so busy in their day-to-day operation that they neglect their most important...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, July 28, 2010
While you’re busy making sure your data is safe by encrypting your wireless network, sending emails over a secure connection, and storing your backups in a highly secured remote location, what are the chances that you’re still putting your information at risk?
It turns out that nearly every digital...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, July 28, 2010
If you’ve noticed a gradual decrease in your computer’s performance, there could be a number of reasons – but one of the most common is that the hard drive needs to be defragmented.
So what’s defragmenting, and why is it so important? Here’s Geekgirls' explanation.
When you first install your...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Monday, July 26, 2010
Hey, welcome to my first post. These posts will focus mainly on technology, industry happenings, and correlate those to the SMB space. But this isn't about me or you, it's about technology. Where we're going, what's to come, "how can I just make it work", etc... I'm going to...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Friday, July 16, 2010
They're the employees who show up for work with their bodies, but leave their brains at home.
A recent Gallup poll revealed that 71% of workers are not engaged in their jobs. That means 7 out of 10 people are just going through the motions.
If you're a business owner you know that disengaged...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Tuesday, July 13, 2010
If you want the maximum level of security applied to an Office document (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint), you can encrypt it and password-protect it. First, here’s how to use Microsoft’s built-in encryption capabilities:
1. Open up Windows Explorer.
2. Find the file or document you want to encrypt.
3...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Thursday, July 08, 2010
Next week, on July 13, Microsoft will be ending its support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 – a popular operating system that many of our clients have used for years.
Now, an end of support doesn’t mean that your software will magically stop functioning. It does mean that Microsoft won’t be...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, June 30, 2010
There are a lot of reasons you might want to delay sending a message in Outlook. Maybe you want to get all of your “happy birthday” messages for the year written and scheduled. Perhaps you want to make sure a message reaches a recipient in a different time zone at the beginning of their day,...
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