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Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Tuesday, March 02, 2010
You know the old saying, “All politics is local”? Well, now it’s not just politics. All business is local – and if you’re not using Google to reach out to prospects in your immediate local area, you’re missing out on a huge (and free) opportunity to expand your customer base.
Over the past couple...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Thursday, February 25, 2010
Windows Vista never quite caught on the way that Microsoft had hoped. The User Account Control (UAC) feature, which was supposed to enhance security by prompting users before allowing many programs to open, instead proved such an annoyance that users simply shut it off – leaving them more...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Closing the loop. Dropping the ball. Falling through the cracks. Pick your phrase, but it all boils down to the same problem: tracking every process from beginning to end and making sure that somebody is assigned responsibility for every task. This is a particular challenge with IT issues, which...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
After years of reminders to run system scans and update your virus and malware definitions, you may finally be performing these tasks with some regularity. However, while you're busy installing updates to your browser and your security settings, make sure you're not forgetting to update Adobe...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Tuesday, February 09, 2010
After the attempted bombing of an airliner headed from the Netherlands to Detroit on Christmas Day, many travelers were left wondering how (or if) heightened security measures would affect future flights. This question is particularly urgent for business travelers, who tend to travel farther and...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Thursday, February 04, 2010
"Update your passwords. Don't use words. Throw in numbers and punctuation."
You've heard it thousands of times, but I just had a discussion with someone yesterday where we BOTH admitted neglecting updating our passwords frequently or making them complicated enough to keep hackers at bay.
Here's...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Anybody who has used - or sat through - a PowerPoint presentation knows how easy it is to get carried away with the program's many bells and whistles. Nobody wants to look at a presentation that's packed to the gills with extraneous whooshing sounds, animated stick figures, and garishly colored...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Monday, January 25, 2010
Twitter was a buzz last week when news broke that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was joining the ranks of the micro-blogging community. Some were surprised it had taken this long, others sent him welcome wishes and everyone was anxious to hear what the wealthiest man in the world had to say (mostly...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Friday, January 22, 2010
Many people have finally made the switch to the Vista or Windows 7 operating system, and the accompanying Office 2007 suite of popular programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. For those who have upgraded, one of the most frustrating things about going to Office 2007 is figuring out where all...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, January 20, 2010
One week ago, Google announced that its company and at least 20 others were victims of a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack" originating in China in mid-December, evidently to gain access to the e-mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.
Until now, Google has run a "censored version...
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