CMIT Solutions Blog - IT News and Tips for Small Businesses
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Phishers and Internet scammers are always coming up with innovative new ways to separate victims from their money. One of their favorite tactics is to prey on victims' fears about taxes by posing as the IRS. It's natural to worry if you get an email from somebody purporting to be the IRS,...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Tuesday, January 05, 2010
If you are working in Microsoft Word, chances are you will need to format your document. Anytime that you are not simply using the left margin to align paragraphs, you should use tabs to properly align your text and numbers.
The default tab stops are every 0.5 inches from the left margin. You can...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Monday, January 04, 2010
We've heard news recently about a new form of scam that preys on people's fears about accidentally downloading computer viruses and spyware. Here's how it works: the scammer calls the victim and claims to be working for a computer monitoring firm, a security software provider, or "your Windows XP...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, December 30, 2009
In the past, people who had 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 but not individual windows or selected areas.
Now it's a different story,...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Identity theft is a serious issue, no matter who the victim is, but the situation can be more complicated when somebody tries to impersonate someone's business, says Jeff Connally, president and CEO of CMIT Solutions. That is why CMIT Solutions is offering tips and advice to small business owners...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Monday, December 28, 2009
A nice feature of Office 2007 is that you can make documents from several different programs – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook – all have the same look and feel. Whereas in the past you’d have to alter the color and style of every table, chart, and shape in every document separately, you can...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Maybe you're doing some last minute Christmas shopping or maybe you've taken the advice in our recent blog post and are spending a little money now to avoid paying taxes on it later, but you've been looking at a portable computer and all the jargon has your head spinning. Here's a quick background...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Monday, December 21, 2009
Every year hackers get smarter and sneakier about how to infiltrate people’s computers, steal vital personal information, and spread mischief. A few years ago, all you had to worry about was malware spread by e-mail attachments. These days, you have to worry about mysterious links showing up in...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Monday, December 14, 2009
If you’re a small business owner who turned a profit in 2009, congratulations! It’s been a tough year, and any business that succeeded in a very challenging economic environment deserves a pat on the back.
The downside to making a profit, of course, is that it can be subject to taxes. In order to...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Friday, October 23, 2009
Despite the name, instant messages can stick around for a long, long time. Your conversations may live on, long after you've shut down your IM client – depending on what service you're using and what controls you or your employer may have in place.
For example, Google saves every chat...
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