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Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Remote office access lets you log on to a computer or server from a separate location and use it as if you were actually on-site. Many businesses now rely on the ability to give employees remote office access, whether it’s for mobile workers, as a response to the increased price of commuting or the...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Tuesday, August 04, 2009
A signature file appears at the end of an email message and usually contains some or all of the following:
A sign-off phrase like “Best regards” or “Thank you”
The writer’s name, job title, and contact information
The company name and web address
Signature files, also known as “sig files...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Friday, July 31, 2009
Don’t wait until a nasty storm is headed your way to think about how you’ll protect your computer equipment from an extreme weather event. A little bit of planning can help so that, in the event of a real emergency, you’ll have a specific to-do list that will keep you on track and increase the...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Friday, July 31, 2009
One of your biggest responsibilities as a small business owner is paying your employees and staying current with federal, state, and local taxes and regulations. If you don't have an accounting or bookkeeping background, taking care of payroll can feel pretty overwhelming. Fortunately, you've got...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Friday, July 31, 2009
Sometimes when you use a worksheet in a Microsoft PowerPoint or Word presentation, you want it to be as up-to-date as possible. Other times, it doesn't matter if the information is current or not - you can just use a static copy of an old worksheet.
In the first instance, you’ll want to use a...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Thursday, July 30, 2009
I'm really digging the work Tech Replic is putting out these days. The inspiration behind this post comes from this article. Tech Republic just launched SmartPlanet and I am intrigued to learn more.
I have been reading books about leadership. Hardball for Women by Pat Heim is one that is opening...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Tuesday, July 07, 2009
If you’ve got an in-house IT staff, you know how hard it is to coordinate all of the many tasks regularly assigned to your technical gurus. More often than not, techs deal with problems on a first-come, first-served basis — or according to the “squeaky wheel” principle, where whoever yells the...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Thursday, July 02, 2009
It’s a common enough story. In order to save on software costs, a business just installs the free version of a popular antivirus program on all its computers. It’s up to each user to run periodic system scans and updates.
Invariably, somebody forgets to run a system scan. Or they get so...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Thursday, June 25, 2009
A study released last year by the Ponemon Institute revealed that business travelers lost a truly shocking number of laptops at airports every week: about 12,000, by their count. (http://www.darkreading.com/security/encryption/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=211201139)
Even with fewer business...
Submitted by CMIT Solutions on Wednesday, June 17, 2009
When you’re sending out email to new recipients who haven’t heard from you and who may be using a variety of mail programs to view your message, it’s best to go the simplest route possible and stick with a plain text format. You won’t get any fancy formatting bells and whistles – no crazy fonts,...
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