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Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, February 09, 2012
“Lost time is never found again.” – Benjamin FranklinOften find yourself wondering where all the time goes? Much in the same way that keeping track of expenses reveals where your money goes, keeping tabs on your time can help you make more efficient use of it by identifying waste and opportunities...
Submitted by on Thursday, February 02, 2012
Video chat advance driven by consumer, not corporate, applications
Consumer-grade, high definition video conferencing applications such as Skype, ooVoo, Apple’s FaceTime and iChat may seem like commonplace features now, about as exciting as email.It’s easy to forget that just a few years ago, hi-...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, February 01, 2012
With just about every merchant and service on the Web requiring a password, it’s very tempting to use one, easy-to-remember word or phrase across all of them. Hackers know this, and it’s one of the reasons they’re able to hijack accounts so easily. If a hacker determines the password you use for,...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Tech sites like Gizmodo and Lifehacker, in the name of Internet security, have declared February 1st, 2012 "Change Your Passwords" day! There won't be any parades or barbeques, but consider taking a few moments today to change your passwords, especially the ones your use for your email, social...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Through monthly managed services, businesses solve problems before they start
When you’re running a small business, you want your monthly expenses as low as possible, of course. But mainly, you want them consistent.You’re already walking the razor’s edge of profit and loss, and nothing induces cold...
Submitted by Devi Mazumdar from CMIT Solutions of San Antonio NE on Friday, January 27, 2012
If you have small office, it’s likely that you have been directly involved in the purchase of hardware, and sometimes even the setup of your office network. You are familiar with routers, switches, servers and printer placements in the topology. That’s good! The more involved you are in the...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Friday, January 27, 2012
In the past, people who wanted 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) or Alt+Shift+PrintScreen (which captures the active window), but require...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Why a 55-Inch Tablet Is the Cornerstone of Visual Collaboration
People can’t seem to keep their hands off the giant tablet that serves as the central piece of hardware for CMIT Impression, CMIT Solutions’ new package that introduces high-end visual collaboration to the world of small...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, January 19, 2012
A proposed bill in the US House of Representatives and Senate is stirring up a fiery debate between copyright holders and technology companies. The bill is referred to as the “Stop Online Piracy Act.”.
As of mid-day Monday, January 16th, US Representative Eric Cantor (R – Virginia) withdrew...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Monday, January 16, 2012
Any-To-Any means an entirely new range of visual collaboration options for small businessesImagine a world in which people had to use the same wireless carrier to talk, text or email by mobile or smart phone. Only Sprint users could contact other Sprint users, only Verizon users could talk with...
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