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Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, January 05, 2012
Sometimes you need access to the contents of a webpage even when you don’t have an Internet connection. Or, perhaps you want to save something for later reading. Maybe you want to record the contents of a page before it gets taken down. Whatever the case may be, saving a copy of a webpage for later...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Monthly packages save small businesses time, money and strain on IT systems
Small businesses have an array of options for maintaining their technology. They can try to do it themselves, arrange for an all-purpose “computer guy” to fix things when they break or establish their own IT...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, December 28, 2011
As we prepare ourselves for 2012, let’s take a look at the most popular QuickTips from the second half of 2011.
Take Control of Your Cellphone’s Camera with These Handy Apps - One of the biggest gripes about Smartphone cameras is the clunky (or complete lack of) controls over camera functions like...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, December 22, 2011
LogMeIn's free app for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.) gives you basic remote access to your computer from anywhere you have an Internet connection. If you need advanced options, you'll need the full, paid app (conveniently available for purchase throught the free app). Available through Apple's...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Power users of computers know that learning a few simple keyboard shortcuts saves time over having to point-and-click your way through every task.
If your keyboard has a Microsoft Windows Logo Key on it (it looks like a window pane), consider learning some of these handy shortcuts to increase your...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Thursday, December 15, 2011
CMIT Impression: Visual Collaboration Made Easy opens up new worlds for small business owners
What is visual collaboration? If you’re a small business owner, why should you care?More and more businesses are looking for ways to cut costs by reducing travel and using telecommuting freelancers rather...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Thursday, December 08, 2011
As we mentioned last week, severe flooding in Thailand incapacitated the production capabilities of storage giants Western Digital and Seagate. Computer hardware blog Xbit Labs reports:
WD restarted production of hard drives this week in one of its buildings in Bang Pa-in (BPI), Thailand, one week...
Submitted by Tim Roper on Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Perhaps you’ve heard the rumors about the Internet running out of IP addresses, the unique numbers that identify every device connected to the Web and are essential to its operation.
They’re true. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority handed out the last unassigned range of numbers on February 3...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Recession, rapid tech advances, need to do more with less fuel CMIT Solutions’ record same-office sales
CMIT Solutions’ same-store sales figures rise consistently every year.Over the past year, from October 2010 to October 2011, revenues for CMIT Solutions franchises that have been open for two...
Submitted by Melanie Fricke on Monday, December 05, 2011
In a recent post about Visual Collaboration I wrote about the drivers for increased use of visual collaboration highlighting how the coming together of today’s business, technological, and social attributes will enable increased adoption. These drivers will move the experience away from the...
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