March 2011

Do You Know If Your Files Are REALLY Backed Up?

March 31, 2011

DON’T BE AN APRIL FOOL – MARCH 31 IS WORLD BACKUP DAY!! It’s no coincidence that World Backup Day is the day before April Fool’s Day. If you don’t know for certain where your company’s mission-critical data backups are, this is the time to figure it out? They, of course, should be safely stored some [...]

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Tracking Stolen Laptops

March 28, 2011

Both your laptop and the data in it are important business tools, which is why you might want to consider upgrading your security measures to help prevent losses from theft. A study by security vendor Symantec cites that in the United States alone, someone’s laptop gets stolen every 53 seconds. And of that number, 97 [...]

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6 Quick Tips To Finally Organize Your Out-Of-Control Inbox

March 24, 2011

Much like laundry and bills, no matter how much you try to keep up, e-mails just keep piling up in your inbox. E-mail is a critical part of your day-to-day work, so how do you keep it from becoming a distraction while balancing the things you really need to address? Here are six tips: Zero [...]

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Don’t Trust Luck to Keep Your Computers and Data Safe

March 17, 2011

Luck is not a strategy! There was a time when we mostly delivered only reactive network repairs, support, and maintenance to our clients. Something stops working, you call us, and we come out and fix it. Up until a few years ago, this type of break-fix service has worked out okay and most of our clients [...]

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Is your company compliant? How to know…

March 11, 2011

Non-Compliance To New Regulations Can Mean Hefty Fines In the past 10 years, over 10,000 new regulations have been placed on the books by local, state, and federal agencies pertaining to the handling, storage, and disposal of confidential client, patient, and employee documents and information. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for example, enacted one of these [...]

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What to do if liquids spilled on a laptop!

March 7, 2011

Help! I’ve Spilled Coffee on my Laptop reprinted with permission from the HP Small Business Center It’s late and you’re struggling to stay awake at your desk, so you decide to make yourself a cup of coffee. A few more hours of work ahead and the coffee will perk you up. Then, oops, there it [...]

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