Michigan Computer Services Blog

It May Be Time For Your ForeSite Checkup

The launch of our new website at http://www.vcsolutions.com was a great success. Little to none last minute bugs to work out and our website volume went up by 2-3 times the usual visitor count. I spoke with many of you over the past week and appreciate all the great, positive feedback and comments.   We also have our [...]

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Five Things to Avoid When Managing IT Projects

Poor client/end user expectation management

One of the most important aspects of managing an IT project is ensuring all parties involved are fully aware of what to expect during the whole process, from planning to completion and support. Proper research and development ahead of time combined with an open line of communication with all communities of [...]

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Keeping the Junk Email Out

My company broke a new record the other day.  In a single 24 hour period our anti-spam solution removed over 40,000 spam and malware from our inbound email traffic.  What an astounding number for a small business.  Consider how much time was saved by removing all of this junk email before it hit our email [...]

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Four Things A Business Owner Should Know about Windows 7

Windows 7, Microsoft’s new operating system released a few months ago along with a big marketing blitz, has caused many business owners to ask their computer services firms if they should migrate.  Here’s a list of “Do’s and Don’ts” for helping to determine whether or not a Windows 7 upgrade makes sense for your business.
DO [...]

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The Social Networking Cheat Sheet

After some inspiration from a recent lunch and learn I attended, I decided to post a social networking cheat sheet.  Our ForeSite clients typically ask us to enforce some type of acceptable usage policy that dictates whether or not their employees users can engage certain websites such as facebook, myspace and twitter.
Some company policies are [...]

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Go Get Your Name[dot]com

I purchased a domain name for my 2 year old daughter.  Its called Lanamarsack.com and it now belongs to her.  Petermarsack.com belongs to me.
If you have not purchased your name in the form of a .com address then do it now.  With the never-ending evolution of the Internet, specifically the proliferation of different social media [...]

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Don’t Wake Up to Find Your Email Blacklisted

Terrible feeling, by the way…
Most companies rely heavily on email, but most do very little proactively to detect if they have popped up on a blacklist.  I had a client call me one time a couple years ago and ask why they have been unable to send email to anyone for the past couple of days.  [...]

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Vision’s New Website Says: “Hello, World!”

Vision Computer Solutions is proud to announce the release of its new website.  Bringing a fresh new look and feel, this new streamlined and aesthetically pleasing website delivers much more of an efficient experience with dynamic content and up to date information regarding the technology industry and Vision’s offerings.  The team at Vision would like [...]

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Keeping Your Software and Hardware Updated

End of Life.
It seems to arrive so quickly for technology. Most people live to what- 70? 75? Most software lives 5-7 years before you are forced to make a move to something new!
Dealing with software (and hardware) end of life can be daunting to computer users and especially to those writing the checks in businesses. [...]

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The Power of a Password

IT Security is resident in the minds of most business owners at some level. Most people assume their computers are secure by using things like firewalls and user accounts and locking down their important data.
The problem is many people leave the front door open without even realizing its happening. The New York Times posted a [...]

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