Archive for 2010

‘Tis the season to get spammed

Make no mistake – you have been receiving much higher quantities of spam over the past few weeks.  During the holiday time from Thanksgiving to Christmas is when the volume of email spam goes up by 45%. This is the time of year when we are reminded as email users why our in-boxes are so [...]

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We welcome our new clients with a little mascot

Over the past month we have brought on board 3 more lucky firms who have had the pleasure of meeting this little guy, “Bendy Man.” This little guy has one sole purpose in life and that is to hold the direct support line information for all of the users we help and train on a [...]

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The Top Moneysuckers in Corporate IT

Where are companies spending money on IT that they shouldn’t?  Where’s the excess? Here are the top areas in which I commonly find waste when it comes to corporate information technology management: 1. Improper design and purchases. Many times the client is constantly making bad purchase decisions when it comes to their business computing environment. [...]

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Free Ultimate Guide to Setting Up IT Systems for Remote Workers

If you are the owner of a small or midsized business that is considering implementing a “work from home” program for your employees, or if you want to install a virtual network to enable you and certain key employees and managers to work on the road or from a remote office, DON‟T….until you read our [...]

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Move pieces of the business to the cloud

Moving to the cloud can mean so many things.  At the moment, most small businesses aren’t looking to get rid of all of their computers and replace them with virtual desktops and servers it’s just too daunting of a task to conceptually understand or even migrate to.  Instead of trying to move ALL of your [...]

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The 3 Biggest Misconceptions Companies Have Concerning Backups

Most companies realize they need to backup their data and often have some type of backup and disaster recovery solution set up. However, often it’s not adequate and companies only find out about the problems after a network crash in which all their data is lost. Misconception #1: My Data is Secure on Tape Backups. [...]

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Are you still asking the question…

“How much does your company charge per hour?” when you call around to different computer companies- Why? I spoke with a couple of inquiries today and both asked that question.  I tried to explain to these potential clients that Vision ForeSite doesn’t have hourly rates, but is a fixed monthly investment and was met with [...]

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Technology dehydration?

I read an interesting piece over at the IEEE regarding what it takes in terms of water resources to provide power.  Turns out, without water we would have almost no source of power.  Most of the machinery that generates the power we use on a daily basis requires water for cooling and transfer. From the [...]

Technology dehydration? >>

Turning back time with volume shadow copy

I’m willing to bet that at one point or another you accidentally hit “save” instead of “save as”. Ever do that? I just did about 10 minutes ago.  The problem is by hitting the “save” button instead of “save as” is I overwrote a template document that I didn’t want to overwrite.  Why are those [...]

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Get the most from your technology investment

A great read from Mike Gorsage over at Inc. talks about the difference between perceiving technology as a necessary evil to your business or a critical efficiency and revenue driver.  He discusses a trap that we see all too often: A common mistake many organizations make is allowing the technology to choose them, rather than [...]

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