Windows XP and Office 2003 end-of-life support

Many companies and businesses around the world, have not yet upgraded from Windows XP and Office 2003. Businesses did not feel the need to upgrade their systems because they have put tremendous pressure on Microsoft to continue supporting an already aged operating system. However, within the next year, Microsoft will cease to support its longest…

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3 Overlooked Outlook 2010 Features

1. Quick Steps As the name suggests it, Quick Steps are one-click commands that speed up the completion of common or repetitive tasks in Outlook. If for example, you often move messages to a specific mail folder, you can complete this task using an option set up in the Quick Steps menu. Or, if you…

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What’s the Best Server Platform for Small Business?

For quite some time, many small businesses have relied on the Microsoft suite of Small Business Servers (SBS) to build their IT infrastructure and run their businesses. Introduced in 1997 as BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0, SBS have matured into a tightly integrated platform, including the most important services a small company needs: file and…

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Solutions to Monitor Internet Usage at Work

Below is a small sample of internet monitoring solutions for small businesses. Spector 360 (www.spector360.com) Monitors, captures, and analyzes all user and user-group activities, including: sent and received emails, chat/IM, visited websites, applications/programs accessed, web searches, file transfers, and data printed or saved to removable devices. The software offers a centralized dashboard with excellent reporting…

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Is the latest iPad worth upgrading to?

Articles 10.4.2013 No Comments

So now that the newest iPad (officially called “iPad with Retina”) has been out for a while a lot of people are wondering if they should upgrade? Based on features, the new iPad with Retina (also referred to as iPad 4) has 4 major advantages over the previous iPad: the front-facing camera, iOS 6, the…

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App of the month: Cozi (www.cozi.com)

As a web-based app for organizing family activities, Cozi™ allows you to share, organize, and plan family calendars, shopping lists, to-do lists, meal ideas, general note taking, and journal entries. The app is also compatible with mobile phone and text integration whereby you can text notes to Cozi™ and vice versa or get your shopping…

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