Is it time to jump from still images to video? You can start recording the holiday emotion and more important the holiday follies. (You may be thinking to yourself, I have been doing video for years! Read on.) Recently I added a Flip Video to my toolkit. Not only is it great for recording stories about saving servers, it is great for putting together those holiday moments.
I prefer a Flip over a tape based device because it is so easy to use and allows me to quickly record even just a few seconds of video. I carry mine around with me in my coat pocket, so it is always ready to go. Instead of having a camera stuck to my eye, I shoot little 20 to 30 second clips. I then take these clips and edit them together using some simple video editing software. The Flip comes with some to get you started. I prefer iMovie on a Macintosh. (Yeah, I use a Mac to do my personal stuff.) Here’s a link to a video I put together over Thanksgiving.
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We will be posting a number of reviews over the next week discussing our favorite products and why we love them:
A number of folks asked me at my recent workshop on the Biggest Business Pitfalls of Technology: “How should we back up our data?” This is a tough question a pretty long answer. Let me give you some DOs and DON’Ts to help you decide:
DO backup your data everyday and test that backup!
DO encrypt your data on every backup!
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Oh no, did you delete something in Outlook that you shouldn’t have? If you’re like me, you are probably kicking yourself for tossing that oh-so-important email or attachment down the drain. Unless, of course, your organization has an Exchange server with Deleted Items Retention enabled.
You probably have access to this valuable feature without even knowing it. Deleted Items Retention is enabled by default on most Exchange servers since Exchange 2000, and system administrators are able to choose how many days of deleted items to keep (default is 14).
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Good morning everyone! I found a nifty tool I wanted to share with you. WordPress 2 for the iPhone allows you to post to your WordPress blog from your phone. It also allows you to update your site content if you have a WordPress site like us. No more texting and driving for me…time for a blog-by!
If you are interested in how it can help you, or how to get a site that allows you to update the content yourself, contact Skyler on our website team. He will help you out.
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You can still be a target for identify thieves and hackers even if you have anti-virus, spyware protection and a firewall! Read on to find out how YOU are giving these folks access to your personal 
information…
You have a good firewall, your antivirus is up to date, your spyware protection is set up and you keep up with all of the security patches, you are safe, right?
WRONG!
According to a recent study, 37% of online identify theft had one thing in common: it was caused by an action taken by the user. You got it folks, over 1/3 of all identity thefts are not thefts at all, they are out right identity-give-a-ways!
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