On the eve of the release of Windows’ Small Business Server 2008, the question business owners should be asking themselves is this: “Is Small Business Server the right choice for me?” Assuming you’re not using the filing cabinet/shoebox method of data storage, here are a few things you should carefully consider, in order to make a better determination:
- How many users need direct access to your filesystem to retrieve documents, sound files, photographs, movies, images, databases and so on…?
- What impact would an open, shared calendar have on your day-to-day business operations?
- Which office resources could be more efficiently shared by a group (or all of your) users?
Hello Everyone!
If you’re one of our clients or contacts, you’ve probably already heard this by now… but we recently sent out an email blast explaining how Microsoft just released an urgent security patch that really need to install if you are using any version of Windows.
Microsoft security update MS08-067 – addresses a vulnerability in Windows server service that would allow an attacker to do anything they want, essentially, on the server without authentication. While having a powerful firewall may provide you some protection from direct attacks, you should always take caution when opening and downloading email from unknown sources. For your safety, you should assume messages from unrecognized names or addresses are dangerous.
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A love letter from a Macintosh Fangirl to the new MacBook Pro.
If you’ve registered any product with Apple — your desktop, laptop, iPod, Apple TV — you probably got the email last Wednesday announcing Apple’s new pride and joy… the next in line to the throne known as the MacBook Pro.
So what’s so special about this iteration of my favorite machine? Aside from the fact that it’s streamlined, glossy and encased in aluminum, I think the folks at Apple can sell it best… so I’ll quote a few of my favorite one-liners from Apple’s Official Website.
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This is a fun trick I picked up at a technology training seminar Bruce was teaching on Wednesday.
Word 2007 has a great new feature called Track Changes that allows you to see what changes have been made to a document. This is especially useful for legal documents, newsletter articles and drafts of letters you’d send to clients. You can find the tools you need to track changes on the “Reviewing” tab of the Ribbon (I just learned that term, it’s the actual name for the light blue area on the top of your Word window.)
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Believe it or not, I came up with this one all by myself!
Nearly all Mac users, notorious for storing and transporting files using thumb drives are, at some point, interrupted by corrupt files. The problem is, that once files on your thumb drive start corrupting, the only way around it is to reformat the drive. If this happens to you, make a set of backups and follow these steps:
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Really, they don’t. This blog posting is a hi-five salute to our HR Guy, Thom, who taught me how to make coffee this morning! Cheers to you and the delicious coffee we all enjoy so much.
Generally speaking, whenever I make coffee it has two distinct attributes 1) weak and 2) burned. Nobody likes that. On any given Saturday morning, you can come to my house and find me making breakfast for five while burning the weak coffee. Pancakes, coffee cakes, french toast, waffles, even gourmet muffins are areas where I’ve got demonstrated skill (almost mastery). It’s almost always a feast of epic proportions, and guests are more than welcome… But, while the food can be described as tasty and fresh, the coffee is — unfailingly — a disaster. Normally, the whole pot gets remade. I’m still learning.
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