November 2008
In this issue:
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Quarterly Business Review |
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Alpha Project |
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Messaging Rules |
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Presenting with PowerPoint |
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Is Your Data Protected |
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Make a Referral |
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Just for Laughs |
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Is My Data Protected?
Recent Southern California fires and earthquakes have prompted many of our customers to question, Is my data protected? Not sure email tess@crowncomputers.com. We can do a quick audit of your current setup and make recommendations as needed. Want more info:
Backup & Disaster Recovery
We’re Thankful You’re A Customer And Hope You’ll Help Us Find More Just Like You
Know anyone struggling with their technology? We can help. To thank you for the trust you have put in us we will send you a special gift for each referral you make to us. This months free gift is a $100 gift card to South Coast Surf Shops.
Make a Referral Here
Just for Laughs
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
--WT Purkiser
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| Business Review and Technology Audit
This is the time to review your profitability for 2008 and plan for your 2009 budget. We can help!
We are offering business reviews to our existing clients, and the results have been received with great fanfare from our clients who have taken advantage of this free service. We are finding ways to help you save more money, increase efficiencies, and improve your bottom line. To schedule your review email tess@crowncomputers.com.
We will meet with you to discuss and review your technology investment and ensure we are making the best experienced decisions together for your future profitability.
Read on to see more information on what will be covered on this review.
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 Crown Computers gives back to San Diego.
This month Crown donated 7 beds to one of our favorite San Diego charities. Alpha Project for the Homeless is a nonprofit human services organization that serves over 2,000 men, women, and children each day, 12,000 annually. There are many ways to help Alpha Project help others.
For more information visit www.alphaproject.org
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7 Instant Messaging Rules for the Workplace
reprinted with permission from the HP Small and Medium Business Website
 Because of its efficiency and speed, instant messaging, or IM for short, has become a valuable interoffice tool for employees to exchange information and collaborate in real time.
The advantages of IM are clear. But there are drawbacks too. IM can be distracting; employees can waste time using it for personal conversations; and IM technology is often not secure, leaving corporate networks more vulnerable to viruses and attacks. And because of the informal nature of IM, it can sometimes lead to embarrassing or serious mistakes.
By following these seven rules for appropriate IM use, you can avoid common pitfalls and make the most out of this effective and convenient communications tool.
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Presenting with PowerPoint: 10 dos and don'ts
by Jeff Wuorio
reprinted with permission from Microsoft Small Business Center
 Cherie Kerr knows how PowerPoint can be both provocative and persuasive in a business meeting.
She's also aware that precisely the opposite can occur.
"It can be the very best friend you have," says the Santa Ana, Calif., public relations consultant. "But you have to use it right."
Kerr's two-sided view of Microsoft's popular presentation and graphics program mirrors a debate coursing through business and academia. While many embrace the values of PowerPoint as a potent business tool, there are others who contend that it's a drag on effective interaction — that it confuses, distorts and even strangles communication.
But, as Kerr points out, any discussion of PowerPoint's merits and miscues merely illustrates the importance of using the program to best advantage.
Here are 10 ways to use PowerPoint to help make your business look brilliant, not brainless.
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