August 2009
In this issue:
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Social Networking: Is Your Identity at Risk |
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How to Fire a Family Member |
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Moment of Commitment |
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Format Painter |
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Crown Computers Update |
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Offsite Backup Solution |
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Make a Referral |
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Just for Laughs |
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Crown Computers Update
Patches/Updates/Restarts
August 19, 2009
Greetings!
This is a reminder to make sure you keep your computers on at night and log off of them. This will ensure that you will not have to reboot your computer during the day due to Microsoft patches. Please also know that if you do not log off that its possible your machine will have to reboot a few times because the patches that went out will need the computer to reboot.
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Social networking: Is your identity at risk?
reprinted with permission from HP
 The total number of users on the social networking site Facebook has now soared above the 200 million mark. Just to put that into perspective: if Facebook were a country, it would be the fifth largest on Earth, after China, India, the U.S. and Indonesia. According to a recent report by ComScore, the number of European Facebook subscribers has grown by 314% over the past year to nearly 100 million users.
Due to the site’s popularity, many organizations (including HP) have recognized Facebook’s value in promoting their products and services. And everyone from British actor Stephen Fry to President Barack Obama has a Facebook page. Unfortunately, many of the aspects that make Facebook and other social networking sites so popular also make them a prime hunting ground for identity thieves, online scam artists and criminals. However, there are a few measures you can and should take to protect yourself.
Read on.
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How To Fire a Family Member
by Jeff Wuorio - reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
 Business consultant: "Sir, the problem with your business is your son — he's incompetent and destructive. You gotta fire him right away."
Business owner: "I know it. Just one problem. I have to sleep with his mother."
That well-worn joke points out an all-too-common problem with many businesses: a family member hired who eventually proves a bad fit. He has to go.
Canning anyone is like firing a torpedo at a military target. Firing a family member is akin to shooting at a ship teeming with widows and orphans. That means it's critical to bear a few strategies in mind to make the split as amicable as possible.
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The Moment of Commitment
The universe is on your side!
Used with permission of Joel H. Weldon & Associates, Inc.
http://www.SuccessComesInCans.com
 For over three decades now, I’ve been asking this question in my seminars: "Who was a smoker for at least 10 years, smoked at least two packs a day, stopped instantly, and has never smoked again since the day they stopped?"
The hands pop up and a volunteer is often asked to share their story. One woman shared with us that her eight-year-old daughter had come home from school one day in tears. When asked what happened, the little girl sobbed, "I don’t want you to die, Mommy!"
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Copy Formatting in a Single Click with Format Painter
 There are many ways to customize the format of text and graphics in Microsoft Office. You can change font style and color, add borders and shading, and so on. And once you've created a format that you like, you don't have to repeat all those steps each time you want to use that format.
Instead, Microsoft Office programs offer a quick way to copy formatting from one item — such as text in Word, a cell in Excel, a control in Access, or a shape in Publisher — to another. It’s called Format Painter, and it might be the most helpful toolbar button you’ve never used.
Watch the demo to see how it works.
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Quote of the Month
"Social Notworking" -
The art of using Facebook, MySpace,
and Twitter during work hours.
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