September 2009
In this issue:
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E-Mail Etiquette |
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Green Ways to Save Bucks |
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If You Can't Fix it, Feature it |
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Leveraging Technology |
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Microsoft Word Tip |
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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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E-Mail Etiquette for Wireless Devices: 7 Tips
by Christopher Elliott
Reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
 This isn't another lecture about minding your e-mail manners. This is a story about a new subset of e-mail etiquette. Call it wireless politeness.
An increasing number of e-mail messages are being received on small, wireless devices with limited screen space — devices such as Windows Mobile-based Smartphones. Being polite is still important. But so are a number of other considerations, including brevity, diction and consideration for bandwidth.
Reader Terri Thornton aptly sums up the frustration with today's wireless transmissions. "I hate checking my e-mail and having the subject line be so long that it scrolls forever until I can figure out what the topic is, or whether it's important," says Thornton, a Cincinnati marketing executive. "Worse is the one-word subject line that says nothing and you have to open it to find out what it is and discover it's 30 lines of nothing."
So what is the etiquette for sending e-mail messages to and from wireless devices? Here are seven tips.
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5 Green Ways to Save Big Bucks
by Heather Clancy
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
 Skeptics suggest an economic crisis will stall sustainable business practices. They cling to the myth that going green costs more money. But many small businesses are discovering green habits save big money, especially when it comes to information technology.
The savings are many: Reduced power consumption, IT maintenance and hardware procurement costs. This can lead to increased productivity. You say your technology strategy isn't sophisticated? No worries. Here are five ways you can make it greener and budget friendly.
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"If you can't fix it, feature it!” - Sir Ernest Shackleton
Used with permission of Joel H. Weldon & Associates, Inc.
http://www.SuccessComesInCans.com
When faced with pending tragedy or sudden difficulties that could demoralize the team, effective leaders can decide instead to celebrate! You can create events to foster joy, gratitude, humor or hope.
That’s right! Decide to feature or celebrate what you can’t fix or what won’t go away immediately . . . things like:
- A new computer system (let’s say it’s called SWATS) driving people nuts.
- Construction going on in your working areas or on local streets.
- The worst month in history.
- Taking a time-consuming inventory.
- The busiest month ever—people exhausted.
Merging with another organization, and the ensuing turf wars
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Leveraging Technology Mitigates Risks, Controls Costs and Helps Meet Demands of Growing Businesses
By Richard J. Reiffer, Trivalent Group
 As a small business expands, the need to manage this growth with updated technology should rate high on a company’s list of priorities. Should an organization experience rapid growth in a short period of time and fail to advance its technology to meet these new demands, the business owner may face significant challenges in the future, including loss of revenues, waning market share and adverse customer perceptions.
Incorporating the following tips into the company business plan will help ensure a smooth transition.
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Microsoft Word Tip: Create a Set of Labels with Mail Merge
 You can use mail merge when you want to create a set of address labels. The following demos show how to use the Mail Merge feature in Microsoft Office Word 2007 to create labels for use in mass mailings.
Watch the demo to see how it works.
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Quote of the Month
A high school teacher hung this sign
under the clock in her classroom,
"Time will pass. . . Will you?"
- James E. Myers
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