March 2010
In this issue:
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Benefits of Energy Efficiency |
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Avoid Workplace Favoritism |
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Social Networking |
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Windows 7 Desktop |
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Protect Your Home Computer |
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Make a Referral |
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Just for Laughs |
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"Protect your
home computer, Don't lose those family pictures!"
More and more of you are working from home and have critical home office needs. Losing your business or personal data is not an option. We have 2 plans available to you. *To qualify you must have "technology peace of mind" support at your office with Crown.
We recently had a client lose 5 years worth of their digital family pictures.
That would be devastating to any of us so we wanted to give our clients the opportunity to keep that from happening.
Executive Home Office Support Silver $50 per month per workstation*
?Offsite backup of critical data
?Patch management
?Disaster recovery image onsite (just need an extra drive to store it on)
Executive Home Office Support Platinum $119 per month per workstation (2 workstation minimum)*
*biz hours support included (after hours additional)
?Offsite backup of critical data
?Patch management
?Disaster recovery image onsite (just need an extra drive to store it on)
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
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ROI: Extending the Benefits of Energy Efficiency
The article re-printed courtesy of IBM ForwardView eMagazine
www.ibm.com/expressadvantage/forwardview
 What's good for the environment can also make incredibly good business sense. By taking advantage of green IT strategies such as virtualization and server consolidation, midsized businesses can realize immediate ROI in 2010. What's more, today's energy-efficient technologies do more than just alleviate power and cooling costs. Green IT solutions can also have a significant impact on company-wide operational efficiency.
Facing the rising costs of business
Running a midsized company today calls for doing more with less - while also keeping up with the technology curve to remain competitive. Yet supporting new IT services often means increased costs in hardware, maintenance and power.
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How To Avoid Workplace Favoritism
by Rieva Lesonsky
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
 Q: I know from past experience that bosses sometimes favor some employees over others based on personal reasons. Now that I'm a business owner, how can I be sure I'm treating my employees fairly and not showing favoritism?
A: You're right to be concerned about this; it's a common employee complaint about bosses. Since it's human nature to like some people more than others (and bosses are people, too) you have to constantly monitor your actions and deeds to make sure you're not favoring some employees over others. But being fair doesn't mean everyone on staff gets treated exactly the same. All too often when business owners try to dole out equal treatment, no one benefits.
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Social Networking: First Do No Harm!
By; Robert H. Spencer, PhD & Randolph P. Johnston, Exec VP, NMGI
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It has been estimated that more than 76 million "millennials" (Americans born between 1978 and 2000) are ready to enter the workforce throughout the next decade. At the same time significant numbers of the "Baby Boomer" generation will be retiring.
It seems that as these younger workers are graduating and entering the work force, we are undergoing a significant sea change in how workers view and respect sensitive information in the daily course of business. The advent of Social Media tools such as Facebook and Twitter has changed our ability to rapidly access and disseminate information. This makes it more important than ever to be sensitive to our responsibilities to guard our clients' information. However, the natural approach of management today is to simply put a stop to it.
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Getting Around the Windows 7 Desktop
 You may not have “invented” Windows 7 as the ads say, but you can certainly take advantage of the many new features that makes working on your PC more convenient and more organized.
Watching this 6 minute video will show you what’s new, how to use the Aero Shake to minimize and the Aero Peek to preview the desktop as well as many more useful features.
Click on the image to see the video
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Quote of the Month
Sandwich every bit of criticism between two thick layers of praise.
- Mary Kay Ash
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