September 2010
In this issue:
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50% Bonus Depreciation |
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5 Reasons to Go Wireless |
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Tips for Talking to Boss |
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Is A Server Right for You |
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Ensure Email Gets Read |
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Productivity Tip |
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Make a Referral |
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Just for Laughs |
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Productivity Tip
Strengthen your plan via testing.
Testing annually is the crux to creating and preserving a viable recovery plan. Test every aspect of your recovery plan, from internal and external communications to regaining power to rebuilding networks.
Take the insight gained during this exercise to make your plan stronger, so that when an event does occur your business will recover smoothly and as efficiently as possible.
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Quote of the Month
You learn something every day if you pay attention.
- Ray LeBlond
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Buy in 2010, write off an additional 50%
While I cannot provide our customers tax advice, making you aware of tax benefits never hurt.
The US Government just passed a bill approving a 50% “Bonus” depreciation on qualifying assets purchased in CY 2010. The purchase of software is included in the qualifying assets.
Full details are below:
?The US Government passed into law a bill that includes a retroactive extension of the 50% bonus depreciation provision that expired last December.
?This will allow customers to write off an additional 50% of the cost of qualifying assets (including software) acquired and placed in service in 2010.
?This provision is intended to encourage capital investment
Importantly, this legislation sunsets 12/31/2010, and presents a compelling reason to buy in calendar 2010 (to spend year end budget, pull forward future spend, or a reason to place orders in December rather than January).
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Five Reasons To Go Wireless
 used with permission from Cisco
Every minute counts in a small company and wireless networks are a powerful tool for boosting productivity and encouraging information sharing. With untethered access to documents, emails, applications and other network resources, employees can roam where they need to and have constant access to the tools required to do their jobs.
Here are some of the ways businesses are taking advantage of wireless LANs
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 Top Tips for Talking With Your Boss
used with permission from the HP Small & Medium Business Site
One of the most challenging areas of the workplace is communication. It can often make or break your career. What you say to your superiors shapes their impressions of you, and, in turn, can mean the difference between being promoted - or being overlooked.
While not all bosses are the same when it comes to communication, there are some general dos and don'ts to keep in mind.
Here are five of them.
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Is A Server Right For Your Business?
used with permission from HP Small & Medium Business Site
Servers can do a lot of heavy lifting for a growing business, from securing data to enabling better sharing of company resources. But it's sometimes difficult to know when, and if they're a smart investment. There are a few common scenarios in which a server can bring real benefits to a growing business -- read on and see if any of these apply to you.
You need networking capabilities to share files, printers or other resources
It is technically possible to set up a simple network without a dedicated server, with just a few PCs connected together. However, if you want to share databases, files, printers, or other resources, a server makes it much easier. In fact, servers are specifically designed for sharing, so you'll get better control, faster access, easier management and improved security. And who wouldn't want all that?
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6 Ways To Ensure Your Email Gets Read
by Sally McGhee
used with permission from the Microsoft At Work Site
 If you're like a lot of us, you get so much email every day that you might spend as little as 15 seconds scanning a message to determine how it applies to you. Now, imagine that other people are reading your email the same way. If they can't quickly identify the purpose of your message, they'll probably delete it or leave it in the Inbox for "later" - if later ever comes. In this article, I give 6 tips to ensure that your email messages are read and get the attention they deserve.
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