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We are
well into a new year; new technologies, new
facilities for The ITeam and many promotions
from our major Vendors. There is a Windows 7
upgrade promotion available until February 15
and HP has several specials for desktops,
laptops, thin clients and workstations. We would
appreciate the opportunity to discuss these and
other promotions as you plan for your 2010 IT
requirements. Just give James Wagner a call or
let your Systems Integration Specialist know you
would like to talk. |
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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 – Better Together
by David Tan, Chief Technology Officer,
CHIPS Technology Group LLC
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 Lost in all
the hype about the recent Windows 7 is the excitement
around the simultaneous launch of Windows Server 2008 R2. There are
probably a few reasons this launch has been so overlooked. First, as
I mentioned, it came hand-in-hand with the desktop launch. Clearly,
Microsoft’s marketing team doesn’t plan any “I’m a Windows Server”
commercials to go along with their current “I’m a PC” campaign, so
the masses will often not know about the server. Second is the
naming convention. This is the second time Microsoft has chosen to
stick the R2 moniker at the end of a server product name (Windows
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5 Dos and Don’ts of
Network
Management
reprinted with permission from the HP Small Business Center
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 Keeping your
business running smoothly means having a network that’s
stable and secure. But even minor oversights and errors can
cause big problems; cybercriminals are becoming more
sophisticated, and they’re increasingly targeting smaller
businesses that aren’t as likely to have the security that a
large enterprise would have.
Luckily, good
security doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. There
are a few relatively simple dos and don’ts you can follow to
help ensure your security bases are covered. Here are our
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Are you a planner, problem
solver
or a pinball?
Summarized from ITWorld
Canada
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A
new study from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the
University of Western Ontario that looks at how people learn
technology in organizations finds formal methods are least
common. Hands-on and peer-based forms of informal and
incidental learning occur most often.
“People tend
not to learn from formal support,” said Deborah Compeau,
professor of Management Information Systems at Ivey who
co-authored the study with Ivey PhD graduate Barbara
Marcolin and Athabasca University professor Alain Ross.
The study
identified six types of learners: purposive planners,
explorers, visionaries, problem solvers, reluctant learners
and pinballs. The January 2010 issue of Impact published by
the Ivey Business School defines the categories as follows:
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“Purposive planners are very structured and
self-disciplined in their approach. They plan
carefully and with a lot of attention to detail, and
once they’ve made their plan they act on it.”
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“Explorers find time to learn on their own because
they find it fun or useful.
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