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Issue: #44December/2011

Greetings!

 

Bob

It's December. Christmas decorations in stores have already been up since Halloween, so nothing new there. At Simplex-IT, we're torn between making plans for 2012 and recognizing that the Mayan's have it pegged, and we've only got until December 21st 2012 anyway. That puts us in a bit of a difficult situation. When the end of the world is still over a year away, you can't abandon all planning, right?

 

So we keep going. Going with things like Lunchinars. This month will be fun. That's it, just fun. But for a good cause! See the article (and video) elsewhere here, and bring a friend!

 

And we're wrapping up a number of projects, as well as getting other projects started. I've heard some people talk about how business slows down towards the end of the year. Boy, that doesn't seem to be happening for us. Thankfully, a lot of the business we're seeing is a direct result of our customers seeing improved business. And our work is taking us remotely to more and more interesting sites. Within the past month we've been working on sites on four different continents. Unfortunately, our clients haven't seen fit to actually send us there. Come to think of it, that's probably just as well.

 

2010 was a great year for us in terms of growth here at Simplex-IT. Honestly, I didn't really think we would match it in 2011. And I was concerned as to whether or not as a business we would be able to absorb that growth. Well thankfully, (with a little touch of delusion), I'm glad to say that we were able to accomplish and maintain sanity in 2011.

 

Okay, maybe you'd better ask my wife Julie about the sanity part.

 

Then again, maybe you better not.

 

On behalf of all of us at Simplex-IT and our families, we wish all of you and yours a great holiday season.

 

Be cool to one another, okay?

 

Bob 

 

 

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Simplex-IT Invites You to a Holiday networking Luncheon and Charity Event!

This month, Simplex-IT is foregoing our regular informational Lunchinar for something with a more festive feel. On Wednesday, December 21 you're invited to join us for a relaxed, networking Luncheon at:

 

Simplex-IT Holiday Lunchinar
Simplex-IT Holiday Lunchinar

Hattie's Café, 164 N. Main Street in Hudson, from 11:30am to 1:00pm.

 

Read more here.

Now Online! "Data Loss: From Common to Catastrophic - How Well Are You Protected?"

 

The Simplex-IT Lunchinar of November 2011 is now posted and available on our YouTube Channel.  

In this 1-hour live presentation, Bob Coppedge, President of Simplex-IT, takes a broad look at the risks, potential costs and solutions to the ever present threat of common to catastrophic data loss in your organization.

 

Read more here.

 
Get your Microsoft savings in before the end of the year!

Just a reminder that Microsoft has several promotions to encourage you to make those final software purchases count!  But you gotta get your deal in before the end of the year.

 

Read about it here.

Cloud-Based Office Suites Showdown - and the Winner Is...?

In the business world, productivity is largely associated with just a few software applications - word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and email - typically referred to as a group by the term "office suite." And to date the dominant player in that category has been Microsoft Office, with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook having established themselves as the de facto standards. But with the recent advent of cloud services there is new competition to Microsoft's "King of the Hill" title in office applications.

 

A recent review by Tony Bradley in the October issue of PC World presents a nice comparison of three of the major competitors in this nascent arena. "Google Apps vs. Office 365 vs. Zoho Docs: Cloud-Based Office Suites Showdown" (click the title to view) objectively compares the various office tools themselves, their consistency of formatting, how they work on mobile devices and in different Web browsers, and how much they cost.

 

Read more here.

Upgrading Your IT Network Now Available for Viewing

 

Simplex-IT's October 2011 Lunchinar presentation "Upgrading Your IT Network: How Do You Know When It's Time?" is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel.

 

At just a little over an hour in length, this excellent overview discusses the costs and compromises in productivity that result from letting your organization's hardware and software become too outdated. Part of Simplex-IT's ongoing monthly free lunchinars it was positively received by both the technical AND non-technical people in attendance.

 

Read more here.

Sant Claus' Workstop, Naughty/Nice List Databases Hacked

PROPRIETARY DATA AND PII OF BILLIONS EXPOSED

 

The Grinch, Disgruntled Elves and Anonymous Lead List of Suspects in Data Theft; AppSecInc's TeamSHATTER Tapped to Assist 'WhoDunIt' Investigation

 

Ok, hopefully you get the idea that this is an article written to promote a company's services.  But darn it...it's a great read.

 

Read more about Santa's dilema here.

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Blog updates from Simplex-IT over the past month

 
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Plain Funny #41
Two words:  Kittywood Studios
 
Let's face it.  Cats have become much more entertaining since the Internet gave them a venue to display their "talents."  But who actually writes and produces these videos?  Surely not the cats themselves!
 
Kittywood Studios: Cat Videos Incorporated
Kittywood Studios: Cat Videos Incorporated
Now you know.
 
We'd love to hear feedback about this!  Send comments to Bob@Simplex-IT.com, or call us at 234.380.1277!

 

Sincerely,

Bob Coppedge
Simplex-IT LLC