 FROM THE PRESIDENT
Challenging times demand using IT resources to their best advantage
We work hard to recommend the best solutions to our clients based on their business goals. In times like these, it's even more important that IT decisions are based on sound business principles. Choices regarding support services, repurposing current equipment, purchasing new equipment and investing in IT infrastructure will affect productivity and profitability. The articles below provide some direction for making these critical IT decisions.
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Jim Kerr
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IT Mistakes: Failure is Not an Option by Michelle V. Rafter
Savvy business owners know that whatever business you're in, you're also in the technology business. For example, if you can't collect on overdue bills because your computer crashed and you didn't back it up adequately, you're hurting yourself financially, and that's not a good situation to be in, especially in tough times. Read Article
Crisis Survival Kit: 6 Ways to Keep Your IT Systems Healthy
by Benjamin Tomkins
With credit tight and the potential (or reality) of a business slowdown looming, business owners can ill afford IT problems that will suck up valuable time, stymie employee productivity, leave customers and prospects hanging, and cost scarce cash to remedy. Read Article
Find a Top-Notch Managed Service Provider by Erik Sherman
Off-loading management of your computer systems to an MSP can make a lot of sense, but only when the provider is good at what it does. Know what to ask, and you potentially save yourself aggravation, money, and time. Read Article
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Just for Fun: Largest Known Prime Number Found
Its size is mind-boggling. With nearly 13 million digits, it makes the number of atoms in the known universe seem negligible, a mere 80 digits. While we don't have room to print it in the newsletter, you can find out more about this amazing number here. Read Article
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Tip of the Month: Beware of "Hidden" Cells when Reformatting Excel Worksheets
A recent article in Computerworld tells how an Excel reformatting error led to 179 contracts being added inadvertently to the bankruptcy buyout deal between Barclays and Lehman Brothers. The spreadsheet contained almost 1,000 rows of data with a total of more than 24,000 individual cells, and the error came when contracts that were "hidden" in the original spreadsheet showed up in the converted PDF file. Read Article |
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