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February
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Safe Shelter |
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Microsoft Exchange |
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Duplicate Yourself |
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Move Windows Between Monitors |
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Password Dos and Don'ts |
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Record Voice Memos |
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Worth a Click! |
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Quote and Cartoon |
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Archives |
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When the Internet Goes 3D |
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Writing Business Emails |
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Whip Your Inbox into Shape |
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Business Continuity Tip |
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Worth a
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Never lose
sight of the fact that the most important yardstick
of your success will be how you treat other people -
your family, friends, and coworkers, and even
strangers you meet along the way.
~ Barbara Bush |
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Archives:Click here to view past editions of our
newsletter.
When the Internet Goes 3D
Used with the
permission of http://thenetwork.cisco.com
by Laurence Cruz
The Internet is having a mid-life crisis: Having just turned 40, it's starting to go 3D. The transition is still in its early stages, but champions of the cause say it's both natural and inevitable, with mass adoption expected within a few years. 3D will make the Web more social, they say, and it will introduce powerful new ways for people in education, business and medicine to interact with content and with each other.Jani Pirkola,
an evangelist of the 3D Internet in the Finnish high-tech
hotbed of Oulu, predicts it will take off in 2018, with
younger users and educational institutions leading the way.
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Your business may adversely be affected by a tornado this
season, or more likely, a hardware failure resulting in
unplanned system downtime. Unplanned downtime from a natural
or technical disaster can cost a business thousands of
dollars and lost business reputation. It’s estimated that
the hourly cost of downtime for computer networks is
$42,000.1
The best way to prepare is to implement a robust backup and
disaster recovery (BDR) solution. It will not only ensure
that your data is securely backed up, you will also have
access to your data almost immediately following a disaster
so your business can stay up and running.
Minimize downtime – let us implement and manage a backup and
disaster recovery solution for your business. Business
continuity can be the difference between your business
running after a disaster, or not.
Here are
some weather-related resources that may help you during
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Microsoft Exchange: More
than just email
used with
permission by Microsoft
Microsoft® Exchange can help you drive your business forward by staying organized and working more effectively with colleagues, partners, and customers.
Microsoft Exchange delivers rich tools that can add real value to your business, at prices to meet different budget levels.
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Duplicate Yourself
 by Diana Johnson,
Wood Networks
Busy lives, busy schedules, we all suffer from overload as our calendars are overflowing. It just doesn’t seem like there is enough time anymore. Are the days still 24 hours long? Does an hour still consist of 60 minutes? Surely not! Not enough time, is probably the most common complaint (excuse) I hear from people about why things aren’t done or appointments not kept.
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Move windows between
multiple monitors
used with
permission by Microsoft
 You can easily extend your Windows desktop across more than one monitor by plugging two or more monitors into a desktop computer or one or more monitors into a laptop. Most laptops allow you to connect one external monitor. A desktop that spans two or more monitors significantly increases your desktop area so that you can drag windows, program icons, and other items to any location on the extended desktop.
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Password Dos and Don'ts
used with
permission from Norton by Symantec
by Marian Merritt
 There have been some well-publicized news stories of hacked websites where millions of user accounts and passwords were posted publicly. Can you imagine if you were one of those users affected? They likely had to hurry to change their credentials and make sure they didn't use the same combination of email address and password on any other websites. Chances are these people, like many others, did use the same password for other accounts. Many people not only use the same password all over the Web, but they also choose weak and foolish passwords.
Here's a list of some of the top password choices for millions of computer users:
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Record Voice Memos in OneNote
2010
 Need to record meetings or voice memos? Microsoft OneNote makes this simple with its Record Audio function.
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Make sure you have an external microphone or a microphone-equipped webcam connected to your computer.
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Go to the Insert tab.
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Writing better business
emails
used with
permission from HP Technology at Work
The way you use language can say a lot about you. Especially in the online world, where your words are often all you have to make a lasting impression. Here are some tried-and-true tips to keep in mind when crafting business emails that might help improve your professional image.
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Focus on the reason you are writing
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Keep your email short
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Use the active voice, not the passive (“We will do this by the end of the week,” not, “This will be done by the end of the week.”)
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Whip your inbox
into shape
used with
permission from HP Technology at Work
How many emails are sitting in your email inbox right now? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? According to a study by the Radicati Group, the typical corporate email user sends and receives about 105 email messages per day. Sorting all this information can be a real time suck.
As a result, many people's inboxes become de facto storage bins that contain every email they've ever received because a) they're afraid to delete and b) they don't really know where to file them.
"Managing" your inbox this way can easily let important emails and tasks get buried. It contributes to the digital and mental clutter that can drag down your productivity.
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Business Continuity Tip
Flu Update
The influenza outbreak has reached epidemic proportions in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of states reporting widespread activity rose from 41 to 47 in one week. Click here for a snapshot of flu activity in your state.
In response, Agility Recovery hosted a free webinar featuring Dr. Michael Jhung, lead medical officer in the CDC's Influenza Division who will update us on the current status of the outbreak and the severity throughout the nation. Join us as we discuss how to reduce risk, prevent transmission of the virus and maintain a healthy work environment.
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