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November 2007
In this issue
> Technology Wish
List
> Microsoft Anywhere
> Security Quickies
> Information on
Internet
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Tips for Finding
Information on
the Internet
Sometimes looking for
quick information on the Web can be like searching for a needle in a
haystack. With so many billions of Web pages in cyberspace, finding
specific information can be a daunting task. "Often when I use
search engines I get so many irrelevant results that I just give
up," admits a frustrated Lorraine Adams, mother of two and a
disability consultant.
Perhaps Adams isn't aware
that there are ways to get more out of your favorite search engine,
whether that's Live Search, Google, or Yahoo!. A few searching tips, tricks, tweaks, and
techniques can help you find what you are looking for in cyberspace
quickly and easily . Follow these 10 suggestions with your favorite
search engine.
1. Use the advanced
search field
Almost all search engines have an "advanced
search" area that provides Web surfers with more specific options.
Here, you can search by an update date, look for Web sites with a
specific domain like ".net," or find Web sites in a preferred
language.
2. Search with a
phrase
To better help the search engine find what you're
looking for, offer a sequence of words in a specific order, using
quotation marks around the phrase. For instance, if you're looking
for information on the TV show Saturday Night Live, type "Saturday
Night Live" into the search window. Without quotations on each end,
a search engine will likely look for Web sites containing any of the
words separately: Saturday, night, and live.
Read more
Please forward this newsletter to anyone else in your
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Technology
Solution Wish List Suggestions 2008
| This time of
the year many businesses are working hard to develop
their budget or technology “wish list” for the coming
year. I have spoken with many businesses over the last
couple of months and have compiled a common list of
technologies solutions that are being budgeted for 2008.
Take a look at the list and consider whether you may
have overlooked any of these items. |
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Microsoft
Licensing – How is your license count? Are you up to date?
One of the primary licenses that need to be updated at most
businesses is your Office Suite. When considering purchasing
Office licenses think about purchasing open licenses as
opposed to the license (OEM) that can be purchased with a new
PC. There are several advantages to purchasing an open license
such as the ability to move the license to another PC in the
event the original system is retired, the ability to purchase
upgrade protection for two years on open licenses, and
Microsoft offers cash back or service credits with Databranch
as an incentive. Businesses are not fully aware of the cost
advantage of this option or the ease of management with this
licensing model. Contact Databranch for more information.
Read more |
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Good, Bad, or
Indifferent: Microsoft Outlook Anywhere
By Blake Britton,
Vice President
While most of us
can receive and send email from any computer that has an
Internet connection via Outlook Web Access (OWA) or through a
mobile device (Windows Mobile, Palm, or Blackberry), what I
miss is the full functionality and speed of Outlook. With
Exchange 2007 and Outlook, you can now have that functionality
wherever you have an Internet connection. Outlook Anywhere and
Exchange 2007 provide your network administrator easier
configuration of the ability to use Outlook anywhere. Yes, if
your system has Outlook, and it is configured to run RPC over
http (use of your local Outlook to securely connect to MS
Exchange), then you are connected to you email system and have
full Outlook functionality whenever you have an Internet
connection.
I leave Outlook
running on my notebook and when I leave the office, the
notebook goes into “sleep” mode. When I “wake” it up when I am
on my home wireless network or at any remote site via my
cellular card, it connects to the Internet and the Outlook
installed on my notebook is automatically and securely
connected to our Exchange server just as if I were sitting at
my desk in the office. I have access to my group calendars,
group contacts and address books, and all other functionality
of Outlook. In using Outlook Anywhere the technology is
delivered to you as if you were in the office. Since this
mailbox is sending/receiving with the Exchange server it will
also ensure that any changes made in Outlook also happen in
your Exchange server.
Databranch is very
excited about the functionality that Exchange 2007 and Outlook
2007 have delivered in keeping us connected to our clients and
the Databranch Team. With the advancements in mobile
technology, the Internet being available almost anywhere, and
back office software, the ability to be productive from
outside of the office has never been easier. |
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Security Quickies
| “that could save your
bacon”
Choose a
password that's hard to crack
When choosing a
password, try to make it by writing a sentence that you
can easily remember. For example: "Los Angeles Lakers
will win the NBA tournament this year". Then pick up the
first letters of each word and also add at the beginning
or at the end (or at both parts) some special characters
and numbers. For example, with the last sentence you
could get the password: =3LALwwtNtty$. This method lets
you come up with easy-to-remember passwords that are
also hard to crack. And you avoid the need to write such
a long password down in order to remember
it. |
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Be careful with
cybercafé computers
Cybercafés offer a convenient way
to use a networked computer when you are away from home or
office, but be careful. It's impossible for an ordinary user
to tell what the state of their security might be. Since
anyone can use them for anything, they have probably been
exposed to viruses, worms, Trojans, keyloggers, and other
nasty malware. Should you use them at all? They're okay for
casual web browsing, but they're NOT okay for connecting to
your email, which may contain personal information; to any
secure system, like the network or server at your office, bank
or credit union; or for shopping online. Read more |
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"The door of
opportunity
won't open unless you
do
some
pushing."
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