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December 2009
In this
issue
> Tips for Web
Search
> Get Off My
Cloud
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Virtualization Saves
> Replace Technology
> Just for
Laughs
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Replace your Old Technology Now
and Save
reprinted with
permission from the HP Small Business Center
It can be tempting to
avoid new purchases when dealing with a tight budget or a need to
cut costs. When it comes to your office's computer equipment,
however, delaying a PC refresh can actually increase your operating
expenses. Maintenance and support costs go up significantly over
time, and productivity goes down.
Learn about the major
costs associated with maintaining and supporting PCs and the six
ways in which a PC refresh can benefit your business.
1. Save on repair
costs
For most businesses, it's best to replace aging
equipment rather than repair it. Maintenance costs on PCs more
than three years old can run nearly two and half times higher than
on a new PC [1]. From software crashes to hard drive failure, a lot
can go wrong as a computer ages.
2. Increase
productivity
When your computers work more efficiently, so do
you and your employees. Faster processors, such as the Intel€ Core
2TM Duo and Intel€ vProTM technology
(available on select HP notebook PCs and HP desktop PCs can operate
up to six times faster than a three-year old Intel€ Pentium€
processor. In the case of an Intel€ VProTM PC,
users experience 32 percent less system downtime.
Read more
Please forward this newsletter to anyone else in your
organization who might be interested!
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Everyone at Databranch wishes you a
happy holiday season! We
would like to thank you for your business, and we look
forward to serving you in
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Ultimate
Tips for Web Searching in Less Time
reprinted with permission from the HP Small
Business Center
 Most of us use search engines every day,
but few know how to make the most of those searches. Given the
enormous amount of information on the Internet, almost any
search you do will yield thousands, or even millions of
results. But if they aren't the right results, they don't do
you any good. And who has time to spend trawling through loads
of "sort of useful" information?
Fortunately, there
are a few tricks to help you better focus your searches so you
get the information you need in less time. Here are five
search engine best practices to try next time you need to
search.
1. Use quotes to
find a specific phrase
In order to find an entire
phrase in a search, enter quotation marks (" ") around the
terms. For example, the search query butter apples orange will
yield results containing any mention of those words, whereas
"butter apples orange" returns only results where those words
appear together and in that order in either the title, the URL
of the website or the keywords in the document.
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Get Off
Of My Cloud
by Mike Gonsalves, StrateticFusion
Who can forget the
60's hit Get off my Cloud by the Rolling Stones? If this was
written today by any of the tens of thousands of Cloud
providers, they would be singing PLEASE get on MY Cloud. Cloud
computing is about as hot as things get in IT. When you
combine it with the other super hot technology,
Virtualization, you get a Perfect Storm scenario, where we the
people (the ones who use computing every day to make a living)
ultimately win.
There is no doubt
that the Cloud concept along with Virtualization are the two
biggest items in IT right now; and rightfully so. Done
correctly, either of these technologies can save a company
money, sometimes lots and lots of money. Who could argue with
that, given the American business mantra of do more with
less?
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4 Reasons
'Virtualization' Saves Money
by Heather
Clancy
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small
Business Center
 Most articles about virtualization discuss the
technology in the context of "big" business. They are glowing
about the potential for "data center consolidation" or
"reduced system maintenance expenses." Or they rave about the
prospects for a better disaster recovery plan, better security
and extra flexibility for employees.
What about small
business? The good news is if you are a small business owner,
there are plenty of short- and long-term benefits from
virtualization-and you don't need a big budget. (That makes
virtualization attractive in a brutal economic
climate.)
Read more
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Just
for Laughs
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Quote of the Month
We would accomplish many more things if we
did not think of them as impossible.
- Vince
Lombardi
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