June 2020
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We will miss you Awilda!

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Don't Overlook Your Monitor

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The Best Note-taking Apps for Android and Windows

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6 Ways to Kill It With Creative Commons

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How to add a background image to a PowerPoint slide

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How to tell if you may have malware and what features to look for in strong malware protection

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Business Continuity Tip

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Featured Testimonial of the Month

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FREE REPORT

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Featured Testimonial of the Month

"Databranch treats us very well. When we have an issue, it’s addressed very quickly which really makes a big difference. I can call and talk to someone immediately and I don’t think I’ve ever waited more than an hour for a response. Employee productivity has gone up because we have less downtime from computer issues and everything runs smoothly. The service we’ve gotten keeps us loyal to Databranch and if they see an issue they are reaching out to us immediately to get it resolved. "

- Mary Comstock, Treasurer, Dura-Bilt Products, Inc.


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We will miss you Awilda!

Awilda

Please join us in extending best wishes to Awilda Rivera, Office Manager, who will be retiring on June 26th after thirty years with Databranch. Awilda's joy, work ethic, and compassionate heart for everyone she works with will be greatly missed by all of us at Databranch but we are excited for what she has planned next and know she will continue to share her talents with our community as she enters into the next phase of her life.

Databranch President, David Prince, had the following to share about Awilda, "She has been the glue, the calm and consistent presence throughout all changes and challenges we have faced and overcome. Her integrity, work ethic, compassion and positivity are second to none. Often I have posed a dilemma to her and she has always provided a great sounding board and insightful counsel when asked. There are few times in life where you can say that you have spent literally tens of thousands of hours working with a person and she will be greatly missed."

Jennifer Wetzler will be transitioning into her role starting on June 29th and while we know Awilda is irreplaceable, we are confident she has trained Jennifer well to step into her shoes and continuing serving our clients in the same dedicated manner. Awilda can be reached directly at arivera@databranch.com or 716-373-4467 x 17, if you would like to reach out with any well-wishes this week!


Don't Overlook Your Monitor
used with permission from HP Tech@Work

overlookHere’s what you need to know

For some, the term “tech innovation” brings to mind new PC form factors and unique printing methods. But high-tech innovation doesn't stop at hardware—it also includes displays.

In recent years, display innovation has produced heightened resolution, connectivity, functionality, and ROI. Displays are sleek, stylish, more robust, and thoughtfully aligned with today's dynamic, agile, and collaborative workspaces. Designed to drive work teams, the latest iterations of this often overlooked, but critical technology can boost your performance, productivity, and efficiency.

Displays: Then and now

Given the proliferation of smartphones, tablets, and laptops in our mobile business environment, displays often fade into the background, with users never questioning how they contribute to a more productive workday. However, displays are office necessities that have a powerful, innovative impact on productivity.

Here's a look at how displays have evolved in the past 10 years:

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The Best Note-taking Apps for Android and Windows
used with permission from HP Tech@Work

notetakingappNeed to organize your thoughts? Give these apps a closer look.

Aha! You just had a lightning bolt moment and solved a problem that's been teasing your brain all day. You don't want to lose that thought. When you pull out your phone, what's the most natural app that'll help you jot down your idea before it slips away?

There's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all note-taking app: Everyone thinks differently and has different requirements tied to how they work. Do you prefer a bare-bones app that records your ideas in plain text? Or do you think in images or graphs that you can quickly build or insert? Do you have a shortlist of must-have features? Is price an issue? Are your notes for your eyes only, or do you share them in meetings and collaborate on them with coworkers?

Whichever app you choose, you need make sure that it flows with your note-taking style and makes it easy to record your moments of brilliance (or just the to-do items from your morning). Here are three we think are worth a try.

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6 Ways to Kill It With Creative Commons
used with permission from HP Tech@Work

You don't have to spend a fortune

Growing a business means doing the most with the resources available to you. Marketing is important, but it's hard to justify spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on intellectual property, such as images, when you have networks to protect, computers to replace, and employees to train.

But what if you could get quality content for your marketing materials without paying a cent? Enter the Creative Commons (CC), a non-profit organization devoted to increasing the number of creative works available for others to legally build upon and share.

Creative Commons offers access to a huge variety of content—from photos to videos to sound effects—that you can use, repurpose, and distribute commercially for free. As a result, you can source marketing assets for less and instead invest those resources in technologies that help grow your business capabilities. Win-win.

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How to add a background image to a PowerPoint slide

imageLet's say that you want to add a full-size background image to one of your PowerPoint slides. Maybe you want to show off your photography or liven up the background behind your talking points. But how do you add the image as a background?

  1. Right click on the slide. From the menu, select Format Background. A sidebar will appear on the right.

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How to tell if you may have malware and what features to look for in strong malware protection
used with permission from Norton by Symantec
by Alison Grace Johansen


malwareMalware — short for malicious software — refers to programs specifically engineered to compromise computers or other devices. Malware can present itself in many forms such as viruses, Trojan horses, worms, adware, ransomware and spyware. All forms of malware are designed to compromise the safety of your devices and the data stored on them. This might allow cybercriminals to access your personal data and, in some cases, use that data to commit identity theft.

Does this sound like something you want to avoid? You're not alone. Nobody wants malware on their computer. Learning to be proactive about your computer's security and having strong malware protection is a smart way to avoid a malware intrusion.

Here's a look at a few red flags that can indicate a malware problem.

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Business Continuity Tip

Sensitive Data on the Move

We live in a connected world where we must share sensitive, identifying information regularly in exchange for services. If you're accessing government or medical services, you'll be sharing your PII (Personally Identifying Information). If you're shopping, you're sharing your credit card number. And so on! Safely transfering and storing sensitive data affects us all.

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Quote of the Month


"Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye."

- Mary Shelley


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