Category Archives: Tip

Get Your Message Read by Writing Effective Emails

Sometimes email messages can get quite long, especially when you quote much of the material that has been sent in previous emails. Also, emails often get long if you have a lot to say or you need to give a comprehensive overview of a particular business situation.

Beware of that free screensaver

Do you remember that frustrating feeling when you find an interesting screensaver and can’t install it on your computer? This article will help you to never have it again.

Do Not Feed the Troll

What is a troll? A hairy and ugly creature that lives under a bridge? Yes, but there is another kind of troll they are a forum group poster who makes a post that is a lie to provoke readers into a flame war. Every time I read a trolls post I think “Liar, liar, pants on fire.” Sometimes… Read More »

Test your Backups Often to Ensure Reliability

If you’re like most small business owners, your computer data backups are one of those things that you rarely pay attention to. Computer data backups are kind of like flossing your teeth and eating low-fat, high-fiber foods everyone knows what they’re supposed to do, but how many REALLY do these things religiously?!?

Create a backup plan

Your company’s data may be its most important asset. Imagine a large corporation with millions of dollars of account receivable and account payable data stored on their network. A fire causes massive data loss. How much work would be required to re-create the lost data? Without backups, the company may not survive the disaster.

Accessing your PC from the road

Have you ever sat in front of your computer and wished you could show someone else what appeared on your screen?  Maybe you were experiencing a problem, or couldn’t figure out how to make something work, but you knew if someone else could see what was happening on your screen, they could help you fix the problem immediately.

What is in the Tech Toolbag

If you fix computers regularly (or you’re the type that often fixes computers for friends and family), you’ve likely developed a collection of software and tools to help you fix things more efficiently.

Ever Think About Online Backups ?

Backing up and protecting data should be something that every business or individual strives to do.  Data is very important, especially for businesses or individuals who make a living using their computers.  If you have never looked into backing up your files or haven’t backed them up before, you should really look into it before it is too… Read More »

Webcam Setup Overview

These days, web cameras are everywhere. Your friends have one, maybe your office or the university that you study in also do. So, you decided to finally go with the crowd and get a camera. Now that you have it at home and connected to your computer, you probably wonder: “How do I make this thing show a… Read More »