April 2009
In this issue

√ Technology Saves
√ Laptop or Desktop
√ Manager to Superhero
√ For Laughs
 
 

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

-- Winston Churchill

 

For Laughs

 

 

 

 

 

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7 Ways Technology Saves Money
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business Center
By Jeff Wuorio

Every small business owner knows that new technology can be pricey.

But technology can also pay in the form of significant savings-particularly over the long haul.

Savings from technology isn't just a matter of plugging in a new gizmo and watching the cash roll in. You have to evaluate your priorities and choose the right technology that meets your operating and budgetary requirements.

With that approach in mind, here are seven ways that technology can save your small business money:

Laptop or Desktop:
Which One is Right For You?
reprinted with permission from HP

In the not-so-distant past, the choice between a desktop and a laptop computer was simple: do you want portability, or not? There were a few other clear-cut differences, too. Desktop models offered more power and features and were less expensive, while laptops were portable, but also more costly, and less ergonomic.

While some of these differences remain, advances in technology make many of them insignificant. Laptop prices have fallen, and the machines now offer even more power and features. Desktop models are less bulky than they used to be, and with the proliferation of devices like USBs, portability of data is not such a big issue. So how do you choose?

Here are a few points to consider.

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Managed Services Virtualization Technologies
Voice over IP Microsoft Exchange 2007
Citrix Outsourced Help Desk
Wireless Technologies New Servers, Workstations or Laptops
Video Surveillance Update your Security
Storage - Network Attached to Storage Area  Network Assessment

We will be drawing and giving away a “MP3 Player” to two
of the respondents.
 
From IT Manager to Superhero in 5 Steps
reprinted with permission from HP

Some of the IT managers among us still remember the day we helped liberate someone from the era of “snail mail” with their first e-mail. And it’s those heroic moments that shine out in our careers. We are here because we have felt the after-glow of technology empowering ourselves and other people.

Here are some IT management leadership strategies to help you better connect with the people you serve.

1. Walk in the shoes of your users.
Sitting down to a meeting with his CEO, an IT manager noticed that the CEO looked very tired after a business trip. A few polite questions revealed that she was constantly inundated with e-mails and documents, which took huge amounts of her time to sort through. On her trip, the CEO and her secretary had been unable to find key documents for an important presentation; these had eventually been found in a physical file, and couriered rather than e-mailed.

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