February 2010
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Network Management |
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Better Together |
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Meet Stuart
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Missed
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Missed Manners
by Amanda C. Kooser
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business
Center
Some tech junkies
tend to neglect etiquette in the office. E-mail is still one
of the leading culprits, but newer arrivals like BlackBerrys
and wireless earpieces are causing their share of social
snafus. "Technology should not be an opportunity to
multitask conversations," says technology etiquette expert
Laurie Puhn, president of
Laurie
Puhn Communications . "Anytime you're [doing that], it
is rude and unacceptable."
The ability to
instantly send and receive e-mails and messages on your
BlackBerry, PDA or smartphone requires etiquette attention.
Put that BlackBerry away during meetings to let others know
you're giving your full attention to the proceedings.
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Quote of the Month
Opportunity is missed by most people because it
is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
~
Thomas Edison
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5 Dos and Don'ts of Network
Management
reprinted with permission from the HP Small Business Center
 Keeping your
business running smoothly means having a network that's
stable and secure. But even minor oversights and errors can
cause big problems; cybercriminals are becoming more
sophisticated, and they're increasingly targeting smaller
businesses that aren't as likely to have the security that a
large enterprise would have.
Luckily, good
security doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. There
are a few relatively simple dos and don'ts you can follow to
help ensure your security bases are covered.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 – Better Together
by David Tan, Chief Technology Officer,
CHIPS Technology Group LLC
 Lost in all
the hype about the recent Windows 7 is the excitement
around the simultaneous launch of Windows Server 2008 R2. There are
probably a few reasons this launch has been so overlooked. First, as
I mentioned, it came hand-in-hand with the desktop launch. Clearly,
Microsoft's marketing team doesn't plan any "I'm a Windows Server"
commercials to go along with their current "I'm a PC" campaign, so
the masses will often not know about the server. Second is the
naming convention.
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Meet
Stuart Jenkins
He's standing on top of a box!
Used with permission of Joel H. Weldon &
Associates, Inc.
http://www.SuccessComesInCans.com
 Have you ever
wondered about the word "discipline"? What images does it
conjure up in your mind? Doing what you have to do? Toeing
the mark? Keeping your nose to the grindstone? Putting
restrictions on your behavior and actions? Setting limits?
If these are some of the negative connotations you would
assign to the word "discipline," then you'll really enjoy
hearing the story of Stuart Jenkins, and you may find it
quite an eye-opener.
"Mrs. Jenkins,"
the grade school teacher announced to Stuart's mother, "your
son will never graduate from high school, let alone attend
college. It's because of his dyslexia, you see, he's
learning disabled."
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