November 2009
      In this issue

SharePoint Set-Up Service
Work Quicker on Your Computer
Importance of Thank You Notes
Getting Started with SharePoint
Meet the Team
Quote & Cartoon
 

SharePoint Set-Up Service:
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SharePoint, the fastest growing product in Microsoft’s history, is an information portal that can be configured to run intranet and extranet sites, allowing small and medium sized businesses to collaborate and connect on projects, teams, and daily work tasks.

How do you know if your business can benefit from SharePoint? Do you spend excessive time looking for files? Do you struggle finding older versions of documents? Does your small business experience valuable productivity losses when employees are not present?

Imagine having a collaborative tool at your fingertips to coordinate company announcements, events, discussion boards, blogs, document libraries, alerts, and internal and external sites. With your Microsoft Small Business Server, you already possess this technology! Let Amnet teach you how to better use the technology already at your fingertips; we want to configure your SharePoint starter site and lead your business into a new era of productivity.

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22 Ways To Work Quicker on your Computer
Used with permission from the HP Small & Medium Business Center

Work, family, friends and a few hours for yourself? Sometimes it seems impossible to fit everything in one day. If you are looking to spend less time at your computer and more time somewhere else, check out these clever keyboard shortcuts.

Windows of opportunity
If you often work with several windows open simultaneously, you’ll save valuable minutes using these quick key options.

1. To minimize a window to your toolbar, press ALT, SPACEBAR and N.
2. To maximize a window to your full screen, hit ALT, SPACEBAR and X.
3. To reduce the size of a window without hiding it, press ALT, SPACEBAR and R.
4. To close a window, hit ALT and F4.
5. To go to the last window you had open, simultaneously click ALT and TAB.
6. To select one window when you have several open, hold down ALT, and maneuver by clicking TAB to the window you want.

To speed up Excel
You can easily accelerate your spreadsheet skills with these handy tricks.


The Importance of Thank You Notes
used with permission from JOEL H. WELDON & ASSOCIATES, INC. http://www.SuccessComesInCans.com

The importance of writing thank-you notes was reinforced to me years ago when I was on a Delta Airlines flight to New Orleans. I fly a lot, usually a couple flights a week -- so when it comes to the service provided by flight attendants, I'm sort of an expert.

On that particular day I received exceptional service from the moment I boarded the plane. The flight attendant hung my coat up, got me some lemon water, which is what I always drink, and provided excellent meal service. She smiled easily, had a positive attitude and just seemed so happy to be of help.

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Getting Started with SharePoint

Windows Sharepoint ServicesDid you know that Server 2003 and Business Server 2003 have SharePoint services? SharePoint is the foundation for a company portal. Do you remember when all files were saved in a filing cabinet instead of on your network? By getting started with Share Point your files no longer just reside in some folder in your network, but files are as easy to find or search for as using a search engine like Google.

Let us demonstrate our understanding of your business needs, not just your technology needs. By providing a central repository for documents and business intelligence, and customizing it to your exact business, we have transitioned from just storing documents to a more intellectual way of managing your information.

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Meet the Team

"What is your
favorite Thanksgiving
meal dish?"

Colin: Stuffing
Corinne: Pecan Pie
Craig: Cranberries
Jay: Mashed potatoes
Jennifer: Cornbread
Lauren: Green bean casserole
Mary: Pumpkin pie
Tarah: Stuffing
Tim: Turkey
Trevor: Yams with marshmallows on top

 

 

Just for Laughs


 

Autumn is a second spring
when every leaf is a flower.

- Albert Camus

 

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