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Server
2008 Launch Celebration
Thursday,
April 17, 2008 - Celebrate the launch of Windows Server
2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. Madison
Marriott West – 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive, Middleton.
Register online
here.
High Tech Happy Hour
Thursday, April 24, 2008 from. 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
Sponsored by Kramer Data Power and QPS. Located at The
Brink – 701 E. Washington Avenue, Madison.
For more info, visit
www.hthh.org
Manufacturing Matters 08!
Wednesday,
April 23, 2008 - Applied Tech is a proud sponsor of the
Manufacturing Matters conference. Manufacturing Matters!
is the only conference targeted specifically to the
needs of small to midsize Wisconsin manufacturers. For
more information
click here.
Windows SharePoint
Thursday,
April 25, 2008
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
SPACE IS FULL - Waiting lists are being accepted.
Contact Julie Vike at 608.257.6051 x23 or at
vike@appliedtech.us.
FRx Training (Basic & Advanced) for Great Plains (GP)
Users
Multiple
Dates: TBD
Microsoft FRx works with a variety of general
ledgers—including Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains—to
help you get specific reports to decision makers who
need them, when they need them. Its financial analysis
capabilities can help boost business intelligence across
your company. Find out how.
Applied Tech office—203 S. Paterson Street, Ste 500,
Madison
Limit 10 per session. 4-hour sessions. Fee-based.
For more information, contact Julie Vike at 608.257.6051
x23
Wisconsin Wolves
Madison’s Only Professional Women’s Football Team.
www.wiwolves.com
Upcoming games
April 19 at Milwaukee
April 26 at Columbus
May 10 vs. Detroit (Middleton High School – kick-off:
3pm)
May 17 cs. Columbus (Middleton High School – kick-off:
3pm)
Help cheer on #34, Pam Close, Applied Tech’s Senior
Systems Consultant!
Madison Area Builders Association’s Spring Showcase:
April 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27 11:00am to 4pm. Free.
Visit MABA’s website for more information at
www.maba.org.
Did You Know...
 If
you cannot open an Office 2007 file because you have a
previous version of Office, you can download a free
Compatibility Pack. You will be able to open, edit and
save files in the new file formats for Office 2007,
using any previous version of Office.
Click here for details and instructions.
Is there
anything you'd like
to
see in the BrainBank?
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Applied Tech is proud to be a sponsor of the
Microsoft 2008 Launch
Thursday, April 17th
 Marriott
Madison West
1313 John Q Hammons Dr.
Middleton, WI
Register Here for this free event!
Take
a test drive
Come to an event and test drive Windows Server® 2008 operating
system, Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008, and Microsoft Visual Studio®
2008.
Meet
the experts
Enjoy hands-on labs, face-to-face Q&A sessions with software
experts, and other opportunities to interact with development team
members.
Bring
the products home
Want more? To say thanks for taking part of this exciting launch,
you’ll take home a promotional kit with versions of all three
products.
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Service Pack vs "Patch"
contributed by the Technical Department
at ITsynergy
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Microsoft
has been busy the last several months, and among other things has
released two new major service packs that will affect most of our
customers. We
thought that we first might provide some benefit by
discussing the difference between a service pack and a
patch. Patches are released regularly by Microsoft and fix a
specific problem with a piece of their software.
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Microsoft categorizes their
patches with the most important being categorized as critical. Microsoft has one of the
best records in the industry in this area, including a regular
schedule of patch releases (second Tuesday of every month),
outstanding communication to interested parties about the patching
process (they email us to warn us of everything that is coming out
before it hits) and free support for problems created by patches.
A service pack, by
contrast, is a collection of patches (regardless of category) all
bundled together into a single installation. The key difference
between a service pack and a patch, however, is that a service pack
is MUCH more heavily regression tested than a patch. That means that
not only does Microsoft test to make sure that the things the
patches are supposed to fix are fixed, but they also test everything
else – even the things the patches have nothing to do with.
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Employee Profile -
Shawn
Bacon Shawn
joined Applied Tech in January 2008 as a Customer Service
Representative. Shawn acts a liaison linking clients, vendors and
internal staff to ensure satisfaction from beginning to end. Shawn
attended PC Pro Schools and has been certified as a Microsoft
Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Desktop Support
Technician and in Support Center Analysis.
Prior to Applied Tech,
Shawn was on active duty with the United States Marine Corps for
four-years. Shawn is also a volunteer for Head Start, a
non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of children
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Shawn Bacon
Customer Service Representative |
Never a dull moment for Shawn as he enjoys variety of sports,
including football, baseball and basketball, running, video games,
poker, pool, darts, and being with his girlfriend, Tiffany. Shawn is
currently (and impatiently) waiting for the beginning of Summerfest
in Milwaukee and is already planning his annual fishing trip to
Canada.When
asked “what do you like most about working for Applied Tech?” Shawn
cited friendly co-workers, the great work environment, and knowing
that our customers are satisfied with the work that Applied Tech
provides. (This must account for Shawn’s upbeat and ready-to-help
attitude when he comes into work!) |
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ASK SPARKY!
Do you have an IT question
or concern that you’ve been hung up on? Now’s your chance to “Ask
Sparky”! Sparky is what we loving call our company logo.
Sparky is our fearless leader who encompasses all that is IT.
Applied Tech works hard at keeping IT as pain-free as possible and
Sparky is with us every step of the way! Send your IT questions to
Sparky at
sparky@appliedtech.us.
Jon asks:
Why do I have to enter a series of numbers and/or letters when I’m
ordering something online? I know it’s for security measures but I
don’t understand how or why it works.
Click
for answer
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 Congratulations
to Scott Drost!
Scott has earned the
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer certification (MCSE)! The MCSE
demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing the
infrastructure for business solutions based on the Microsoft Windows
2000 Server platform and Windows Server System. Way to go Scott!
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In the News. .
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by Julie Vike
YouTube Provides a
Look at Its Audience
A new, free feature of YouTube allows video creators to
see when and where viewers are watching their videos.
Marketing executives should be thrilled. Read the entire
story, courtesy of
The Wisconsin State Journal. |
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The reason a
dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail
instead of his tongue.
-Anonymous |
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Madison Office
Applied Tech
Solutions, Inc.
203 South Paterson Street,
Suite 500
Madison, WI 53703
Ph: 608.257.6051
info@appliedtech.us
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Stevens Point Office
Applied Tech
Solutions, Inc.
1313 Second Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Ph: 715.344.3703
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