February 2008
In this issue
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Extreme Office Upgrade
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Top Resolutions
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Microsoft Outlook
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AT&T Corner
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Security Quickies
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Security Quickies
“that could save your
bacon”
Choose a password
that's hard to crack
When choosing a password, try to make it by writing a sentence that
you can easily remember. For example: "Los Angeles Lakers will win
the NBA tournament this year". Then pick up the first letters of
each word and also add at the beginning or at the end (or at both
parts) some special characters and numbers. For example, with the
last sentence you could get the password: =3LALwwtNtty$. This method
lets you come up with easy-to-remember passwords that are also hard
to crack. And you avoid the need to write such a long password down
in order to remember it.
Be careful with
cybercafé computers
Cybercafés offer a convenient way to use a networked computer when
you are away from home or office, but be careful. It's impossible
for an ordinary user to tell what the state of their security might
be.
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Finalist named for
“Small Business
Extreme Office Upgrade 2.0. . . "
Dynamic
Computer Solution President Mitch Miller announced the Finalist
for the Small Business Extreme Offices
Upgrade 2.0 on January 24th at the Greater Topeka Chamber
of Commerce Annual Meeting held recently. . . The finalists who were in
attendance to the left of Mitch were Linda Farrant
of GreatLife & Fitness, Martha Hagedorn-Krass of The Ronald McDonald
House Charities, Chamla Brown of the East Topeka Senior Center, Jim
Leiker of the Capper Foundation Easter Seals and Aletha Rogers of
the Heritage Christian School .
The sponsors of the Small Business Extreme
Office Upgrade 2.0 were
Dynamic
Computer Solutions of
Topeka, the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce, KMAJ-FM (Majic)
107.7, WIBW-TV Ch. 13, Century United Companies, Cardinal Business
Services, Briggs Dodge Business-Link, The C-Team and Stacey Ink
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Top Resolutions for 2008
Written by Laura
Steward
February, 2008. Time for the annual list of things
you must do this year to make sure your technology and business will run
smoothly and successfully and have minimal unplanned downtime. For those
of you who are regular readers of this column, you will see some
familiar items on the list and hopefully you have already done them!
So without further ado! My
top resolutions for 2008!
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I will run or hire someone to run routine
maintenance on my desktops and server, including Windows Updates to
make sure they are running properly. |
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I will eliminate internal only backup and switch
to a system that becomes my server in the event of a failure and
also takes my data offsite. |
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I will secure my
network and computers with a good firewall that protects my data. |
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I will recognize
that internet use for my employees is a benefit and not a right and
that I can monitor and control the access to
prevent security breaches and loss of revenue due to employee web
surfing. |
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Good, Bad, or
Indifferent:
Microsoft Outlook Anywhere
By Blake Britton
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While most of us can
receive and send email from any computer that has an Internet
connection via Outlook Web Access (OWA) or through a mobile device
(Windows Mobile, Palm, or Blackberry), what I miss is the full
functionality and speed of Outlook. With Exchange 2007 and Outlook,
you can now have that functionality wherever you have an Internet
connection. Outlook Anywhere and Exchange 2007 provide your network
administrator easier configuration of the ability to use Outlook
anywhere.
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I leave Outlook running on
my notebook and when I leave the office, the notebook goes into
“sleep” mode. When I “wake” it up when I am on my home
wireless network or at any remote site via my cellular card, it
connects to the Internet and the Outlook installed on my notebook is
automatically and securely connected to our Exchange server just as
if I were sitting at my desk in the office.
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Ask us about
A Network Managed Services Program |
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Long Distance
Plans
Everybody needs one
but there are so many from which to choose.
Of course, we’re talking about ATT long distance plans.
Without a plan, the long distance rate is over $.40 per minute.
Plans reduce that cost depending on your long distance usage,
and range from the least expensive $5.95 monthly plan @ 4.9
cents per minute, up to a Block of Time with 10,000 minutes for
$320 per month. Generally speaking, the smaller plans have a
slightly higher per minute rate while the greatest discount is
found with the larger monthly plan. Signing a contract with a
two or three year term will also reduce the usage rate.
Large businesses with multiple billing numbers will find that
the high volume plans offered by ATT provide the convenience of
all long distance billing on one monthly statement.
Account codes may be used with any of the long distance plans,
but is used most frequently with businesses that need to track
long distance usage to a particular department or person. Once
the account codes are established, changes are easily updated.
Contact
Dynamic
Computer Solutions’ ATT focused staff, Bonnie or
Kathy at 785-354-7000, if you have any questions or want us to
review your current long distance billing and usage.
Dynamic
Senior Living Solutions
Dynamic Computer
Solutions of Topeka Inc announces the
Dynamic Senior
Living Solutions division. This division provides "state of the art"
Senior Living products throughout Kansas.
Dynamic has also been
named "Authorized Dealer" for Philips Lifeline Senior Living
products.
Dynamic has been installing and supporting a variety
of Senior Living products to senior living communities for over
4 years .
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