July 2009
In this issue

PC Acting Up?
Dangers of Free
      Public Wi-Fi
Get Cash Back!
Success Comes in Cans
Quote of the Month
 


Success
comes in cans!

Some said, “It can’t be done!” But “Success comes in CANS, not in cannots!”

The first successful cast iron plow invented in the United States in 1797 was rejected by New Jersey farmers under the theory that cast iron poisoned the land and stimulated growth of weeds.

In Germany, it was “proven” by experts that if trains went at the frightful speed of 15 miles per hour, blood would spurt from the travelers’ noses, and that the passengers would suffocate going through tunnels.

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Quote from Melissa

"Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage."

Henry Lewis Mencken
 


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PC acting up these days?
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Bring your PC into our office for a Free PC Checkup. We will quickly evaluate your PC and make recommendations to improve its performance by looking for potential security, software and hardware issues.

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Don’t be deceived by dangerous “Free Public Wi-Fi”
computer-to-computer wireless connections

Have you ever connected to a “Free Public Wi-Fi” hotspot at an airport, park or coffee shop?

Don’t be fooled by this seemingly free connection. It is just a mirage that will not connect you to the Internet. In fact, you may end up connecting your computer directly to a hacker.

Normally, wireless connections are created and maintained by a router. However, an “ad-hoc” wireless connection can be created that connects two Wi-Fi enabled computers without a router. This type of connection is identifiable by the description “Unsecured computer-to-computer network”. Basically, if you connect to a “Free Public WiFi” network that shows a “computer-to-computer connection”, you enable a connection between your computer and another computer nearby.

But, nothing really happened?

 Of course not. You won’t notice anything happening but, as long as you are connected, your computer is an open book to the other person connected to you. In addition, as long as you leave the connection active on your computer, you are basically leaving a back door open for hacker to walk right in.

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Get up to $1,000 cash back on an HP printer
reprinted with permission from the HP Small Business Center

Are your current printing solutions just not cutting it anymore? As your business grows, so does the list of requirements for your printing solutions. The new HP Trade-in & Save Program makes it easy and affordable to get your hands on the latest in printing technology and reliability from HP. Better yet, the HP Trade-in & Save program lets you receive up to $1,000 cash back when you purchase a new HP printer and you trade in your old printer. It's as easy as following a few steps:

  • Purchase a new eligible HP printer from the list below between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009

  • Submit your claim for trade-in

  • Pack up your old desktop laser or inkjet printer and ship to HP for recycling for free (a $30 to $50 value). Any brand of laser or ink printer is acceptable for trade-in.

  • Receive up to $1,000 cash back. And while supplies last we'll include a FREE HP Total Care Access Card (a $49.99 value). Terms and conditions apply*.

Here are just a few of the eligible printers: