Survival Tips for Small Businesses
by Carter
PC World published this great article, covering data backups and more…
Hurricane Irene: Last-Minute Survival Tips for Small Businesses | PCWorld Business Center.
Mozilla Defends ‘Rapid Release’ of Firefox Versions | PCWorld
by Carter
This is an interesting article discussing why Firefox releases new versions of their browser so frequently.
Mozilla Defends ‘Rapid Release’ of Firefox Versions | PCWorld.
New & Improved: Hosted Exchange
by John
MailStreet Hosted Exchange works better than ever with your mobile phone OS. For users who are traveling, or don’t have access to rich communications tools such as Microsoft Outlook, the MailStreet service supports most mobile platforms and includes the use of Microsoft Outlook Web Access. Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a full-featured email client similar to Microsoft Outlook, and is accessible from anywhere in the world via a standard web browser.
Quick Tip: Business Backup
by Chris
Most people will agree that every business computer needs a backup solution, but it is by far one of the most over looked necessities for any company, large or small. Take a moment to consider how much data could you lose and still be able to run the day to day operations of your company. Or the computer is stolen? Or any other disaster that may happen to your computer.
There are two ways to make sure you are safe.
- Online backups, is a very simple solution. You will need to leave your computer on and it will back up your data onto a secure off-site server. Depending on how much data, and your internet speed, this may be a slow process but well worth the set up time and costs.
- Onsite backup; If your business is running a relatively new server (less than 3 years), the server may be best suited for onsite scheduled backups. In smaller offices a network drive and a backup application will be a better solution. The network drive will backup multiple computers to one device and assist you in organizing data as well as recovery. To effectively implement this solution, you will need to know how many computers will be backed up, which data, and how much data.
We Do It: Home Backup
by Carter
Access your files on the road!
Some of our home clients and home-based businesses have installed a Network Backup Drive. In addition to backing up your data securely, most of these drives can be configured to allow access to the data from any internet hotspot (with secure passwords, of course!). While this is great for accessing your documents when you’re on vacation or on the road, it is even better for working efficiently from your local coffee shop or friend’s house. Your Nerd has the know-how to set this up for you too!