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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47650573255192761812009-11-09T07:40:40.723-05:00CMIT Solutions of Manhattan, Grand CentralCMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-16581995976814060042009-11-03T21:25:00.001-05:002009-11-03T21:25:33.360-05:00What's a Netbook ... And Why Would You Need One?

In the hardware world, there’s a pretty lively discussion going on about the difference between laptops, notebooks, and netbooks.Opinion seems to be converging around the idea that laptops and notebooks are virtually the same: small, portable, but powerful computers that can function as a more travel-worthy substitute for a stationary desktop model.Netbooks, on the other hand, are a relatively

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-4509190260333622532009-11-01T20:40:00.001-05:002009-11-01T20:40:55.099-05:00Disaster Mirage: You Think You're Safe. But You're Not

SmallBizTechnology.com - October 4th, 2009Disaster Mirage: You Think You're Safe. But You're Not. | Smallbiztechnology.comRamon Ray writes about Small Businesses and their disaster recovery preparedness. It's not just about backing up your data. It's about how you recover (the data, the applications, the user profiles, the desktops, laptops and servers, email access, internet access, etc.) when

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-80150607010534201382009-10-28T16:27:00.002-04:002009-10-28T16:33:32.267-04:00Three Free Webinars from The Software Revitalist

Ellen DePasquale, the Software Revitalist, has announced three free webinars which she is hsoting next week. The topics are:Controlling Your Inbox With Microsoft OutlookGetting the Information You Need in QuickbooksProspecting in the Digital Age: Internet Search TipsThe webinars are November 2, 3 and 4thand you can register here.With these, you get access to a bonus webinar: B2B Relationship

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-59310199489556632562009-10-18T22:23:00.002-04:002009-10-18T22:25:10.784-04:00Excitement is in the Air with Windows 7 Launch

Reposting the following article from CMIT Solutions of Denver. Visit their website at http://www.cmitsolutions.com/denver********October 22nd is fast approaching and with it comes the launch of Microsoft's newest - and perhaps best yet - operating system (OS) - Windows 7!I have not been talking it up with my clients or prospects to the extent it deserves. For months I have received news and

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-27818300347746358052009-09-16T11:29:00.002-04:002009-09-16T11:30:21.140-04:00September 17th Event - Getting Social Media Buzz

Join us on Thursday, September 17th for the first ever Pre-BizTechDay Event in New York City!For details and to register: http://www.biztechday.com/social-buzz-in-new-york/You'll learn powerful tips on getting social media buzz, but this NOT just another workshop on social media. You will have the opportunity to interact with our expert panel of speakers, network with your peers, and walk away

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-63637961562715453012009-09-14T14:04:00.003-04:002009-09-14T14:09:06.264-04:00How to Access Files at the Office - Even When You're Away

Remote office access lets you log on to a computer or server from a separate location and use it as if you were actually on-site. Many businesses now rely on the ability to give employees remote office access, whether it’s for mobile workers, as a response to the increased price of commuting or the need for flexible work schedules.There are two main categories of remote access: remote desktop

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-46774535281958941732009-08-29T23:09:00.003-04:002009-08-29T23:13:17.548-04:00Tech Support Cheat Sheet

LifeHacker, the blog devotes to software, the Internet and all around "life hacks" gives away all of our Tech Support troubleshooting secrets in this one post. Could it be time to throw in the towel?http://lifehacker.com/5344702/tech-support-cheat-sheet-reveals-the-secrets-of-troubleshooting

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-29581889304575862232009-08-25T23:42:00.001-04:002009-08-25T23:44:26.228-04:00Vista's Instant Search Uncovers Information Wherever It's Stor

We don't post too often about Vista, but there are a few notable features worth talking about.If you’re on a pre-Vista operating system, you know how restrictive and clunky the old Microsoft search tool can be. Accessed as “Find” under the Start menu, the tool can’t look at the content within files and does not extend to emails.Microsoft has taken that search tool and vastly improved its

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-39523542424489723672009-08-17T00:32:00.002-04:002009-08-17T00:37:25.632-04:00Brad Farmerie, chef at Public NYC battles in Iron Chef America this Sunday

CMIT Solutions client Brad Farmerie, lead chef at Public NYC battles in Kitchen Stadium in Iron Chef America this Sunday, August 23rd.Will he be completing against Iron Chef Morimoto? Iron Chef Cora? Will he stand up to the heat of battle? Think how much fun it would be to watch it with Brad himself.Join us on Sunday, August 23rd for a special Sunday Supper at PUBLIC and watch the live broadcast.

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-41768093936834250932009-08-07T16:07:00.000-04:002009-08-07T16:07:58.063-04:00Could you be responsible for the Twitter outage? | Safe and Secure - CNET News

From C-Net: Could You Be Responsible for the Twitter Outage?Well, maybe not you personally, but could you be part of it? Twitter confirmed yesterday that the problems experienced were caused by a denial-of-service attack. A distributed denial-of-service attack occurs when multiple (thousands? millions?) of computers try to access the site in question simultaneously. This typically happens because

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-70074578702623147392009-08-06T12:52:00.000-04:002009-08-06T12:53:16.221-04:00Superstars only…

IT Solutions Sales Associate & Business Market Development Associate CMIT has an immediate need for driven, successful hunters who are great at selling managed services to the SMB (small/mid-sized business) market.You can earn over $150K if you are a star, but do not even proceed unless you are an overachiever and can prove it. CMIT has openings in Manhattan, Westchester and Fairfield Counties

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-20752539641025515122009-07-14T22:46:00.004-04:002009-07-14T22:48:28.150-04:00DON'T EVER LOSE YOUR LAPTOP AGAIN

A study released last year by the Ponemon Institute revealed that business travelers lost a truly shocking number of laptops at airports every week: about 12,000, by their count. (http://cmit.sparklist.com/t/125909/891226/1546/0/)Even with fewer business travelers flying this year, you can bet that laptop losses are still far too many -- especially considering that 65 percent of survey

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-24137985440354540992009-06-15T22:05:00.000-04:002009-06-15T22:05:22.885-04:00How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live

How Twitter Will Change the Way We LiveVery interesting article on the possiblities of Twitter. Not as a business tool or a way of telling your friends what you ate for breakfast. But as a fascinating communication tool.

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-28521003698000571702009-04-20T18:04:00.002-04:002009-04-20T18:07:19.601-04:00If Abboott and Costello were alive today, "Who's On First' would sound like this...

COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT . . .ABBOTT: CMIT Solutions, your technology team, can I help you?COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.ABBOTT: Mac?COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.ABBOTT: Your computer?COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.ABBOTT: Mac?COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.ABBOTT: What about Windows?

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-36518818386599744912009-04-20T15:04:00.002-04:002009-04-20T15:09:46.958-04:00Small Biz Technology - Security: No Hardware, No Products, All Software and Service

Small Biz Technology had a great blog post on security for your desktop, laptop and network. Traditionally, when you think about security, you think about a firewall or router. Some hardware box plugged in to your network. However, there are other options. Ramon Ray interviews John Adams, the CTO of Chosen Security, about offering security as a service you subscribe to, instead of the typical

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-34608736553560764252009-04-17T17:17:00.001-04:002009-04-17T17:19:59.992-04:00The Data Storage Rule of Three

If you really want to keep your data safe and ensure that it will not be lost, destroyed, or corrupted in the event of a disaster, most storage practitioners advise keeping it in at least three locations.A single location gives you virtually no protection against disaster. Two locations might be enough, as long as one is offsite – but even then you risk data loss if both locations fail at the

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-90779200761062280422009-04-13T17:48:00.005-04:002009-04-13T17:56:45.248-04:00Join First and Last Names in a Single Cell

Unless you're a power user or a statistician, chances are you often use Excel to manage text lists instead of numerical data. For example, you might use Excel as your source file for a mail merge. Let's imagine that somewhere along the way you separated out first names from last names, and now you want to join them back together in a single column. Instead of going through your list and retyping

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-67698651264793241492009-04-03T22:39:00.012-04:002009-04-12T08:43:30.414-04:00New Innovations in Surge Protectors and Power Supplies

If you're like a lot of home-based workers or employees in a small office, you've got a single power strip with your computer and all its many peripherals plugged into it. You want to make sure that power supply is reliable, well made, and not driving up your electricity bills unnecessarily. Here are a few things to consider when you're thinking about managing your access to power:Surge

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-19156589404438411882009-03-02T21:37:00.003-05:002009-04-12T08:28:12.350-04:00Set up a Remote Office Securely and Productively

As more businesses try to get their costs under control, some are considering giving up some or all of their office space. They're encouraging more employees to work remotely so that the business can move to smaller quarters with lower rents or rent out some portion of their existing space to other businesses. This can be a smart way to wring more efficiency out of your

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-23991765802473778012009-02-12T19:25:00.003-05:002009-02-17T11:00:41.842-05:00Why (and How) You Should Plan for Computer Disaster

How many hours -- or days -- would it take you to recover your business data, re-image your machines, and get your business running again if a flood, virus outbreak, or other disaster took your business offline? CMIT Solutions’ own Scott Brennan recently addressed the issue of data loss on WGN Chicago TV. Click here to get his take on protecting your computer from disaster. Here are a few

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-29391247316612908432009-02-06T11:33:00.003-05:002009-02-17T11:01:45.919-05:00Professional Etiquette in Facebook

Sorry, folks – LinkedIn is no longer enough. If you want to do business in modern America, chances are you’re going to have to join Facebook at some point. Maybe it’s because you’re participating on a conference panel that’s coordinating content through Facebook, or maybe you joined a professional networking group with a Facebook page. For many people these days, it has to do with finding

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-41774673403625519762009-02-02T12:28:00.003-05:002009-02-17T11:02:28.212-05:00Make Your Battery Last Longer

Pretty much everyone who owns a PC laptop has, at some point or another, found themselves with a computer that's nearly out of battery power and no electrical outlets in sight. (Usually this happens right before a road trip with three kids in the back of the car screaming for their Dora the Explorer DVD, or the moment you board a plane with six hours' worth of business presentations to review.)

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-51347190929175552872009-01-24T21:58:00.002-05:002009-02-17T11:02:53.562-05:00Protect Yourself Against the Worm that has Infected Over 9 Million in Two Weeks

One of the biggest worm attacks in years has hit PCs around the world. It's called "Downadup," or "Conficker," and in the past week or so it has spread aggressively to unprotected PCs. The worm spreads across networks, finding vulnerable computers and turning off the automatic backup service, deleting previous restore points, disabling some security services,

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-53580830520191546282009-01-21T11:15:00.002-05:002009-02-17T11:03:45.254-05:00Sound Principles of Web Design

Web design is always evolving to keep up with new technologies and new search engine algorithms. Businesses that used to be stuck building rudimentary HTML sites with Dream Weaver can now hire designers relatively cheaply and have a slick, high-performance site in no time. But with so many bells and whistles to choose from, how can you make sure your Web site actually

CMIT Solutions of Manhattanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142708587195809375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765057325519276181.post-66125868669977473382009-01-14T11:25:00.001-05:002009-02-17T11:04:16.864-05:00Data Encryption - Your Biggest Weapon Against Data Theft

The Identity Theft Resource Center recently released a report stating that 35 million data records were exposed last year. That’s a huge increase over the previous year and a very sobering figure for anyone who is concerned about keeping their business or personal data safe. There was an upside, however: a mere 2.4 percent of data thefts involved encrypted

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