To help defuse the media frenzy around the iPhone 4 "Antennagate," Apple announced that it would issue full refunds for Bumper cases to iPhone 4 owners and offer a handful of third-party cases for free. Apple claims that less than one percent of iPhone 4 owners have called AppleCare to complain about antenna or reception issues, but that it nevertheless wants to make every single customer happy. On Friday, Apple unveiled the free case program to the public, so it's time to answer some questions surrounding how it works, who is eligible, and how you can get your slice of Apple's free pie.
When does the program start?
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On Thursday, Apple began e-mailing refunds to customers who had purchased iPhone 4 Bumpers from its online store. On Friday morning, it also released the iPhone 4 Case Program, a free iPhone app which allows iPhone 4 owners to place an order for a free case.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Data Trove Hidden In Your Copier
While you’re busy making sure your data is safe by encrypting your wireless network, sending emails over a secure connection, and storing your backups in a highly secured remote location, what are the chances that you’re still putting your information at risk?
It turns out that nearly every digital copier made since 2002 stores scans of every image they copy on an internal flash or hard drive. These hard drives don’t have an endless amount of memory, so over time they’ll overwrite old files with new ones. But still, the fact remains that if you’ve recently copied confidential company documents, images of those documents are living inside your copier. And that means they’re available to anybody who buys your used copier through a warehouse or reseller that hasn’t bothered to wipe your drive.
So what to do about this problem?
-- Read more on the CMIT Solutions Home Office Blog.
It turns out that nearly every digital copier made since 2002 stores scans of every image they copy on an internal flash or hard drive. These hard drives don’t have an endless amount of memory, so over time they’ll overwrite old files with new ones. But still, the fact remains that if you’ve recently copied confidential company documents, images of those documents are living inside your copier. And that means they’re available to anybody who buys your used copier through a warehouse or reseller that hasn’t bothered to wipe your drive.
So what to do about this problem?
-- Read more on the CMIT Solutions Home Office Blog.
Friday, July 23, 2010
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Defragment Your Hard Drive for Faster Performance
Defrag your PC! If you're asking yourself, "What does defrag mean?", read more here!
If you’ve noticed a gradual decrease in your computer’s performance, there could be a number of reasons – but one of the most common is that the hard drive needs to be defragmented.
So what’s defragmenting, and why is it so important?
When you first install your operating system and programs on your hard disk, they are written to the disk, for the most part, in one contiguous block without any gaps. The exceptions are certain system files that must be stored in specific locations. Over time, as you create and then delete documents or uninstall programs, once-filled locations are left empty and you end up with files dotted all over the disk. Then it is harder for your computer to look for all those chunks which slows it down and can take a while for documents or programs to load. The defrag process tidies up your disk to put all those data blocks in a row again, resulting in faster performance and a happier computer.
Windows computers come with a defrag utility pre-installed. The way you access the utility will vary depending on what operating system you’re running. In Vista or earlier versions, open up a window in Windows Explorer and go to My Computer or Computer. Right-click the local disk volume that you want to defragment, and then click Properties. On the Tools tab, click Defragment Now and then click Defragment.
In Windows 7, you’ll access it by going to Computer > Properties > Performance Information and Tools > Advanced Tools > Open Disk Defragmenter. There, you can run the defragmentation (on multiple drives simultaneously in Windows 7, unlike the one-at-a-time of Vista and XP) or set up a defragmentation schedule. (Scheduling is also available in Vista.)
The process can take a while, particularly if you've got a lot of data on your hard drive, so you might want to schedule it to run during off hours. Just make sure that your computer is actually turned on at the time the defrag is scheduled to run. And one last word of caution: make sure you have all your important files backed up (whether it’s using a remote backup service, an external hard drive, or a CD) before you start the defragmenting process. There’s always a risk that something can go wrong while all that data is moving around, and you should have a backup just in case the unexpected happens.
Read this full article also on our home office blog, CMIT Solutions.
If you’ve noticed a gradual decrease in your computer’s performance, there could be a number of reasons – but one of the most common is that the hard drive needs to be defragmented.
So what’s defragmenting, and why is it so important?
When you first install your operating system and programs on your hard disk, they are written to the disk, for the most part, in one contiguous block without any gaps. The exceptions are certain system files that must be stored in specific locations. Over time, as you create and then delete documents or uninstall programs, once-filled locations are left empty and you end up with files dotted all over the disk. Then it is harder for your computer to look for all those chunks which slows it down and can take a while for documents or programs to load. The defrag process tidies up your disk to put all those data blocks in a row again, resulting in faster performance and a happier computer.
Windows computers come with a defrag utility pre-installed. The way you access the utility will vary depending on what operating system you’re running. In Vista or earlier versions, open up a window in Windows Explorer and go to My Computer or Computer. Right-click the local disk volume that you want to defragment, and then click Properties. On the Tools tab, click Defragment Now and then click Defragment.
In Windows 7, you’ll access it by going to Computer > Properties > Performance Information and Tools > Advanced Tools > Open Disk Defragmenter. There, you can run the defragmentation (on multiple drives simultaneously in Windows 7, unlike the one-at-a-time of Vista and XP) or set up a defragmentation schedule. (Scheduling is also available in Vista.)
The process can take a while, particularly if you've got a lot of data on your hard drive, so you might want to schedule it to run during off hours. Just make sure that your computer is actually turned on at the time the defrag is scheduled to run. And one last word of caution: make sure you have all your important files backed up (whether it’s using a remote backup service, an external hard drive, or a CD) before you start the defragmenting process. There’s always a risk that something can go wrong while all that data is moving around, and you should have a backup just in case the unexpected happens.
Read this full article also on our home office blog, CMIT Solutions.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Keep Your Employees Motivated
They’re the employees who show up for work with their bodies, but leave their brains at home.
A recent Gallup poll revealed that 71% of workers are not engaged in their jobs. That means 7 out of 10 people are just going through the motions.
If you’re a business owner you know that disengaged employees cost you money, customers, and they can suck the life out of an organization.
CMIT wants to help. We’ve partnered with business expert and humor columnist Lisa Earle McLeod to create a FREE webinar designed specifically for you, the small business owner:
Motivating Employees During Tough Times
3 things you can do right now to get your people more engaged by Monday morning.
Thursday, July 22nd
Noon CDT (1 PM EST, 10 AM PST)
Click Here for Audio Preview from Lisa!
This session is totally FREE, compliments of CMIT. All you have to do is register HERE.
You can listen from the comfort of your office or home.
CMIT Solutions is a trusted IT partner for small businesses trying to do more with less money and time. CMIT provides responsive, professional support for the entire technology infrastructure, performing regular ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and backups – everything necessary to ensure an efficient, safe, and reliable computer environment.
We hope to see you there.
A recent Gallup poll revealed that 71% of workers are not engaged in their jobs. That means 7 out of 10 people are just going through the motions.
If you’re a business owner you know that disengaged employees cost you money, customers, and they can suck the life out of an organization.
CMIT wants to help. We’ve partnered with business expert and humor columnist Lisa Earle McLeod to create a FREE webinar designed specifically for you, the small business owner:
Motivating Employees During Tough Times
3 things you can do right now to get your people more engaged by Monday morning.
Thursday, July 22nd
Noon CDT (1 PM EST, 10 AM PST)
Click Here for Audio Preview from Lisa!
This session is totally FREE, compliments of CMIT. All you have to do is register HERE.
You can listen from the comfort of your office or home.
CMIT Solutions is a trusted IT partner for small businesses trying to do more with less money and time. CMIT provides responsive, professional support for the entire technology infrastructure, performing regular ongoing maintenance, monitoring, and backups – everything necessary to ensure an efficient, safe, and reliable computer environment.
We hope to see you there.
Protect Confidential Files from Intrusion!
Do you want the maximum level of security for your Microsoft Office documents? You have the ability to set a password to protect your important documents.
Microsoft has built-in encryption capabilities that you can learn how to use if you read the full article on the CMIT Solutions Home Blog.
Click on the link above and take these few easy steps to minimizing the chances of someone cracking into your valuable documents.
Microsoft has built-in encryption capabilities that you can learn how to use if you read the full article on the CMIT Solutions Home Blog.
Click on the link above and take these few easy steps to minimizing the chances of someone cracking into your valuable documents.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Ending!
Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Is Ending Next week, on July 13, Microsoft will be ending its support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 – a popular operating system that many of our clients have used for years.Now, an end of support doesn’t mean that your software will magically stop functioning. It does mean that Microsoft won’t be issuing software updates for this version of XP anymore. You won’t be getting any more patches or updates to improve system reliability, stability, or security. If on July 14 a big new security threat exploits an as-yet undiscovered loophole in XP running Service Pack 2, best of luck to you – Microsoft won’t have a patch for it. What to do? Either install Service Pack 3 for free, or transition to Windows 7.
(Note: There’s no Service Pack 3 for the 64-bit version of Windows XP. If you're running the 64-bit version of Windows XP with SP2, you have the latest service pack and will continue to be eligible for support and receive updates until April 8, 2014.)
Read more about this post on the CMIT Solutions Blog.
(Note: There’s no Service Pack 3 for the 64-bit version of Windows XP. If you're running the 64-bit version of Windows XP with SP2, you have the latest service pack and will continue to be eligible for support and receive updates until April 8, 2014.)
Read more about this post on the CMIT Solutions Blog.
How To: Write Now & Send Later using Outlook
There are many reasons you might want to delay sending a message in Outlook. Maybe you want to get all of your “happy birthday” messages for the year written and scheduled. Perhaps you want to make sure a message reaches a recipient in a different time zone at the beginning of their day, even if it’s midnight where you are.
Whatever the goal, chances are you’ll need to use this function someday.
Read how to do this by clicking here: CMIT Solutions Blog
Once you've clicked on the link above, find the answer to this post under the June archived posts.
Whatever the goal, chances are you’ll need to use this function someday.
Read how to do this by clicking here: CMIT Solutions Blog
Once you've clicked on the link above, find the answer to this post under the June archived posts.
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