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Why Your Business Should Have a Business Continuity Plan

Date: 11 Nov 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

Small to medium-sized businesses are not safe from data loss or major system failure. Despite this fact, around 50% of these businesses are ill-prepared for such an occurrence because they have no Business Continuity Plan (BCP). You’ve probably heard news about companies that have experienced data loss. You may think that these losses can only happen to larger companies because of the huge d

Tips on Successful Twitter-ing for Business

Date: 08 Nov 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

These days, 140 characters can mean a lot. But the value of what you put in Twitter depends largely on how you manage your Twitter-ing. Here are a few tips to help you start on the right path. It’s common knowledge these days that social networking websites such as the hugely popular Twitter can be used not only as an online socializing medium, but also as a powerful business tool. However, not

Protect Your Passwords Like You Protect Your Keys

Date: 05 Nov 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

One of the most important factors in keeping your online presence safe is the strength and security of your passwords. And with all sorts of phishing and password stealing scams out there, it’s essential to have multiple alphanumeric passwords, so that they’re harder to crack. In the same way that keys are used to open different doors, passwords are used to access many areas of cyberspace.

Let IT Professionals Help You Document and Assess Your IT Needs

Date: 04 Nov 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

IT professionals will help you discover specific business needs that you may not even be aware of. If these needs are not addressed, they can affect your company’s overall productivity and hurt your bottom line. Today’s businesses rely heavily on computers. That’s why most entrepreneurs invest in the best computer hardware and software that their money can buy. Because of this, t

The Smart Solution to Lost Smartphones

Date: 01 Nov 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

To counter potential losses from compromised data in lost smartphones, security experts recommend smartphone applications capable of wiping your smartphone’s data as well as triangulating your smartphone’s location - making it possible to protect your data and possibly get your phone back at the same time. A few years ago, mobile phones were basically just a status symbol, a luxury people cou

Keeping the Coast Clear with Clear Cloud

Date: 28 Oct 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

Want to know if a website is safe to visit? Clear Cloud offers a fast, efficient, effective, and simple way to check the veracity of each and every website you visit. It’s a simple, straightforward approach to getting better security for your computer:  download software, install it, and have it check whether every single website you go to is safe or not. That, in a nutshell, is what Clear

Microsoft Has Pulled the Plug on Windows XP

Date: 25 Oct 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

It might be time to migrate to the new Windows 7:  Microsoft ceased sales for XP on October 22, 2010, with support continuing only until April 2014. If you’ve been using Microsoft XP for a long time – with good reason, XP being one of the most stable operating systems in the Windows line – it might be time to finally migrate over to the new Windows 7. Microsoft has recently ceas

Document Files Can Contain Viruses, Too

Date: 22 Oct 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

Hackers and malware designers never run out of tricks – and now commonly used programs like MS Word and Adobe Reader can be exploited to help introduce malware and viruses into your system. It might be common knowledge that Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader are probably the most used document editing /viewing applications out there, but here’s something you might not know: documents an

How to Maximize Profit Using Managed Services

Date: 21 Oct 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

Maximizing profit involves more than just high sales volume, it’s also making sure that your IT network is functioning perfectly. If you’re an entrepreneur self-managing your IT, think about how you can maximize profit if you no longer had to worry about your IT infrastructure. These days businesses are increasingly dependent on IT, making it essential to have experts to handle the regul

Foursquare 101

Date: 18 Oct 2010 | Posted BY: ulisticadmin

While Foursquare is technically a game, dismissing its use for your business could be a big mistake. The potential for this location-based social networking service is vast, and it might just be the thing that puts you on the map - and we don’t just mean literally. If you thought you’ve seen it all in the social networking world - Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other wildly popular social