Archive for January, 2009
Do you have a Disaster Recovery plan?
It doesn’t matter the size of a business, if a disaster happens it’s going to hurt. Having a plan may help alleviate the pain.
The IT and Telecom (or as I like to refer to them telephony) infrastructures are a couple of the major items to consider in disaster recovery. If you lose your [...]
Pet Peeves – E-mail
E-mail has become a common office tool for communications. For some it may be their major form of communicating with clients and associates. There may even be others whose only form of communications is through e-mails.
I firmly believe that Business E-mails should be treated exactly like a business letter, following the same format. [...]
Term: DESI Strip
DESI Strip
This is the indicator device (in older systems usually a piece of paper) informing the user of the function of a button on a telephone. Short for DESIgnation Strip. Typical usage are telephone number or extension, Call Forward, Transfer, Release (RLS).
When a technician informs someone that they are to [...]
A Free Source of Advertising
Is there anything better than free advertising? If you are like me the answer is a resounding NO. Followed by the question, How do I get it?
The simple answer is Google Maps.
One of the options (search term) on Google Maps is a business search. So let’s say you are looking for a [...]
Acronym: MAC
Recently I was talking with a business owner and we were discussing how acronyms have overwhelm many of us. One of the ones discussed was MAC so I thought I would republish this tip.
MAC – For many who work in Telecom and Telecommunications MAC stands for Move, Adds or Changes. It usually refers to [...]
Will You Do One of These in 2009
It seems as no matter what we do to try to keep from doing something, we will end up doing one or more of these during the upcoming year.
Email:
Use Reply All when intending only to reply to the sender.
Send a list of email address embedded within the body of the message to someone who may [...]
Nortel Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Here are a few articles on the filing.
Nortel’s Press Release:
http://www2.nortel.com/go/news_detail.jsp?cat_id=-8055&oid=100251345&locale=en-US
Some News Reports:
www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/technology/companies/15nortel.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090114/bs_nm/us_nortel
www.crn.com/networking/212900581
Once I have a chance to digest the information I will be commenting on the event.
Plan to Keep Pace with Technology Changes
Even in the current recession one thing for certain is that Technology is ever changing. It’s much slower than it was in the late 90s when the first one off of the assembly line was already obsolete. Even with the slow down it’s still nearly impossible to keep pace with technology, especially when [...]
Technology Pet Peeve
Everyone will agree that technology has been a benefit in helping the business person get the job done. But many may be using the technology inappropriately or using it at an inappropriately time, place or way.
Many of my tips over the years have been those gentle reminders on the proper or most considerate way [...]
Important Technology Shows in January
In recent years the first couple of weeks in January have featured a couple of big technology shows. This year is no different, however the shows themselves are a little different.
Beginning this past Monday, the 5th, MacWorld Expo occurring in San Francisco, CA is going on as I write this. The show ends [...]
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