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The practice is not new, but there are domain-registering companies who routinely send out a document to the domain name owner, that appears as a bill to re-register your web name. It is their way of having you transfer the registration of your web address from your current register to them. In some ways this [...]
Instant Communications is Now Possible, Is it a Good thing?
One of the biggest changes of technology over the past 25 years is now we have instant communications. 30 years ago instant communications was through the telephone. It may not have mattered where one was, a phone could easily be found. Payphones were everywhere. If you needed to ask a question of your supervisor, you [...]
Do These Bother You Too?
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. Although [...]
Appliance Off – It Doesn’t Mean No Energy Used
Many modern appliances may be using as much as 15 to 30 watts when off or in Stand-by mode. Some may actually be using the same amount of energy off as they are when on. One common term for these devices is ‘energy vampires’. Stand-by power is estimated to be as much as 5 percent [...]
Desktop Clutter
There are more things to cause desktop clutter than the items that the eye can see. There’s always the cable mess that seems to arrive with computers and other electronic items needed to perform your job. The electric cords and the large ‘bricks’ that accompany some items seem to always be in the way or [...]
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. Although [...]
Tips to Save Gas
With each passing day, the price of gas is rising. Here are 6 tips do to help use less gas. 1. Don’t drive if you don’t have to. If you are close enough to your destination to walk or ride a bike. Not only will it save on use of the gas, but also you [...]
What’s Your Home Page?
Every internet browser allows the setting of a home page. While I’m sure there are many who use the default that is set by the browser, many have selected their favorite page as their home. Here area few suggestions. Search Many times when we open our browser we are going to search for something on [...]
Transfer is not Forward
Throughout my career I think that the two most misunderstood functions within a telephone system are Transfer and Forward. Some consider the two the same. Which of course they aren’t. In short Transfer is the act of taking a call and then transferring it to another location. This could be another extension, telephone user (inside [...]
Create Your Gravatar
You post a comment on a blog. Everyone else who commented has a picture of themselves or something other than a blank. This is called a gravatar. Now you may be wondering, How can I get one and how can I have it show? The following gives a very good detail procedure on how it’s [...]
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