Create a Culture of Engagement and Your Organization will Profit

April 23rd, 2013 by Michael Giuffrida

While we may not be the first company to build a nap room at our corporate headquarters, we are way ahead of many others – and it’s paying off! Our nap room (which opened in the fall of 2012) is just one part of our “culture of engagement” at ForeSite.

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What is ForeSite’s Referral Program?

March 19th, 2013 by Jessica Glynn

Are you more likely to go to a new restaurant if you see a commercial for it but have never heard anything about it, if a stranger posted a positive review online, or if you have a friend who recommended it to you?  Assuming you trust your friend’s judgment, the obvious answer is taking your [...]

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The Paperless Plunge: How to Take Your Home or Office Paperless

January 22nd, 2013 by Brendan Wilhide

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to eliminate stacks of paper from a cluttered desk, office or home, this is an ideal time to take “the paperless plunge” and convert to an organized, paperless system.
A paperless system can do two things: it can turn your existing paper records into a searchable archive of [...]

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How do we stay safe and productive during a storm?

October 30th, 2012 by Michael Giuffrida

As a business owner in New England, I have gotten used to having employees watching the weather radar days in advance of a storm and wondering whether or not they will have to brave the storm to get to work.  While I often lament that it would be great if we were somewhere that it [...]

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How Would My Office Benefit from NERF Guns?

September 6th, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

An office full of NERF gun users may seem odd, but a happy employee is a productive employee.  That’s part of why we have NERF guns on the desks at ForeSite.  We don’t shoot each other every day, every week, or even every month.  Management doesn’t tell employees to wait until after 5 or during [...]

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Should I Buy or Build the New Software I Need for my Business?

June 21st, 2012 by Michael Giuffrida

The classic buy vs. build question permeates many aspects of our business and personal lives.  Whether we are talking about a personal residence, a commercial building, a new line of business, or a piece of software there is an analysis that we must do to weigh the trade offs and calculate the value of each [...]

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Should I Have More Than One Monitor on My Desktop?

April 19th, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

Are Two Monitors Better Than One?
Have you ever been working on something that required you to have so many windows open that you couldn’t keep track of them all?  If so, upgrading to two monitors may be right for you.
Having two monitors gives you the ability to spread out everything you have open and look [...]

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The New Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and What it Means for You.

March 6th, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

On February 23, 2012 President Obama released the “Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy”. The main purpose of this act is so that individuals are able to control their own privacy settings.  It is important for consumers to be aware of this bill so that they are aware [...]

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How Do I Avoid Sales Calls on My Cell Phone?

February 2nd, 2012 by Jessica Glynn

Simple, sign up for the National Do Not Call Registry!
This month, cell phone numbers are going public, which means they are being released to telemarketing companies.  The time you spend on these calls will be charged to you!  This could potentially mean that telemarketers will increase your phone bill by running up your plan’s minutes.  [...]

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Top Network Solutions for K-12 Education

January 10th, 2012 by Tracy Fox

ForeSite is an authorized reseller partner for Enterasys network solutions, and we were thrilled to hear that Enterasys was selected as a Top 100 Product of 2011 by District Administration Readers!
It’s no surprise when you consider that over 300 K-12 School Districts rely on Enterasys solutions for reliable classroom access, centralized management and monitoring of [...]

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