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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Tags: being more productive, business, business success tips, dual monitors, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, technology, technology resource for small business, time management, time planning, web site development
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October 25th, 2011 by Tracy Fox
ForeSite sees many small businesses (and even medium-sized businesses) not taking the time to plan their IT growth. Using “Band-Aids” for common IT issues (without realizing the ramifications to the network) is common practice. And it’s negatively affecting the bottom line.
We’ve identified three common IT issues you can look at to see if you can improve your bottom line.
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Tags: backup, bottom line, business success tips, generate business from website, generating operational efficiencies, google analytics, growth, IT issues, microsoft office, resource time management, small business concerns, storage, technology resource for small business
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June 1st, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
Picture it; sitting pool side with a cool fruity drink. Your family is with you, the sun is out, and the temperature is 75 degrees. It’s a beautiful picture, isn’t it? But let’s look a little closer, as you look around the pool, half of the people are staring at their Blackberrys checking email and clicking [...]
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Tags: business success tips, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, technology resource for small business, time planning
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April 13th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
Let me start by saying that we strive to go beyond being “vendors” for our clients by combining our expertise and experience in technology with their expertise and experience in their industry and their organization. That combined approach allows us to be a “technology partner”. Be careful of the “technology vendor” who is more focused [...]
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Tags: being more productive, business success tips, generating operational efficiencies, IT partner management, IT vendor management, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, technology, technology management, technology relationship management
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March 8th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
I started my business in 1997 with the same basic mantra we use today; provide technology solutions to support business goals. While the technology has changed, the attitude hasn’t. Do what we need to do to satisfy the customer and bill them for an honest amount of time to do it. Well as we have [...]
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Tags: acceptable use policy, AUP, business success tips, PCI compliance, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, WISP, written information security policy
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January 7th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida
Without a doubt, the answer to the above question is THE BUSINESS! But it’s amazing how often we forget this when looking at new technology to implement in a business. Far too often, a cool new technology noticed by a business owner or the desire of their IT company to play with a new technology [...]
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Tags: being more productive, budget, business success tips, generating operational efficiencies, resource time management, small business, small business concerns, technology resource for small business
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April 23rd, 2009 by Michael Giuffrida
Being in a service business providing computer support and web development, our product is our people’s time. As our technical staff work on many projects and clients within a week, time planning for their weekly schedule is critical to ensure the best possible use of their time as well as the proper availability for emergencies [...]
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Tags: being more productive, calendar scheduling, generating operational efficiencies, increase billable ratio, resource time management, service business scheduling, staff scheduling, time management, time planning
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