5 Key Questions for Reflection

August 24th, 2010 by Tracy Fox

You probably have a handle on how much you rely on your email, internet connection, certainly the data about your clients and financials. Maybe you even recognize how powerful a tool your website can be. What else should you be thinking about?

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Are you generating eWaste?

July 20th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida

It is so un-”PC” to be wasteful in any way these days.  We bring our own bags to the grocery store and turn down a bag if we have just a handful of items.  We wash and separate our trash and even take the bus if we can to save harmful emissions into the air.  [...]

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Tips on unplugging while on vacation

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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How do I work with a technology partner?

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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I’m being policy’d to death!

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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10 Things You Should Know About Your Network

February 21st, 2010 by Tracy Fox

I polled IT professionals from the ForeSite team and beyond to determine what key things every business owner, director of a school or nonprofit should know about their network to compile a 10 point checklist.

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Are you LinkedIn, or LinkedOut? (1/3)

January 14th, 2010 by Michael Giuffrida

Most of you tech savvy business people out there have had a LinkedIn account for years, but have you been truly using it to increase your business opportunities?

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Which came first; the technology or the business?

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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I gave myself surgery – bad idea?

November 30th, 2009 by Michael Giuffrida

When I was working from home the other day, I started to feel a sharp pain in my side.  At first, it was just annoying but it really started slowing me down.  I was working on filing the forms for my defense in the murder charges that had recently been brought against me which really [...]

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What should you look for in a technology partner?

November 3rd, 2009 by Tracy Fox

Over the years, I’ve worked with businesses, schools and nonprofits to help them find the right technology resources to meet their particular needs and goals.  In many cases, the “devil they know” is the resource that they continued to use year after year -  either because they were concerned that change might not bring something [...]

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