May 2007
Volume III
Issue IV

ForeSite Insight

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You've Got Mail

Got Gmail? Have Hotmail? Or do you Yahoo? Most of us use at least one free email service, and some of us even have multiple in-boxes to check. But if you're wondering which service is best suited for you, well that simply comes down to personal preference. This chart will give you a better idea of what's really in your in-box.


Free Storage	Unlimited	2 GB	2.8 GB
Organization	Message Folders	Message Folders	Message Labels
Drag & Drop	Yes	Yes	No
Message Search	Yes, attachments also	Yes	Yes
Auto filter email	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tabbed messaging	Yes	No	No
Security	Spam filters	Spam filters; blocks graphics & links & Color coded alerts for suspicious emails	Spam filters; blocks graphics & links
Advertisements	On Home Tab, also attaches text ad onto sent emails	Banner ad, also attaches text ad onto sent emails	Targets text ads based on email content
RSS Feed	Yes	No	Yes, Clips shown at top of screen
Mobile	Yahoo Mail for Mobile & Yahoo Go	SMS; Download for Windows Mobile phones - not yet available	Download Gmail Mobile or read in mobile browser
Photo feature	Integrates with Yahoo Photos	Edit photos insert inline in your email	Picasa integration
Built-in Audio	No	Yes	Pop-up audio player
Import & Export contacts	Yes, as CSV, also directly from Hotmail or Gmail	Yes, as CSV, also directly from Yahoo mail or Gmail	Yes, as CSV, also directly from Hotmail or Yahoo mail
Calendar integration	Yes	No	No
Avatar	Yes	No	Profile picture
Chatting	Built in, shows avatar	No; detects presence of contacts & opens Messenger window	Built-in text (IE6+ and Firefox only)
Paid options	$35/year for 5 personal; or $9.95/month for 10 business accounts (ad-free)	$19.95/year for ad-free, 4GB+	N/A
Auto Cancel	No	After 120 inactive days	No

Rosey Recommends: Not just having a DRP, but having one that works.

Disasters in disaster recovery
The following is a report of an incident encountered after questioning an IT director about the company’s preparedness for disaster recovery. The director responded huffily that the hot site was ready for any disaster, including the necessary space and equipment all backed by a diesel-powered generator with “plenty of fuel.”
After about a year, the company had a hurricane-related power outage that forced it to roll over to the hot site. “Sure enough, the IT Director had critical functions up and running and I could hear that generator running out back. But after about eight hours the power went out for good and all systems crashed when the generator stopped.”
It turned out that “plenty of fuel” was one 55 gallon barrel that was already half empty from the monthly testing.

Solution: A disaster recovery plan that called for fuel checks in addition to generator testing.

Moral: Disaster recovery isn’t a static issue. One plan or one policy is never perfect out of the gate. Ever. Pass such concepts by as many experienced eyes as you can and then revisit them annually or even bi-annually for refinement.
(Reprinted from InfoWorld)

We keep growing, and growing, and growing...

We are happy to announce another fantastic addition to the ForeSite team. Jim Longo joins us with over 26 year of experience in doing exactly what we do for businesses all over Connecticut. Accomplished in designing and implementing networks for large and small companies, Jim brings with him a bright new perspective and breadth of experience. Please give him a warm welcome when you see him at your site, as I am sure you will agree that he will be a valuable addition to the already great team we have.

And we're not just growing, we're improving!

As ForeSite strives to grow not only in size but strategically as well, we have recently restructured the organization to define a clear line between our Network Infrastructure and Developmental efforts. By dividing the two sides of the house with separate departmental heads we have strengthened our commitment to providing our clients with a premium customer experience. We are proud to introduce our latest addition to the team: Jon Zawrotny. Jon has joined our team in a brand new position titled “Infrastructure Production Manager”. This new role was designed to be held by an individual competent in the area of network engineering so that they could assist our team of engineers in delivering the very best technical solutions possible for our valued clients. Jon comes to us with 7 years experience as a network engineer leader and project manager. His experience plus a philosophy that technology should be used to solve business problems, not drive business process, is a perfect fit for our culture here at ForeSite. If you have any questions regarding your network infrastructure, please feel free to contact Jon as he welcomes the opportunity to help you out.

Is your Vista experience genuine?

Pirated software is out there & it’s a widespread problem. So what’s at risk when using non genuine software?

• Reliability and stability of business computer systems
• Malicious and unwanted software rampant in pirated versions

It can be easy to be fooled, so Windows Vista has taken precautions to minimize the use of pirated software. Check out the top 5 reasons to ensure you’re using a genuine version of Vista and the top 5 reduced functionalities you can expect if you're not.