tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9888573411725787782024-03-13T22:54:39.616-04:00CMIT Solutions Stamford BlogWhatever your business, we help you achieve your business goals by making technology work for you. We provide IT consulting and computer support services so you no longer have to worry about IT headaches.CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-80849050297539053162013-06-17T17:02:00.000-04:002013-06-17T17:02:08.890-04:00CMIT Solutions of Stamford's Blog has a new location Our current blog is located at CMITSolutions.com/Stamford.
We help small and medium sized businesses with IT Support in Stamford, CT. For a succinct list of our services and a forum for sharing with us visit our LinkedIn page. If you have computer or internet questions or problems call us at 203-595-9091 or email us at Stamford@CMITSolutions.com.
To join our Weekly Technology CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-3402656316246878002011-06-29T14:16:00.001-04:002011-06-29T14:17:48.029-04:00Changing the Sales Tax rate in POSAs many of you may know, CT sales tax will be increasing as of Friday July 1st. The increase will be from 6% to 6.35%. For further details visit http://www.ct.gov/drs/cwp/view.asp?A=1514&Q=480936 . Please speak with your accountant to determine exactly how this will impact your particular business. Here are the steps to make the change within POS. To change sales tax in POS, follow the steps CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-33861304542808118892011-06-01T12:03:00.001-04:002011-06-29T15:16:31.799-04:00Tablets, Tablets, Tablets; How to decide if (and which one) is right for youWell our one month evaluation of 3 tablet models is ready for a wrap up and this is it. The CMIT Solutions Stamford team evaluated the iPad2, Blackberry Playbook and the Samsung Galaxy and we've been busy this month! Our main questions were this:Q: How does the tablet compare to other mobile devices? Can it replace a laptop or netbook?Q: Can you really run your business life on it?As you know CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-47271087502363194372011-06-01T05:30:00.001-04:002011-06-01T05:30:55.668-04:00Can an Archive PST file get to big? Is there a recommended maximum size?Before Outlook 2003, PST files used ANSI encoding which limited the size to 2Gb, and beyond 2Gb Outlook would not recognize the file. In Outlook 2003 and newer they reconfigured this to allow for a default maximum PST file size of 20Gb using Unicode encoding. The maximum file size can also be configured to be larger if needed.The location of the archive file can be an issue as well, specifically CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-71268069550574045842011-05-04T15:51:00.001-04:002011-05-04T15:51:21.950-04:00Tablets - What we like and what we don't! Evaluations beginTablets here we come!!! I've been comparing the functionality and experience between my Netbook and the iPad2. Now the team gets a chance to evaluate the Blackberry Playbook and the Samsung Galaxy. Many thanks to Best Buy and Blackberry rep Aaron Clough for support our eval. Our "Tablets, Tablet, Tablets" expo is on May11th. Send your rsvp to knowitall.stamford@CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-78665246313481335642011-04-13T10:38:00.001-04:002011-04-13T10:38:29.169-04:00Does it really pay to be on a flat–rate Help Desk plan? YES!!!!! I just completed a cost-benefit analysis for one our clients that was concerned that they didn’t need a plan with “all the bells and whistles”. The analysis for them proved to me again that the cost of being on a flat-rate plan that includes Help Desk is more cost effective. Specifically, we provided them with 33.44 hours of Help Desk services over the past 7 months (this isCMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-75353302993247052612011-04-07T16:12:00.000-04:002011-04-07T16:12:16.757-04:00What is the value of a flat-rate IT managed services contract?We do get this question from our clients sometimes. It typically happens after being with us for close to a year. Their environment is stable, there are few if any problems, they never get involved with IT. As part of a expense review (like all good business people should do), they ask themselves, so why am I paying this money every month?
That is like asking your dentist why CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-6235140738561227212011-03-10T08:32:00.000-05:002011-03-10T08:34:41.527-05:00Why we like VIPRE for Virus ProtectionThis just came through from Sunbelt (the vendor that produces VIPRE) “VIPRE Antivirus is the Fastest Antivirus VIPRE has the fastest real-time protection against 5 major competitors according to a comprehensive test by a leading independent testing organization in November 2010.VIPRE processed 4,500 megabytes of file data in 195 seconds, compared to a benchmark of 127 seconds; the next closest CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-40734008436526364072010-11-15T08:03:00.001-05:002010-11-17T18:13:26.545-05:00Know of Someone starting a business? I know the best kept secret in Fairfield county.Little over five years ago (I still can’t believe its been 5 years!!!!) after I had made the decision to become a CMIT Solutions owner / operator, I jumped into action to learn what I didn’t know. I had heard of SCORE but didn’t really know the extent of their services. But I was willing to give them a call because they were free (yes, FREE!). I had never run my own company, andCMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-12837733269847747972010-11-11T08:18:00.000-05:002010-11-11T08:18:00.303-05:00Do I write the entries myself or hire someone to do it?A fellow CMIT owner, Gary Churchill recently asked me this question.  It’s a good one.  The short answer is that I do.  In the beginning I felt a little intimidated by writing to the “world wide cloud”.  Because of that intimidation, I held off for a while feeling that I had to hire someone to write it and make sure my grammar and flow was high quality.  After just not CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-89891205570099918772010-11-11T08:00:00.000-05:002010-11-11T08:00:07.698-05:00My Office 2010 my experience so farI loaded up Office 2010 about 4 weeks ago, just around the time of its official launch (mid June).  Overall it been a good experience after I moved to the 32-bit version.  As you might imagine I spend a lot of time with my computer and I want it running fast enough to keep up with me (I have no patience).  As I continue to grow CMIT Solutions of Stamford together with the demandsCMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-19250710653549594082010-11-03T08:23:00.000-04:002010-11-03T08:23:00.890-04:00More on Microsoft Cloud Services - BPOSOkay, so right after I published the last article on Microsoft Cloud services, it suddenly dawned on me, “What about BPOS?”. What on earth is BPOS you ask? BPOS stands for Business Productivity Online Standard Suite. My CMIT colleague Debbie Bush has been making comments about BPOS for a while now (she is on the Microsoft IT Advisory Council and she is sooooo pro Microsoft). I had taken a look CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-34975286785512923902010-11-01T08:24:00.000-04:002010-10-30T08:24:25.857-04:00Great FREE Cloud Services from Microsoft This article was started using Microsoft's Word Web App. This was possible by having a Windows's Live Account and a SkyDrive account. Although Word Web app doesn't have ALL the features of the PC version of Word it has the 20% most people use exclusively. You can even quickly bring the document into Office. When you hit the save button it saves it to your SkyDrive. What is SkyDrive? CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-20866317987379683692010-10-28T05:37:00.000-04:002010-10-28T05:37:00.579-04:00Facebook 102 – Getting More Readers – Technique 1So here begins Facebook 102, you’ve built a Facebook page, but how do you increase the people that are looking at you?  This link Facebook Business Page Optimization provides one of the techniques for doing exactly that.  There is also a link to the complete podcast “Getting Your Business in the Facebook Game” the techniques.  Related resources: White Paper - Social Networking CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-79470031012411201222010-10-21T05:36:00.000-04:002010-10-21T05:36:00.469-04:00Do I need a Facebook presence and a Website these days?Just finished reading a quick article by Raquel Richardson, that is worth a quick read Facebook vs. Website.  I was sitting here wondering what the opinion was these days as to whether you need both (yes).  I am working on getting my head around all this social media stuff and I think I’m getting somewhere.  So my website needs to be my corporate brochure where people can find out CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-87205085123997200172010-10-14T05:42:00.000-04:002010-10-14T05:42:00.342-04:00A Day in the Life of a Malware HunterWith all the emails that come into my Inbox, I don’t usually have time to read all of them (even some?), but this week I took a moment to read the latest newsletter because the headline above caught my eye.  It was surprising well done and if you ever wondered what goes into making a good PC security product, it is worth a few minutes to read the article from the makers of the CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-51099866213812760862010-10-08T18:13:00.002-04:002011-05-06T07:09:02.555-04:00SharePointWhat is SharePoint?
Microsoft SharePoint is a family of software products developed by Microsoft for collaboration, file sharing and web publishing. One purpose is that it can be used for, in small business, is as a company intranet or internal portal. I like to think of it as a way to visualize the data that is inside of department/company folders. One of the triggers I ask CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-25364069265931883302010-09-17T18:25:00.000-04:002010-10-08T18:27:05.458-04:00Creating Mailing Labels using Word 2007 and ExcelDo you have an Excel file with the elements that you need to have on some labels?  Watch this great video on YouTube from c130bulldawg.  Call Lucy or I if you need some extra help. CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-71813733843498980232010-09-09T09:08:00.001-04:002010-09-09T09:08:46.015-04:00The Low Down on Cloud ComputingDon Harris, who is now working for a wonderful emerging company LimeWire (more about them soon), just sent me this regarding our latest weekly QuickTip, “Hi Linda. . .Thank you!!  I now have an introductory understanding of some of the why's  & how's of Cloud Computing!  I really had it in mind to ask you last week, but didn't get to it.  “.  Here is a link to the CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-61343685888034084472010-08-17T07:29:00.001-04:002010-08-17T07:29:34.515-04:00Need to get more out of your day?I wanted to bring to your attention a CMIT Solutions LIVE Webinar that is taking place next week, "Are you running your life, or is it running you? The 3 Secrets of Organizing Your Business (and your life)".  It takes place next Thursday August 26th from 1-2pm. The better Time Management mouse trap is something I am continually in search of.  It may be that German efficiency CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-68497449154488497792010-08-11T07:00:00.000-04:002010-08-11T07:00:08.849-04:00Password ManagersWhat is your technique for managing the numerous userids, passwords and links that go along with our lives these days?   I recently polled our CMIT Stamford staff CMIT Solutions Owners and this is what they use. KeyPass “It has a portable version too. http://keepass.info/” iNet form filler “I've used iNet form filler for some of our clients.  It seems to work pretty well.” CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-2418913228124880762010-08-09T07:00:00.000-04:002010-08-09T07:00:09.224-04:00Your iPod – Going Beyond MusicAs busy as I am, I allow myself time to be curious (I’ve often said to the staff its actually a “must have” characteristic to be in the technology profession.  That curiosity lead me to explore the other tabs of my iTunes program.  I was delighted to find so many podcasts for FREE!  I became curious about podcasts and downloaded and listened to a few.  After a few duds, I CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-1593381281466887112010-08-04T12:59:00.000-04:002010-08-04T12:59:00.110-04:00What does the CMIT in CMIT Solutions Stand for?It seems everyone wants to make “CMIT” mean something . . . . It really doesn’t anymore . . . when I started in 2005, my daughter decided it should be “Computer Management” (not bad for a then 12 year old). . . when pressed for a specific answer our CEO Jeff Connally says “Completely Managed IT” . . . . A more fun retort I’ve heard recently is: “Quality”, or “Happy Clients”, or “A passionate CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-57438736060256044882010-07-29T07:17:00.000-04:002010-07-29T07:17:00.632-04:00What To Do on Your PC to Get Ready for VacationI just found this handy checklist from Microsoft to get you ready for that well deserved vacation Read this article: Vacation checklist: prepare you PC The article also references some technology that you may not be using such as Outlook 2010, SharePoint.  In future articles I’ll be talking about them. A couple of additions: Keep your software updated If you have a company software CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-988857341172578778.post-23845937320957955722010-07-28T07:31:00.001-04:002010-07-28T07:46:07.528-04:00Stimulus Money for Medical PracticesI, together with a group of other CMIT Solutions owners across the country, follow the IT trends in the Medical industry. We service a number of medical practices from small multi-doctor practices to medical centers. We want to make sure that they are taking advantage of all the technology they can, to provide services and run an efficient operation. Eric Baryol from CMIT CMIT Solutions Stamfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530466123947826118noreply@blogger.com0