Archive for Computer and PC Tips
How to Tell You Have Spyware, Ad-ware or Viruses
Usually, the easiest way to tell you have spyware is because your PC is running at a reduced speed. The other way to check is to hit CTRL+ALT+DELETE and hit task manager (if you have windows service pack 2. If you have before SP2, then this should automatically bring up the task manager).
Once the task [...]
Cross-Platform Custom Software Development & Integration ? IT Strategy for Large Corporation
Microsoft Business Solutions products: Great Plains, MS CRM, Navision, Axapta, MS RMS integration with UNIX/Java based platforms & non-Microsoft applications: Oracle, Lotus Notes/Domino, DBII, PeopleSoft, SAP
The history of software application development indicates that global trends to unification might be reversed in the future. If you take a look at C programming language, intended as cross [...]
An Easy Way to Deal with Email Viruses and Worms
If you feel intimidated when someone tries to teach you something new on the computer, this article is for you!
In the course of my career, I’ve worked with many people who I knew were smart but were convinced that they couldn’t learn how to do new things on a computer. At some point, they’d convinced [...]
Security Risks and Ways to Decrease Vulnerabilities in a 802.11b Wireless Environment
Introduction
This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help prevent these vulnerabilities from happening. Wireless networks have not been around for many years. Federal Express has been using a type of wireless networks, common to the [...]
CRM 101: Customer Relationship Management for Beginners
Customer Relationship Management, abbreviated "CRM," is the term for a business strategy that is designed to improve customer service. CRM is also designed to increase customer satisfaction and gain new customers, thus increasing a business’ revenue. CRM is a term that can be applied to software and an entire business strategy.
How Does CRM Work?
Essentially, CRM [...]
Mapping Software: Putting Data Visualization on the Map
Mapping Software Improves Data Visualization
From the outset, it is important to clarify exactly what mapping software is and what it has to do with data visualization. If you are looking for driving directions for your next road trip, this is not the article for you. If you are looking for a tool to organize and [...]
Microsoft CRM Integration with Microsoft Retail Management System (RMS) ? Overview
Microsoft Client Relation Management system (Microsoft CRM) and Microsoft RMS are both Microsoft SQL Server based applications, however historically Microsoft was purchasing industry leading software applications, such as QuickSell which is now Microsoft RMS. So, RMS design fundamentals were minted a long time before Microsoft CRM. But, still integration between the two is straightforward and [...]
Groupware: Avoid the Ad Hoc Shuffle
Groupware
Efforts are continually made to manage the unavoidable ad hoc business process, but ad hoc processes do not necessarily mean a pile of messy, shuffled documents, at least not anymore. Groupware is software which tracks and manages the ad hoc business collaboration.
Look at the search engines to see just how many solutions similar to groupware [...]
5 Easy File Management Tips in Microsoft Word
How many steps does it take you to locate and open your Word documents? Try these tricks to streamline how you find and open the files you use most often:
Opening Documents
With a variety of choices, how do you open a file? Here are the standards plus several keyboard shortcuts:
? File > Open
? Open toolbar button [...]
Business Plan Software Review: Ultimate Business Planner?
One of the main reasons business owners and entrepreneurs use business plan software is to simplify building their financial models. Even with an explosion in business plan software packages on the market today, "doing the financial projections" is still often cited as the most difficult part of completing a business plan. Yet, software can still [...]