How to Avoid 3 Common Internet Scams Targeting Business Owners
The Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) 2008 Report on Internet Crime found an alarming 33.1% in online crimes reported over 2007. IC3 is a partnership between the National White Collar Crime Center and the FBI.
IC3’s 2008 report revealed an average loss of $931 per complainant, for a total of an estimated $265 million lost in total due to internet fraud and scams. Online con artists each have a modus operandi that usually targets a specific subset of the population; some prey on the elderly, others on lonely singles, or even on children.
These three scams are known to target online businesses and business owners.
The Small Business Loan Scam, Targeted by Email
Perpetrators of small business loan scams often contact entrepreneurs by email, offering start-up loans at attractive interest rates. Since… Continue reading...
Sneak Peek at Microsoft Office 2010
What’s new and different about Office 2010?
Here are just a few features to get excited about at-a-glance.
Many are new … some are improved … All are WAY COOL!
Co-Authoring
Breakthrough technology that connects team members on a single project. Allows multiple people to update and share a notebook simultaneously. Each person on the team can see who is working on the document online and start a conversation with that person in real time. And edits are highlighted, so you can see what’s been changed.
Conversation View
Get control of your e-mail. Improves the tracking and managing of related e-mails while saving valuable inbox space, letting you manage large amounts of e-mail with ease. It also hides entire conversations you don’t care about and condenses them with just a few clicks.
Broadcast Slide Show
Instantly… Continue reading...
Emerging Technology
Cloud computing, knowledge management and social networking are technologies that can either cause a company to waste money or leverage emerging technology for significant business benefit. There are many terms and sales techniques that can get anyone without technology knowledge tricked into making significant capital investment. For a mid-level manager or influencer in the company, how does one see through the hype and determine if these emerging technologies can truly help a business?
A repeatable process can help a business determine what can be used for maximum benefit. Create a management process to evaluate emerging technology using the following four steps:
1) Learn – Before doing anything else, spend time to learn what the emerging technology or the latest buzzword is all about. Google is a good starting point. Discussion forums and… Continue reading...
An Introduction to Windows 7
Microsoft (MS) unveiled the latest release of the most popular PC operating system, Windows called Windows 7, on October 28, 2008 at its professional developer conference. The first trial version of Windows 7 for software developers and testers was released on 7th January, 2009. This operating system is the direct successor to the current active version of Windows, Windows Vista. In this article, let’s see more of Windows 7.
It has a public release date of October 22, 2009.
The System Requirements
The hardware and software requirements of Windows 7 are almost similar to its predecessor. Here are they:
- 1 GHz or faster processor in x86 (32 bit) or x64 (64 bit) category
- RAM of 1 GB for 32 bit and 2 GB for
Using Sustainable Technology to Align People, Planet, and Profit
Jim Horton of NSSIT to present at: Using Sustainable Technology to Align People, Planet, and Profit
April 17 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at The World Trade Center
1625 Broadway, Denver, Colorado
Presented by Barrett Blank, President and CEO of BB2e.com
Member of Sustainable Business Group and by Panelists –
Barrett Blank – BB2e / nexTIER Sales www.bb2e.com / www.nextiersales.com
Thomas Burns – Green House Data, www.greenhousedata.com
James Horton – North Star Business Solutions www.nssit.com
John McClure – Inventiv, www.beinventiv.com
This panel represents industry experts on Data Centers, Network, Desktop, Communications and Software.
The panelists will address how best to integrate all of these systems which will be a key to your sustainable growth and success.
The panel discussion will be followed… Continue reading...
