The new version of Small Business Server is here. It contains an interesting new feature, some new options and for those of you that purchased SBS via subscription there’s an extra benefit coming your way when you upgrade. New Versions: Exchange 2010, OWA 2010, Windows 2008 R2, and Sharepoint 2010 […]
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Please join us in welcoming Ethan Pitts to Harbor Computer Services. Ethan brings to Harbor, 17 years of experience supporting computer networks for Xerox and CornerStone Schools. In both positions he not only supported the servers but also the pc’s, laptops and the people using them. This well-rounded experience […]
Microsoft has chosen to again award Amy with it’s Most Valuable Professional award for another year. This award is given annually to a very select group of IT professionals that exhibit advanced technical skill and the generosity to share those skills with their peers. They award about 1700 people worldwide […]
We have always gotten a lot of push back on enforcing complex passwords. Believe me as a person that works with a lot of passwords every day, I understand completely. But the data speaks for itself. In the picture below, note the difference between only lowercase and all characters. What’s […]
Each of these videos is 5 minutes or less in length. OneNote is the most amazing application. Everyone that uses it, loves it. If you haven’t tried it yet. This would be a great way to kick off the new year. How to create and use notebooks New to […]
The “cloud” is all the talk in computing these days. They talk about it as if it’s something new. I suppose in once sense it is. It is a new term in marketing and boy are they pushing it. Microsoft’s “to the cloud!” commercials have been a hit, a kin […]
This post is a continuation of this one: http://harborcomputerservices.azurewebsites.net/?p=1571 If you aren’t familiar with the Outlook Social Connector then you should read that post first. Here are few people that I am not connected to. Let’s see what they look like. The above people are randomly pulled from mailing lists […]
This is the time of year when we take an extra moment to appreciate all of you, for your business, for your friendship, for being the wonderful people you are. Please enjoy the snacks that “santa” is about to bring you.
From http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/11/17/243967/Malware-growth-reaches-record-rate.htm Malware growth has reached its highest levels, with an average of 60,000 new pieces of malware identified every day, according to the latest threat report from security firm McAfee. Cyber criminals are becoming more savvy and attacks increasingly more severe, said the threat report for the third quarter […]
Last year Microsoft introduced the Outlook Social Pane as an add on for Outlook 2007 and 2010. It’s really a great tool that brings together Facebook, LinkedIN, Messenger and Outlook. But take note, even if you don’t use this feature, your customers probably do and yes they WILL see your […]