Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

 

Connecting iPhones, iPads and Macs at your office

This is a scalding hot topic for senior level executives. Sometimes they say, “My IT is not excited about me connecting.” Here are some important tips—and you can pass them along to IT but only AFTER you look at the tips yourself:
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Be sure to enable device tracking on your mobile devices

Someone stole my iPad. In November I realized my iPad was suddenly missing. Apple’s Find My iPhone showed the device to be in a parking lot just outside of a transportation company’s main office —I used the transportation service late the night before.
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What are your favorite apps?

Here are a list of favorite applications created from polls of CEO groups. You may wish to try out some of these yourself, and I will GREATLY appreciate you responding with YOUR favorite apps—especially those you use in business. It is okay if they are in the list already—I’m keeping score of how many people like them.
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How to use the cloud wisely

Many executives know to carefully examine their strategies. If you are considering moving to the cloud, consider these important steps:
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Dangers of using the cloud

As an executive you always want to avoid making strategic decisions that are, in the end, more damaging than helpful.
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Be cautious about using the cloud

In the last blog post I talked about the big benefits of the cloud. What should you, as an executive, be on the lookout for?
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Big benefits of using the cloud

There are major benefits for executives to consider about the cloud.
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A powerful Windows built-in firewall

While the firewall included with Windows XP was the brunt of many jokes, there is no joking about the power of the Windows 7 firewall! First of all, the firewall knows the difference between your office, home, and hot spot networks and can protect your computer accordingly.
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Don’t install anti-virus on your computers?

If you use a cloud service to provide anti-virus to your computers, you don’t need to install anti-virus anymore.
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Old-school anti-virus is no longer the best protection

Anti-virus sounds like a great feature, right? But anti-virus can be ineffective in fighting newer threats.
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