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Technology is an essential tool for success. Your business can use technology as a strategic asset rather than treat it as an expense.

Jefric Consulting provides IT consulting services and custom technology solutions for Small Businesses. With over 30 years of business and technology experience, we are uniquely qualified to work with you and understand your company goals, develop and execute a strategy that delivers the results you want in a cost efficient manner. Solutions include Windows (Small Business) Server, Exchange E-mail, remote access, mobile computing, office collaboration and much more. Where appropriate, off-premise hosted solutions are available, reducing the need for onsite office computing equipment. We want you to get the most value from technology and work smarter, not harder, improve efficiency, and increase revenue and profit for your small business.

Jefric Consulting is a Microsoft Partner, a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and a Microsoft Small Business Specialist.

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“There’s a lot of hype about cloud computing but not as much clarity into exactly how to adopt cloud computing for your particular environment or specifically to address all the security “what ifs” the technology raises. A group called the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is trying to provide that insight.” Full article can be found here.

Are you using the cloud? Share your experiences and thoughts here.

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It is always good to understand what you are paying someone else to worry about for you. You don’t have to be an expert, but you might wish to know what is going on, and make sure it is living up to your needs and expectations. When it comes to Cloud computing and security, it is no different.

Learn a bit here.

Are you trusting your computer security to the cloud? Are you confident in what is being done for you?

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Free Internet WiFi is popping up everywhere. Companies (like Panera Bread, Barnes & Noble, Starbucks and McDonalds) with multiple locations offer Free WiFi. Add to that local libraries, airports, hotels, stores and other public services and parks, it is becoming easier to stay connected when you are on the road. It is not uncommon to find business people camped out at one of these locations throughout the day as they perform work in-between or in preparation for their next appointment. Avoiding unnecessary trips back to the office is a key element of productivity, efficiency and saving money.

A growing number of local “WiFi Hot-Spots” are maintained by the telephone or cable company, offered to you for free as a part of your office or home service package or mobile device. Verizon, AT&T, Cablevision, OptOnline and Time Warner each have such a product. More information can be found by calling them or consulting their website.

The Internet has a collection of directories that list other free WiFi sites throughout the country. You can find them with Google or Bing, searching for “Free WiFi”. There is even an iPhone App called “WiFi Finder”. While many of these “Hot-Spots” impose a time limit on usage at various times of the day, not all do and sometimes you don’t need a very long time to perform a specific task.

Unfortunately, there is NO free lunch here. Don’t forget about security. These free / open WiFi hotspots typically do not have any security or protection for you, your computer or data. They often require you to accept their “Terms of Service”, which makes it clear that this is your responsibility and you will not hold them responsible if something happens. Be sure to take the minimal precautions:

• Make sure you device / laptop has anti-virus / anti-malware protection.
• Avoid using software or sites that transmit passwords or confidential information in clear text. If you do, be sure the website you are visiting are encrypted (i.e. HTTPS).
• Use a VPN connection back to your office whenever possible.

The material presented here only scratches the surface. If your job has you on the road or traveling, if you are planning a trip or expect to be away from the office for a period of time, plan ahead. You CAN be productive and stay connected from almost anywhere.

Alan M Buckwalter
Principal and Founder

Jefric Consulting, LLC
IT Services and Consulting
info@jefric.com
201-370-6430
http://www.jefric.com

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Microsoft Small Business Specialist
Microsoft Certified Professional
Custom Technology Solutions for Small Business

Click here to view the June edition of our monthly Small Business Technology Newsletter.
http://www.jefric.com/news/201008.JefricConsultingNewsletter.html

All newsletters can be found here.
http://www.jefric.com/news/news.htm

Technology is an essential tool for success. Your business can use technology as a strategic asset rather than treat it as an expense.

Jefric Consulting provides IT consulting services and custom technology solutions for Small Businesses. With over 30 years of business and technology experience, we are uniquely qualified to work with you and understand your company goals, develop and execute a strategy that delivers the results you want in a cost efficient manner. Solutions include Windows (Small Business) Server, Exchange E-mail, remote access, mobile computing, office collaboration and much more. Where appropriate, off-premise hosted solutions are available, reducing the need for onsite office computing equipment. We want you to get the most value from technology and work smarter, not harder, improve efficiency, and increase revenue and profit for your small business.

Jefric Consulting is a Microsoft Partner, a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and a Microsoft Small Business Specialist.

Web: http://www.jefric.com
Blog: http://blog.jefric.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jefricllc

“15 percent of XP users risk security blackout
D-Day approaches for Windows XP SP2

As July 13 approaches, when Microsoft will end support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and users will no longer receive critical security updates, a PC Advisor poll has found that 15.1 percent of XP users are still using SP2 or earlier.”

Read more here.

Update your Windows XP computer with Service Pack 3
This is also a good time to try Windows 7

If you need help with your office computers – give us a call: 201-370-6430
Jefric Consulting, LLC – IT Services and Consulting – http://www.jefric.com

Click here to view the June edition of our monthly Small Business Technology Newsletter.

http://www.jefric.com/news/201007.JefricConsultingNewsletter.html

All newsletters can be found here.

http://www.jefric.com/news/news.htm

Technology is an essential tool for success. Your business can use technology as a strategic asset rather than treat it as an expense.

Jefric Consulting provides IT consulting services and custom technology solutions for Small Businesses. With over 30 years of business and technology experience, we are uniquely qualified to work with you and understand your company goals, develop and execute a strategy that delivers the results you want in a cost efficient manner. Solutions include Windows (Small Business) Server, Exchange E-mail, remote access, mobile computing, office collaboration and much more. Where appropriate, off-premise hosted solutions are available, reducing the need for onsite office computing equipment. We want you to get the most value from technology and work smarter, not harder, improve efficiency, and increase revenue and profit for your small business.

Jefric Consulting is a Microsoft Partner, a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and a Microsoft Small Business Specialist.

Web: http://www.jefric.com
Blog: http://blog.jefric.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jefricllc

•Support for Windows Vista without any service packs ended on April 13, 2010.

•Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010.

If you’re running one of these versions after support ends, you won’t get security updates for Windows.

See more here: http://windows.microsoft.com/eos?os=other

If you need help, contact Jefric Consulting, LLC – http://www.jefric.com

“When you’re preparing your IT budget for use of private or public cloud services, what should be at the top of your shopping list? Here are four key categories — including one that may surprise you. ”

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