December 24, 2009
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM BRUCEB CONSULTING
Happy holidays from all of us at Bruceb Consulting! All my best wishes for an abundance of happiness and good cheer!
I’m looking forward to working with you in 2010 in a rapidly changing world of technology. These are the trends that will shape next year for small businesses:
- WINDOWS 7 Many of you will be getting new computers to replace the aging, slow Windows XP systems under your desk, and finding that Windows 7 is quite delightful for work and play.
- MULTIPLE COMPUTERS You’ll be more likely to have several computers as prices drop
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May 10, 2009
LOGMEIN PRO: DESKTOP SHORTCUT
Here’s one more tip about LogMeIn Pro that you might not discover right away. Imagine that your subscription is set up and the software is running on your office computer. You’re going to sit down routinely at your home computer to connect to the office.
You can always go to the LogMeIn web site and log in with your email address and password, then connect to the office computer from the control panel. You’ll be happier, though, if you follow a couple of steps to create a desktop shortcut on your home computer that connects you directly to your […] continued
May 7, 2009
LOGMEIN PRO: SENDING LARGE FILES
When I talk about the “learning curve” associated with new software, I have two things in mind. One is the obvious part – learning the basic functions of how something works. That’s where many people stop. Let me encourage you to look around a little bit just in case you can discover one or two more things that you didn’t know about. If you’re lucky, you’ll find something wonderful and change some deep part of your computer routine for the better. (Vista is loaded with them.) Here’s an example from LogMeIn Pro.
If you need to transfer a […] continued
May 6, 2009
LOGMEIN PRO: REMOTE ACCESS
Many people are looking for an easy way to use their home or office computer remotely. I’m starting to push LogMeIn Pro as the best way for many people to set up their remote access.
Remote access to a computer at another location has obvious appeal for people leaving an office who would benefit from being able to get on the office computer after hours. Or perhaps you have a notebook computer and it would help to access the home computer to run Quicken or get an address. Most of the remote access choices allow you to use […] continued
February 18, 2009
SBS 2008 & REMOTE ACCESS
Two issues have come up several times for my SBS 2008 clients connecting to Outlook Web Access or their office computers.
OUTLOOK WEB ACCESS
If you go to your remote access web site (e.g., http://www.domainnamenet.com, or http://remote.domainname.com) and click on “Check email”, Outlook Web Access will appear and be fully usable, but it will time out and return you to the login screen after it’s inactive for a short time – ten minutes in my experience. That’s not a huge problem but […] continued
January 7, 2009
WINDOWS LIVE SYNC – GOOD PROGRAM, POOR UPGRADE
Windows Live Sync replaced Foldershare last month. It’s a good program but the upgrade experience for Foldershare users is pretty miserable.
Windows Live Sync and Foldershare are services that allow folders to be synced so that multiple computers have exactly the same files in them at all times. You can set it up to view your photos on both computers in the house, or have a folder of work files at the office synced with a laptop, or share a folder with a friend so it is identical on both of your computers. That’s great stuff! I’ve written about […] continued
January 5, 2009
SBS 2008 – REMOTE ACCESS TO FILES
Outlook Web Access can be used to view or open any file in a shared folder on the servers in an office run by Small Business Server 2008.
Small Business Server 2008 improves many things about remote access to an office network. The main screen for Remote Web Workplace makes it easy to use Outlook Web Access or connect to an office computer, with nothing extraneous to confuse anyone.
Outlook Web Access in Exchange 2007 is so much improved that some people will use it instead of installing Outlook to access their Exchange mailbox. I just discovered another feature […] continued
December 3, 2008
SBS 2008 – SSL CERTIFICATES
Let me give you a quick overview of the kind of issue that makes it fun to be a consultant.
When you go to a web site where any personal information is going to be exchanged, you’re likely to see the web site address change from http:// to https://. The data is encrypted (has a “Secure Sockets Layer” or SSL) and is reasonably well protected against eavesdroppers. You’ll see it at banking sites or almost anything involving money or payment, as well as on web sites for access to company networks and other places where data should be confidential.
When […] continued
November 21, 2008
WINDOWS LIVE SYNC REPLACING FOLDERSHARE
There was finally an official notice and some details about the plans to replace Foldershare with a new program named “Windows Live Sync” in December. Here’s the blog post with the announcement today. If you’re unfamiliar with Foldershare, I wrote this description a couple of years ago.
The program(s) do a simple job: they keep a folder in sync on more than one computer. You can have a folder on your desk at the office and another one on your desk at home, and the files will always be the same in both places – as long […] continued
October 30, 2008
LIVE MESH UPDATE
Windows Live Mesh has just been updated, as of about noon on Thursday 10/30. If you are using it already, you will be notified to install the update; it will stop working until the update is installed on each computer running it. If you are not using it yet, it has been fully opened up to everyone – read about it, make sure you have your Windows Live ID set up, and you are free to sign up.
Windows Live Mesh is a place to store files online, a program that runs on your computer to keep […] continued
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