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Archive for August, 2009

Aug
13

IT Support Isn’t Just for When Things Go Wrong

Posted under Business Related, Resources, Small Business, Technology

computerproblemsDuring my vacation my blog went down. The situation was made worse by the fact that I was not staying in a place with wi-fi. It took me half a day to get to a location (a library) to get online to figure out what happened. Even worse, the fix was more complicated and time consuming than I wanted to deal with. So I paid someone to fix it for me. But had I had IT support on board already, it would have discovered and fixed the problem leaving me free to enjoy my vacation.

So how do you find great IT support?  IT Support Los Angeles has a great article on “6 Things You Need to Know When Choosing a Partner for IT Support and IT Consulting”. It not only emphasizes the importance of accessible help personnel when needed, but also having your systems monitored and issues resolved remotely when needed.

In fact, I wish I lived in the Los Angeles area as IT consulting Los Angeles has a great maintenance care program that could have saved me time, hassle and worry while I was on vacation. In small business, there is so much focus on marketing, sales and product or service delivery, that often the maintenance of systems is overlooked…until it goes down. Although we know technology can cause problems, we don’t anticipate them or have safe guards for when they go on the fritz. The problem is that when technology does fail, often everything else about the business comes to a stop.

But with a resources such as the Dependable Computer Guys of LA, your IT systems can be monitored and serviced to avoid problems that can put your business on hold. It provides a team of IT people who provide weekly maintenance on servers and systems, remote support for servers and work stations, and they can even assess your company’s need to determine the best IT solutions to maximize your business. It is an ideal resource for small business computer service in the Los Angeles area.

Aug
10

The World Is Your Playground

Posted under Entertainment, Free Resources

Not sure what to do on your next vacation? YouGoDo.com offers a great service that can tell you all sorts of great activities to do in the city of your choice. The site offers a list of suggestions to help you find what you’re looking for. Want to learn a new language or go on a spiritual journey? Choose “Constructive and Creative” from the list under “I know what I want to do”.  Looking for activities just for families, single or seniors? You can choose that option too. Maybe you’re looking for fun in the air such as skydiving or in the water such as going on a submarine.

Maybe you know what you want to do, but don’t know the resources to make it happen. YouGoDo.com allows you to type in the activity you want and it will give a list of resources in the country you’ve selected.

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To learn more visit YouGoDo.com





Aug
05

Go Paperless

Posted under Technology

j0437303Lifehacker has a great post today on how to go paperless. I’ve been trying to use more and more digital and online resources although I have found that for somethings Iprefer paper. Still going paperless makes organizing, tracking, and storing information much easier. And its better for the environment.