Seven Sins Outlook Users Need To Stop

CLICKING REPLY ALL
When someone sends a message to multiple accounts, the recipients can respond to everyone by choosing “Reply All” instead of “Reply.” That means some of your users will get responses they don’t need to see. It’s a waste of their time.

USING THE ALL LIST
Many organizations have distribution lists so employees can send the same message to everyone on their team. Users must remember the list usually goes to everyone in the organization.  Not everyone needs to know when their daughters are selling cookies, when they’re going on vacation, when they’ve moved their office, when they’re collecting for a good cause etc. This breach of good manners annoys everyone.

OPENING ATTACHMENTS FROM STRANGERS
Some users see an attachment as a gift — surprise! They just can’t help themselves. You can tell users not to open attachments, but good virus protection will usually protect the system. However intrigued users still open attachments from strangers. Best practice would be not to open attachments if in doubt

CLICKING LINKS
Clicking links take you to interesting sites with all kinds of offers however embedded controls and scripts do all kinds of negative things to the system. Most links are harmless, but most users can’t establish a legitimate link from one that leads to a phishing site, hard drive failure, or worse.

Making this mistake can mean the user can’t work until the system is fixed.  By implementing the best software defenses you can, consistently remind users not to click links in unsolicited emails.

SHARING STUFF
The amount of bandwidth and storage user’s waste spreading gossip and chain letters and pictures of their nights is phenomenal. So please be aware you are slowing down the internet for everyone else!

Just an idea – use a USB stick if you would like to show your pictures to colleagues.

IGNORING MESSAGES
Some users just don’t want to communicate via email however it is the key way for co-workers to interact. Unfortunately, there’s always one or two users who ignore emails or claim, “I never got that message.” You can try to correct this behavior by sending a read receipt!

DELETING NECESSARY ITEMS
Why do Outlook users delete: emails, tasks, appointments, etc. to then find they need them again.  Just a bit of friendly advice; always double check what you delete.

London 2012 – How the Olympics will affect you

With only 150 days to go, excitement is building as we are closer to the start of the London Games. With the completion of the Olympic stadium highlights the effort and planning gone into organising the games? Its promised that business

To be able to respond effectively and make the most of the opportunities the games offer, it is imperative that businesses understand the challenges and how these will impact their operation.

Our advice is to start planning now to make sure your business is fully prepared. We will be helping you with the continuity of your business during this period.

It is predicted that the affected areas will be around the central London area such as Hyde Park, Trafalgar Square, and the Olympic Park in Stratford. However it seems other locations such as Wembley stadium, Greenwich, and Lea Valley are being overlooked.

Hundreds of thousands of people will be coming into London through the months of July and August via airports, train stations and the roads will be significantly busier.

Depending on the type of industry you are in it might be great for you to be hub of the Olympics however for the rest of us we will have difficulty getting back and forth into work. There are various possibilities to ensure your business is running smoothly through this time from flexible working hours to working from home. Varying working routines will avoid meltdown on the capital's often crowded public transport system as well allowing staff to work from home on to help cut commuting times and improve the work-life balance

iPad 3 - 3 Million Sold In 3 Days

After weeks and weeks of speculations and rumours Friday 16^th March 2012 was a much anticipated day for all Apple lovers with the launch of the iPad3. With fans, queuing for days they were finally able to get their hands on the iPad3. It is calculated an outstanding three million units of the tablet were sold worldwide within three days.

The iPad 3 was only released in twelve countries on Friday however will be released in another 24 countries on Friday 23^rd March 2012.

What’s difference between iPad 2 and iPad 3?

·         Faster Processor-  advanced iOS 5.1

·         Retina Display - 1536 x 2048 pixels in a 9.7 screen which is 4 times better than the iPad2. It includes a HD Screen with Razor-sharp text and Richer colors

·         Design – slightly heavier and marginally thicker

·         5 Megapixel camera

·         4G (if you’re in the U.S)

·         Better battery life

·         Quad-core graphics

However it is not all glorified as it seems there were over 100 complaints viewed  by more than 10,000 people on the Apple forums that the device overheats and can be so hot it is uncomfortable to use. This has meant it goes into “cool down mode” and freezes until it becomes cooler.

So what does that mean for current iPad 3 users?

What do you think?

Has the iPad3 met up to your expectations?

Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

If you bought one, was it worth the wait?

Adobe Unveils Photoshop CS6

After two years of waiting, developers at Adobe have finally unveiled the new version of Photoshop CS6 beta. It’s said they have now set the benchmark for other digital imaging software; the refinements made by Adobe definitely outweighed the older version with 65 groundbreaking additional features and incredible performance enhancements

 Photoshop CS6 is available for Mac OS X and Windows with full release expected in the first half of 2012.

The developers have shuffled the toolbar around to make it easier to find what tools you require, however do not be alarms you still can break the windows down like in CS5.

Some of the new features include;

·         HUD brush resize and hardness can now change opacity

·         Change color dynamics to per stroke instead of per tip (user option for old behavior)

·         Brightness/contrast slider for textures when painting

·         Brush projection for static tips

·         Show the sample size popup for the various eyedropper tools (black point, white point, etc.)

·         Read common stereo image pair formats (JPS, PNS) Allow for more bit depths in TIFF files

·         Add a contextual menu item that deletes a layer effect not just disables it

·         Allow locking of multiple layers

·         Show blend if/Blending Effects badge on layer

·         Show correct opacity and blend mode values for hidden layers

·         Add new document presets for common devices (e.g. iPhone, iPad, etc.)

·         Undo or disable auto -­­rotate on open

·         Add "Don't show again" checkbox to Purge warnings

·         Add command to insert "lorem ipsum" for type