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United Pacific Bridging website launchedFebruary 12th, 2012Is your office network safe from power surges?September 26th, 2011Australia has its fair share of thunderstorms but did you know that if your office is not properly fitted or wired, an unfortunate power surge could damage your computers? A few years ago, I was called to an educational institute to implement a disaster recovery plan for they had just experienced a severe thunderstorm the night before and a surge of power had damaged a few floors of networked computers. The surge wasn’t through the power plugs but it was through the network cables! It was a sad sight but moreover, it was sad to get the management team to plan for business continuity After a disaster. Fortunately their servers were protected but they didn’t implement surge protection for the network devices. What were all those students going to work on during lectures? How long would it take to replace and configure the damaged computers? How much will it cost to replace the equipment and implement protection for the future? Those are terrible questions to have to face and I felt sorry for the IT staff at that institute. We can only advice you to spend and invest in suitable surge protection. Bigger companies shouldn’t be thrifty about this! APC is a leading brand of UPS devices and if you don’t have one, this is a start! Certainly there are a whole range of vendors but we like to deal with the best, and APC would be our recommendation. Contact us if you need some advice or if you haven’t got a Business Continuity Plan in place. Hopefully you will never have to use it, but if you do, it can save you thousands of $$$! Free Payroll Applications for Micro BusinessesAugust 2nd, 2011The two most popular Accounting software packages for Micro and Small businesses are Quickbooks and MYOB. They are easy to use, provide a range of features, have a great support team, and are generally quite affordable. However, when it is time to grow and you’ve got some employees to pay, adding a Payroll module seems to increase the costs by several fold! The above providers seem to milk companies with their annual support fees just to receive the annual patch for the updated Tax Tables. So what are Micro businesses to do? With limited funds and probably one or two employees, is it really worth paying all that extra dough for a Payroll module? As IT consultants, it is our job to introduce software that can be of value. Interestingly enough, there are some vendors that introduce Micro businesses to the Payroll Application world for FREE! They allow free usage of their Payroll software if you’ve just got a handful of employees. After reviewing several packages, the two that stood out on top are: 1) www.e-payday.com 2) www.kwikpay.com.au Yes both of these applications are up-to-date with the current tax tables and the vendors will provide the patch every year to keep you compliant. Once you create the right account types within your Accounting software, these freebie Payroll systems will provide the rest of the relevant information that you need. Epaxu Logo ConceptJanuary 6th, 2011
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Is my computer backed up properly?July 14th, 2010When was the last time you asked yourself the above question? “Is my computer backed up properly?” Whether it’s home or business use, the value of your data is invaluable. The computer you work on may be worth only a few hundred dollars but the information in it is worth thousands! All your time and effort is in that information, and losing such data is heart breaking. For home users, you can get a professional backup software for about a $100. They are easy to use and well worth its value. For business users, a professional backup software can vary from $700 to $5,000 depending on the infrastructure but most small businesses can get great value out of a $1,000 software if their server is configured properly. We do forensic data recovery and trust me, it is not cheap. Investing in a backup software can not only save you thousands on recovery costs, but can potentially save your business if you were to lose your data for some reason. Talk to one of our friendly consultants on (02) 8007 5757 if you want to find out more. Fialla Logo ConceptMay 12th, 2010
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Reliable computer and network support services in Sydney Problems when using MS Office 2003 to open Office 2007 filesMarch 22nd, 2010Most of you already know that Microsoft Office 2007 files can be opened in your Microsoft Office 2003 suite if you have the compatibility pack installed. If you aren’t aware of it, you can install this update on your computer to open Office 2007 files (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en) *This won’t work if the file you are trying to open uses some of the new features that Office 2007 has because it obviously isn’t incorporated in your MS Office 2003 suite. However the point of this post is to address weird occurances that you may encounter when you try to open an Office 2007 file in your MS Office 2003 suite such as: 1) Junk text in the Docx (Word 2007) or Xlsx (Excel 2007) files If you encounter these errors, you will need to download and install the Office XP SP3 (Service Pack 3) on your computer. This should resolve those problems. The URL is: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85AF7BFD-6F69-4289-8BD1-EB966BCDFB5E&displaylang=en Cuatro Property Services website launchedFebruary 5th, 2010 www.cuatro.com.au - Launched in January 2010 Cuatro Services is a progressive company with service capabilities in the following areas:
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