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Dexrex allows you to capture, save and read your text messages the same way you do your emails.  How many times have you wanted to easily search for something that you sent via text message but it just took too much time?  Now, a copy of your text message conversations can be delivered to you right in your e-mail box.

You’ve got one for every site and every application you use--e-mail, online banking, social media sites, and your CRM system, just to name a few. With so many password protected sites to keep track of, the inclination is to always use the same password for every site or to make it so easy you can’t possibly forget it (like using Password123). Unfortunately, this compromises all of your data and makes it easy for cyber-attackers to steal sensitive, confidential information.

A few months back tornados ripped through Joplin, MO and Tuscaloosa, Alabama causing massive devastation. If you were fortunate, you only had to suffer through minor interruptions of utility services, with others paying a far steeper price. In fact, a colleague of mine who also offers IT services had his office in Joplin reduced to a pile of rubble (see photo). This got me thinking about how important disaster recovery planning is to any business.

Doj.me is a great web site to determine if a web site is down or if it's just you. Down or just me is a great single use web site that will help you find out if something is screwy (technical term) or if the web site is truly down. Next time you cannot get to a web site, try it out!

One of the hardest habits we struggle to get our clients to break is writing down their passwords on sticky notes by their PC. Obviously this is a security risk. Another bad habit is choosing really easy-to-remember passwords such as “password.”

But admittedly, it CAN be hard remembering all of those darn passwords that are always changing.

Are you needing to rename a lot of files in Windows Explorer?  Here is a quick easy way to do it!

Select the first file in your list and press F2, then type the new name. When finished, press Tab instead of Enter. Windows explorer will jump you to the next file in the list and automatically select the entire file name so you can rename it without having to press the Backspace key.

Windows Tip: Select the first file in the list, press F2 key, and enter the new name. When finished, press Tab instead of Enter. Explorer will jump you to the next file in the list and automatically select the entire file name so you can rename it without having to press the Backspace key.

One of the tools in Windows 7 that I use the most is the Snipping Tool.  This allows me to grab something that I have on the screen and place it into a word document or save it to a file for later use.  Before Windows 7 (I skipped Vista), I had to use a third party program to do this (SnagIt).  Now this tool is built into windows and is very easy to use.

There are so many times that I sit down at someones computer and they have a multitude of sticky notes on their monitor. With Windows 7, they have added in a utility to do just this! I usually have a couple on my desktop at all times to track my personal to-dos or reminders.

No, We Are Not Talking About The Post Office!

A UPS, or uninterruptible power supply, is a battery backup power source for computers, servers and network equipment. When the power goes out, a UPS will keep your equipment going long enough to save any documents and shut down the machine properly.