5 Reasons Why SharePoint 2010 Will Revolutionize Your Business

SharePoint 2003 was usable. SharePoint 2007 was an excellent product. Well, SharePoint 2010 is now out and its rocks!

Here are 5 reasons (courtesy of SharePoint for Project Management guru Dux Raymond Sy) why SharePoint 2010 will revolutionize your business: Blog post on CMS Wire

How to get a PC that runs like lightning

How to get a PC that runs like lightning:

1. Buy a good-quality business PC from a reputable manufacturer. Dell, Fujitsu, HP and Lenovo all make high-quality business PCs. Make sure that it has at least 2 GB of memory (RAM) and a dual-core processor. If you need to do much in the way of editing photos, music or video, you will need more memory, processor power and graphics performance than a standard office PC. The advantages of getting a quality business system are many. Firstly, there will be little or none of the junk software found on home PCs. Secondly, they will be made using better quality components, that are made to run all day and all night. Finally, The Professional version of the Windows operating system gives you much-improved networking capabilities; well worth having, unless you’re sure you’re only ever going to have one PC in your business.

2. Get a light, fast security suite that gives you good protection but doesn’t slow the computer down. Having researched antivirus software thoroughly, we know that you can get effective protection from a fast, simple, reliable program.

3. Don’t run the CD that came with your printer or camera unless you really need to. If you have Windows 7 on your PC, just switch on your printer or camera and plug it into the computer with the USB cable. There’s every chance that Windows 7 will install it all by itself (the computer should be connected to the Internet at the time, so Windows can download any software it needs). Once the device is installed, you can use Windows’ own Scanner and Camera wizard to transfer pictures from your scanner or camera to the computer. If you don’t have Windows 7, or you have a device from an obscure manufacturer that Windows doesn’t recognise, here’s a tip. You will have to use the manufacturer’s CD to make your printer/scanner work, but look for a custom installation option that installs the essential software (drivers) only.

4. When you get a new broadband router from your ISPs, try just plugging it in and see what happens. Many ISPs, including the ones with the awful TV ads, send their routers out pre-configured, so there’s no need to install or configure anything at all on your PC. You might just need to restart it.

5. Try not to install any software you don’t need. The more programs you install, the slower the computer will get, and the greater the chance of two programs conflicting with each other. If you have Windows 7, you can set up your new PC with just the programs that you know are essential (antivirus and MS Office suite may be enough for many people). When these are installed and working perfectly, you can make a system image – a perfect copy of the entire system and its programs. If you need to experiment with some other programs, you can use the system image to restore your PC to its clean, perfectly working state, without having any debris from test programs left over. Do remember to make a separate backup of your data before you do this, however; the system image overwrites everything on your hard disk.