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What to Know Before You Write Your 2012 IT Budget

PlanetMagpie — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:09:00 GMT

As the year ends, we start to think about gift ideas, travel plans…and next year's IT budget.

How much should you budget for your IT next year? Can you get by with last year’s budget? Will your competitors outspend you ...

What Connects Your Office? A Primer on IT Communications Hardware

PlanetMagpie — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:50:00 GMT

When you click "Send" on an email, do you know how it gets where it's going?

There's a whole layer to the modern office most people don't think about: the cables & connection types that connect you to the Internet. ...

Are You Risking Your Business By Using Outdated Software?

PlanetMagpie — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:25:00 GMT

Are you risking your computers – maybe your whole network – with outdated software?

In our last IT Consulting issue, we talked about server lifespan and what to do if yours is getting old. In this month's WOOF! we'll talk ...

What Affects Server Lifespan: Avoiding Disaster

PlanetMagpie — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:42:00 GMT

Time and Server Conditions Can Put Your Data (and Your Business) At Risk

Everybody knows what can happen when a server goes down. Data can be lost, email down, Tech Support is bombarded with phone calls, employees can’t get any ...

WOOF! Alert: 2010 Tax Relief Act - A Big Break for IT Spending

PlanetMagpie — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:01:04 GMT

This is a special email from PlanetMagpie about recent changes in tax law that may dramatically change your IT strategy for 2011.

Let's say you spent $50,000 on a new network and computers. According to existing tax law, you could ...

Save Time and Money with Lync Server in 2011

PlanetMagpie — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:01:00 GMT

Heading into 2011, all of us want to keep expenses low—and keep productivity high at the same time. Technology gives us a bit of a break, since most new software and services "do more with less."

In today's WOOF! we'll ...

How a Web Browser Upgrade Makes Your Office Easier to Manage

PlanetMagpie — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:01:21 GMT

Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 Are Ready to Help Out

One of the main reasons to adopt new technology is to make working with computers easier. For the IT department, a big part of that is making systems administration ...

CIO's Top Technology Priorities of 2010 – Part 2

PlanetMagpie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:00:00 GMT

5 More Technologies for Reworking Productivity

Last month we talked about a recent Gartner EXP survey of 1,600 CIOs for their 2010 Business and Technology Priorities Survey. The 10 technologies that came up as most important were all associated ...

CIO's Top Technology Priorities of 2010 - Part 1

PlanetMagpie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:13:27 GMT

What Will The Changes In IT Mean For You?

Everyone wants to be more productive. We look to technology to help us speed up projects, automate everyday tasks, and so on. It's no big surprise then that when Gartner EXP...

5 Things to Remember About Your New Windows 7 Installation

PlanetMagpie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:42:37 GMT

The Windows 7 installation is done. You're staring at a fresh, sharp new desktop. Feels good, right? Except now you aren't sure where everything is. Where to go first? What to do?

How about a couple things to keep in ...