They are great for creating a way to gather the important emails together so you can deal with them first; For example, you can setup a search folder (as I do) to give you only emails from your team, allowing you to ensure everyone has what they need to get their jobs done, and make your business more successful.

So check out the video, and leave a comment letting us know what you think and what you might like us to do a future video on.

After helping the client out, we thought a video showing how this feature works for good, as well as evil, would be a great idea.

The print area feature of Excel is there so that you can have private information on a spreadsheet that will not get printed out. A great example might be a quotation calculator, where you only want to print the retail pricing and not all the wholesale information.  Check out the video and see how easy it is to setup a print area, or get rid of one.

A general overview of PPSR – Hopgood Ganim

The Governments homepage for PPSR

Users of existing registers, such as Queenslands REVS system, should make sure their interests have been migrated to PPSR – Sophie Foster, The Courier Mail

If you are claiming retention of title, you now need to register your interest in order to enforce it – Hopgood Ganim

A general news story about the PPSR – Ben Butler, Sydney Morning Herald

A warning from Lawyers Walsh Halligan Douglass

This video will walk you through the process of getting the Seed done. As you will see, it’s very easy!

1. Click the graphic.

The graphic become selected.

2. From the References tab’s Captions group, click the Insert Caption button.

A caption frame is placed below the graphic, and the Captions dialog box appears.

3. In the Caption text box, type the figure caption text.

You can remove any text that’s already there.

4. Select a position for the caption from the Position drop-down list.

The caption position is relative to the figure.

5. Click the OK button.

The dialog box closes, and the caption is applied to the figure.

6. If you want to change the caption, simply click the mouse in the caption text box and type a new caption.

Here are our top 5 reasons why your business would benefit from a technology analysis:

1.Examination of current technology – If you’re thinking of replacing your computer, a SHIFT analysis may reveal that upgrading specific components, such as memory, would give you a significant performance boost. It could also highlight incorrect system settings or poor security configurations that could easily be fixed. once we determine what technology you have, it will be easy to find some quick, inexpensive areas for improvement.

2. Long term assessment of your system requirements – A SHIFT analysis may reveal components that are out dated and should be replaced with newer, faster components. It could also highlight storage capacity issues on your system and where there is more space to be found. You can then plan and budget to address these areas in the future, without any costly interuption to your business

3. Know what software is in your system – A SHIFT analysis of the software in your system will reveal if your computers have illegal file sharing software, other programs that may be harmful to the system or just taking up valuble space. Remember if your employees are able to install software onto your computers, do you know what they have been installing?

4. Determine you have the correct software licenses – In some cases, a software manufacturer has the right to randomly check your business for the correct license number and the right kind of license for their software. If you’ve taken on more staff, or you’ve had employees installing software on your system, a SHIFT analysis can reveal where your software licensing might need to be updated.

5. Complete IT asset register – Your business will have certain assets listed for accounting purposes. If a theft or natural disaster hit your business, SHIFT can store a copy of your SHIFT analysis results, including a detailed list of your system assets, off site in case you need to refer to that list to make an insurance claim.

The outcomes of your SHIFT analysis will be a comprehensive list of your I.T. assets and recommendations for improvements (both short and long term) that fit in with your budget and your business plans.

Got more questions, please ask them in the comments!

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The reality is that this type of buying never saves anyone any money. You want to make sure that your equipment is provided by a local, honest vendor who is prepared to give you the support and assistance required to ensure the lowest possible “cost of ownership”.

Firstly, bulk deals will always land you cheap hardware. If your vendor is struggling to come up with the lowest possible price, they are going to provide you the cheapest, lowest quality parts. You should make sure you aren’t being ripped off, but you should never buy solely on price alone. You get what you pay for.

Secondly, the types of vendors likely to bid for a bulk deal like this (as it’s a statewide group) are going to simply deliver a bunch of boxes to the buyer, as they aren’t local to the businesses in question. So there’s no support, no installation and no help. Buying from a vendor like Shift Computer Solutions gives you not only great equipment, but that equipment is delivered, installed and working 100% without ANY intervention on your part. Your time is valuable, and if you are wasting it setting up computers, that needs to be added to the cost, as it forms part of the total cost of ownership of that computer.

Warranty is also a big issue. Most vendors are going to offer 3rd party warranties, which means the vendor isn’t responsible for fixing any problems, a 3rd party is. The problem here is that the 3rd party is paid a flat, up front fee for carrying the warranty, and thus they actually lose money if they do any work for you. This makes them look for ways to avoid assisting you, and can waste valuable time and cost your business valuable money.

Finally, the biggest cost of ownership issue is support. If you are buying your equipment from your IT support vendor, you are getting a team of technicians who know all your systems and equipment, so issues that crop up are dealt with quickly. By putting in cheap hardware from a 3rd vendor, you increase the number of vendors responsible for your site, make it harder to get problems fixed and increase your overall costs.