Openness in IT
One thing I’ve come across a number of times in the last little while is a bit of disillusionment about IT companies and their practices. It’s a trend that somewhat worries me to be quite frank, because every time I come across this particular trend, I often find that I have to end up challenging [...]
Continue Reading →Diminishing Returns
While out at a client site yesterday, I had a discussion with them about a simple idea, that many IT companies seem to miss sometimes. It’s the principle of ‘diminishing returns’. Now for the MBA types out there, this is likely something you’re already well aware of. However for us computer support types it’s something [...]
Continue Reading →Migrating XP to Windows 7
The traditional thinking is that if you are going to migrate in place (on the same computer) from Windows XP to Windows 7, you have 2 choices – you can do a clean install of the operating system, reinstall all your applications and migrate data, OR you can do a two-tiered upgrade, going from XP [...]
Continue Reading →Timing
Many business owners face tough decisions, often on a daily basis. Global economic woes don’t help the stress levels of your average entrepreneur, which tend to be high enough as it is. We always look for an advantage. Financial, marketing, sales, whatever the subject, small business owners can stress over it. And over the past [...]
Continue Reading →Outdated Software – How To Stay Safe
There have been a few instances lately of media reports regarding the end of life for certain pieces of software, and other news items about software that is being advised against due to security flaws. A couple examples of this are recent comments by the German government for its citizens to stop using Internet Explorer, [...]
Continue Reading →Off-Topic… Or Is It?
I was reading an interesting article this morning, and it got me thinking a bit about why I started this blog. I think it’s worth reiterating a few key points here, not just about the article, but about social media as a vehicle for business. The article was about fund raising via Twitter, Facebook, and [...]
Continue Reading →The Perils of Self-Managed Tech Support
A lot of companies, especially the small to mid-sized firms, don’t see the value in having dedicated tech support. To many, IT is a cost centre with no measurable ROI. Instead, they have someone on the inside who has “a pretty good feel” for computer issues. This is the person who does the setups, handles [...]
Continue Reading →Traffic Woes and Remote Access
As I write this, there are 2 days left until the beginning of that major winter sporting event which tends to be very protective of its’ name. Traffic closures have happened, and with more to come, along with a true crush of visitors and athletes, the worst is yet to happen I think. So if [...]
Continue Reading →A Big SEO Change
I know there’s a bunch of folks that will check back here from time to time, and so you need to be aware of a pretty significant change t this blog, coming up this week. We’re moving it. In the past this blog has been kept independent of the CPG Systems company website. The idea [...]
Continue Reading →The Media And Windows 7
I came across an article on a major US cable news network yesterday, that leaves me feeling a bit baffled. And wondering what happened to the idea of independence in journalism. The article is a piece on Windows 7. And it proceeds in short order to say that “A whopping 31% of clients have reported [...]
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