Acceptable Use Policies:  Letting employees know what is/isn’t OK to do on your computers

July 10 2007

Business owner Johnie Champ knew that trouble was brewing. In the office one day, she saw an employee of her small research-services firm viewing pornography on his company-owned workstation.

She confronted …

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What is a Server (and why would I want one)?

July 4 2007

What is a server?

From a hardware perspective, a server is just a souped-up version of your everyday desktop computer. In terms of how your business functions, however, a …

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Backing up the Online Way

June 18 2007

In the wake of hurricane Katrina, online back-up services are seeing an explosion of interest as business owners around the country imagine themselves in New Orleans’ shoes.

How do online …

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Acceptable Use, Part II: Monitoring Use

June 18 2007

Earlier, we discussed the benefits of having an acceptable-use policy to spell out to employees the rules for using your company-owned computers and network. This time, we consider the next …

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Blogs:  Online Journaling for Business and Fun

June 18 2007

Back in 1999, Jorn Barger defined a weblog as "a webpage where a weblogger 'logs' all the other webpages she finds interesting." Today's definition of the term, now usually shortened …

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