Library Category: Business Matters
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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