Businesses have always provided employees tools needed to get work done—telephones, company cars, photocopiers, computers, etc..  Sadly, some employees have taken personal advantage.  With computer technology and Internet access a requisite today, employees waste a lot of productive business time surfing the Internet.

Warning: Before you read this article, be sure to read the cartoon first.

Ok now, that you’ve read it, we ask: Are you a digital addict? Do you sleep with your phone on your nightstand so that you can check it just before going to bed and immediately when you wake up? Do you check your email every time you hear the sound indicating you received a new message? Are you frequently using your phone during social situations or when you’re with family? Do you feel naked when you discover your left your home without your smartphone? If so, then you may have a problem.

It seems that there is a wealth of options for sharing large files over the Internet these days. From browser-based services like WeTransfer or JustBeamIt, to cloud storage drives like Dropbox, Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive, it is almost as though there are too many to choose from! With the need to share larger files becoming more predominant, gone are the days of simply attaching files to an email—or are they?

Enter our new favorite tool: the ITR Cloud Reflection Outlook Plugin.

We’ve all (or almost all) become reliant on our smartphones for so much that we take them everywhere. And now that summer is here and we are outside more, we’re happy to share some tips about Smart Summer Sense for Smartphones:

No Sun

Okay, we are not recommending lathering up your device with sunblock, but we are advocating exposing your phone to as little sun as possible.

This month’s SPAM Blocker Tip is:
Use auto-preview functions

If your email client is able to do it, use auto-preview functions and erase junk email before you download it onto your computer.

Questions? Give IT Radix a call. We’re happy to help!

Recently, the team at IT Radix shared with its clients and friends tips and techniques to Power Up Your PowerPoint.  Check out some action shots on our Facebook page here.

As part of the event, we referenced some sites where to find amazing images to enhance your slides and we’re pleased to share the list here:

As a reminder, we encourage you to always read the license and usage agreements for each site!

Subscription / Purchase Stock Photos - OK for commercial use
http://presentermedia.

This month’s SPAM Blocker Tip is:
Do not use auto-responders

An auto-responder is a clear signal for the spammer that the junk mail arrived at a real email address, which gives him a "good" reason to keep sending SPAM. If you have a filtering service in front of your server, it can help and will not send auto-responder.

Turning off machines when not in use is a good rule-of-thumb when striving to conserve energy.  However, did you know that you can configure your machine to shut down automatically after your nightly backup?

Call IT Radix today if you’d like to learn how?