Several of our clients have noted that the biggest issue with upgrading to the Microsoft Office 2010 has been with training.

We offer on-site training for your staff at cost effective rates.

However, it may also benefit your organisation to have some easy to use guides that show how the new menus and layout of Word 2010 works.

We include a link to the very helpful quick reference card for Word 2010 that

In the latest statistical analysis of the Botscout.com web bot attacks, the United States now leads over Russia, the Ukraine and China as the number one origin point for attacking web bots.

The majority of web bots attempt to infiltrate through email attacks.

However, a growing number of bots are also responsible for attacking dynamic websites, using a slow but overt brute force attacks against passwords.

In many cases these attacks against websites occur by repeatedly attempting logins each hour.

We have been getting a number of calls recently with regard to Outlook users losing emails.

Most of the calls are from business users, who have Outlook accounts setup and used across several computers. These users report that only some emails are appearing on one computer or another, and that they are not able to retrieve the same messages.

This is a clear sign that the emails are BEING DELETED from the server and stored locally on a specific computer running Outlook. This is an IMPROPER and inappropriate setting, especially for dual computers or business computers.

Using the latest Microsoft Office or Microsoft Word, enables a number of new and useful features.

Unfortunately, it also enables items that are causing problems, especially for business users.

The new Microsoft Word .docx (default) file format ensures that NO ONE ELSE without the latest Microsoft Office version can read your Word document.

Windows 7, as some have already noted, offers a number of powerful command line tools.

UK law commission is going to start fining small businesses for data security breaches. This change will eventually begin to impact legal aspects of data security in New Zealand as well.

The fact is that today the number one business IT focus is no longer performance, or capital expenses, but business data security.

Leading research indicated that almost 1 out of every 3 business websites do not have a complete backup of either their code or the content.

In fact, of the majority of websites polled, almost half did not have a recent or up to date backup of their content database (DB2, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres).

Most business owners are oblivious to the fact that their website hosting companies are not required to make full backups of their content. Nor are they aware that in emergencies, access to backups through the ISP are tedious and often come at a premium price.

Our engineers can quickly assist with your content database backup, or train your IT staff to perform consistent backups using database and web tools including MyPHPAdmin.

As more Windows 7 users begin probing their new found OS, few have discovered a little "gift" Microsoft's developers have included.

This excellent CNet article provides some brief details.

This tool basically allows you to easily use core Windows tools like Task Manager or Control Panel by viewing it as a folder.

Windows Vista does not come particularly well tuned for most initial systems.

As a result, often a quality laptop or desktop performs less than optimally. It can be especially frustrating when you pay premium for quality hardware and lots of ram, only to discover Vista still runs slowly.

We have helped a number of clients improve performance by editing the registry keys and making modifications to their laptop and business systems.

In a recent security focus article, the IBM X-force team is noted as "seeing 600,000 database attacks per day on average."

Read more details regarding the vulnerability of websites and database back-end systems on this webpage. Most importantly, please do not allow your own business data and client information to remain vulnerable.

Telegraph.co.uk reports that a number of Microsoft Windows 7 users are experiencing system crashes upon login.

You can read more details with regard to this potential issue by
clicking here.

This recent news article provides evidence that spoof hack attacks against broadband DSL modem connections are increasing.

If your small business uses basic DSL or cable modem connectivity, it is beneficial to terminate the connection (turn off the modem) at reasonable intervals such as each evening.