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10 Most Common Reasons for Computer Failure in Business and Industry

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

This article gives advice on how to extend a
computer’s life in industry and business.

Computers
are performing more and more tasks in the office and workplace than they ever
have before. Computers can conduct many tasks more efficiently than human
workers but the more we rely on them the more vulnerable we find ourselves when
the machines fail.

 

Each year, companies
have an average of 501 hours of computer downtime, costing them millions
in annual productivity and revenue and according to a recent study; computer
downtime is responsible for the loss of 3.6% of annual revenue. Which is almost
has high as the revenue loss by employee absence (6 %)!

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Making Good Use of Logistics KPI

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Logistics KPI or key performance indicators can help managers develop strategies and make decisions that will positively impact any organization’s logistics. This article discusses the KPI concept and its application to logistics.

Strategic management thrives on quantification and measurement. This approach started off strictly in the financial aspect of things: costs versus profits, supply versus demand, and so on. As management techniques evolved, the use of measurable parameters, known as metrics, and the most important of which are known as key performance indicators, became more commonplace. This objective, measurement based approach also gradually spread to encompass nearly all aspects of organizational performance.

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The Enemy Within

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Protect and Survive. All the weapons in your antivirus arsenal are of no use if you don’t learn to use them properly. 

Back in 1986, a graduate programmer in Lahore, Pakistan wrote a program that copied itself from one floppy disk to another. His name was Amjad Alvi and together with his brother, Basit, he entered computer folklore as the author of Brain, the first computer virus.

Brain is now extinct because it can only infect low density 5.25 inch floppies, which became obsolete long ago, but its descendants now amount to over 200,000 strains and the need for new ways to combat them has spawned an industry worth millions.

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The Key to Finding Hidden Files

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Finding hidden files is a process computer users have to be familiar with. Viruses and other malicious programs often take the form of hidden files.

There will definitely come a time when you would want to know the basics of finding hidden files in your computer. This is primarily because viruses, spyware, adware, and other forms of malware attacks pretty much take the form of hidden files. You have to understand that these forms of malware strive to wreak havoc in your system without being noticed. This is precisely why they take the form of hidden files, so that they can go unnoticed for as long as they can. It would then make sense to make use of security software that specializes in finding hidden files as soon as possible.

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How to Delete Recent Documents in Word Format Effectively

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

It is important to know how to delete recent documents in Word format effectively. This way, you remain safe from Internet hackers and infiltrators.

It is not out of the ordinary for any computer user to delete recent documents in word format. This is because you will surely accumulate a lot of files over time, and there will definitely be files you no longer need to retain in your system. Thus, you would then delete these files from your computer. However, you have to be very careful with this step.

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Why You Need To Worry About Spam

April 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Overviews spam and its ensuing consequences. Provides consumers advice on how they can protect their computer and personal information form spamming con artists and malware infections.

What is Spam? According to spam abuse .net “Spam is flooding the Internet with many copies of the same message, in an attempt to force the message on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it. Most spam is commercial advertising, often for dubious products, get-rich-quick schemes, or quasi-legal services. Spam costs the sender very little to send — most of the costs are paid for by the recipient or the carriers rather than by the sender.”

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SAP Business One Production implementation notes

April 17th, 2008 · No Comments

We plan to give you more details in the following publications, in this small article we would like to give you executive demo highlights on what is possible with SB1 Production or also referred as manufacturing module. 

Typically manufacturing ERP logic you can find in upscale accounting packages, not really targeted to small businesses, SAB BO is surprising exception from this rule:

1.       Production Order Types.  Standard, Special and Disassembly types are available.  Yes, you heard this right ? disassembly is an option.  This is useful when you are getting back manufactured products in returns and have to disassemble them into parts to place back on the warehouse shelves.  Disassembly was long time known issue with other ERPs, where it was not typically supported in standard (meaning not customized) configuration.

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