JND Consulting Group Technology Information

Tips for everyday Office tasks

Joe Ramos — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:19:24 +0000

We know that Microsoft Office is your go-to program for getting everyday home and work tasks accomplished. That’s why we couldn’t wait to update our articles to include the excellent features and improvements packed into Office 2010. Our articles now include advice on how to use many of the new features of Office 2010, along with instruction on how to find your favorite, tried-and-true Office tools.

Don’t worry! Our Office 2007 tips are still included—the articles are now packed with even more helpful tips and advice.

4 power tools for students

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4 reasons to synch your phone with your PC

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4 ways to simplify your PowerPoint presentations

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Empty your Inbox: 4 ways to take control of your email

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Time management tips: 5 beliefs that limit productivity

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Keep your computer up to date: 5 good computing habits

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5 productivity tips for Windows

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5 ways to collaborate successfully on a virtual team

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6 ways to ensure your email gets read

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6 ways to streamline your tasks in Outlook

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Get organized: 7 ways to better sort, store, and search your email

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How to increase browsing speed: 7 ways to work faster on slow connections

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8 tips for better holiday photos

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File organization tips: 9 ideas for managing files and folders

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10 ways to work more securely

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12 tips for creating better documents

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12 tips for creating better presentations

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Back up your data

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New Mac malware epidemic exploits weaknesses in Apple ecosystem

Joe Ramos — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:08:50 +0000

Virus Security

The nightmare scenario for Mac owners is here. At least 600,000 Macs worldwide have been infected, silently, by the Flashback Trojan, with no user interaction required. Here’s why this is just the beginning of a long-term problem.

Read Full Article by Ed Bott — Click Here

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Joe Ramos — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:25:20 +0000

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Windows 8 Consumer Preview

It’s Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It’s an all-new touch interface. It’s a new Windows for new devices. And it’s your chance to be one of the first to try it out.

Click Here for Preview Video and Downloads

JND DRIVEIT Overview

Joe Ramos — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:34:07 +0000

JND’s DRIVEIT Platform is not only an affordable and easy to use business CRM, designed to help your business manage your prospecting, share sales information, and close deals faster, but DRIVEIT goes way beyond what other CRM providers offer.

JND employs (In the U.S.) a full development staff as well as customer service and online marketing specialist that are there for your business.

Our specialist, can not only design your front end website, integrate DRIVEIT for your sales and support staff, tie your website and mobile apps together, but we also train and work with your teams to effectively utilize the different technologies and take advantage of the online market place.

With Cloud based solutions as well as On-Premise solutions, DRIVEIT can fit your organizations needs.

Organize and Share Customer Information
Measure and Report across your Business Groups
Analyze and Collaborate with your Teams and Customers
Custom Develop and Integrate with your Existing Business Systems

Amazon Kindle ONLY $79 — Will they dominate above Apple?

Joe Ramos — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:54:28 +0000

Amazon has thrown down the gauntlet so to speak with Nook and iPad. They just released four new Kindle products!

The all-new Kindle for only $79, two new touch Kindles (Kindle Touch and Kindle Touch 3G) for $99 and $149, and a new class of Kindle, Kindle Fire, a beautiful full color Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, books, magazines, apps, games, web browsing and more, for only $199 (think tablet). And these aren’t some watered down version of the Kindle. These are high-end products. Amazon says they are the best Kindles they have ever made.

These new prices will make this technology affordable for many more people, especially with Kindle now expanding to libraries too.

This $79 price point is just the push most of us needed to make jump to this new platform.

Head on over to Amazon to read more and check out these new Kindles.

Spam and email scams: What you need to know

Joe Ramos — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:54:32 +0000

Spam is more than an annoyance. Spam messages often include scams that try to steal your personal information, your money, or both. Learn how to recognize email scams and what to do if you think you’ve been a victim of one. Find out how to use features in Microsoft Office Outlook or Windows Live Hotmail to help keep spam out of your inbox. Finally, see three new security improvements in Hotmail that will help keep you safer.
Click here for full article

Windows 8 – A Win for Microsoft!

Joe Ramos — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:43:11 +0000

Yes Microsoft has taken some hits in the past 3 years, however I finally believe that they have started to get it and are turning things around.

I am extremely optimistic that their new OS (‘Windows 8′) that will cover the tablets and PC markets will be a giant hit.

Slated to be released in 2012 this is what will make the tablet market really strong and provide good competition to Apple.

We are always in favor for good old American competition as it keeps these companies on their toes and honest in the long run.

Have a look at the new Windows 8 preview.

Not Bank’s Fault Hackers Stole $300K From Account

Joe Ramos — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:36:59 +0000

This is really not new news, this has happened many times before and we first reported on a situation with one of our clients (before they became our client ) and how their business account was hacked and money transferred to the islands. The FBI and Bank could do nothing for them. (Total of $60,000 lost non recoverable!, Not to mention the sleepless nights.)

On to the story of how it is happening today and why all of your computers should be secured and best practices used in computing as well as how to secure your accounts by limiting your funds in different accounts and in some cases with different banks.

Read full story and don’t hesitate to contact us for help!

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Malware attack targets Mac users

serviceaccount — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:06:55 +0000

It’s not unusual for a new malware attack to pop up on the Internet every other moment, but the latest vicious bit of software floating around is particularly fascinating because it specifically targets Mac users.

The Next Web reports that a malware version of the popular MacDefender antivirus application is confusing and infecting a great number of Mac users right now:

Early reports show that users have been targeted as they search Google Images, one user stating that the bogus MacDefender application was automatically downloaded as he browsed images of Piranhas. Further searching through the Apple Discussion boards suggests that the malware campaign is targeting users of Apple’s Safari browser, displaying warnings that the user’s computer has been infected with viruses that only the unofficial MacDefender application can remove.

Part of the reason many are being easily infected by the malware is that Safari — the default browser in Mac OS — can be set to automatically open trusted software. This means that users are getting infected without even a hint of what’s happening until the malicious app demands payment for “protection” like a digital mob boss.

The good news? So far it doesn’t appear that the malicious MacDefender app does much, other than attempt to scare people into forking over their credit card numbers. It can even be easily removed:

To ensure you do not automatically download the app, uncheck the following: Safari > Preferences > General > uncheck “Open ‘safe’ files after downloading.”

Searching for the application and deleting it directly may fail, saying the app is in use. To stop it running, check Activity Monitor (in Applications > Utilities) and disable anything that relates to MacDefender.

Look in /Library/StartupItems and, same place, LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons for references to the malware app.

Once quit, head to the Applications folder and drag the MacDefender app to the trash, then delete trash.

To ensure all references to the app are cleared, run a search using Spotlight and delete all MacDefender references you find.

As a precaution, it would be wise for Safari users to toggle the “Open ‘safe’ files after downloading” setting whether they’re infected or not. It could prevent attacks similar to this one.

By Rosa Golijan

Configure your new Internet Tracking Protection in IE9

Joe Ramos — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:21:01 +0000

IE9, Microsofts new browser has added an excellent new feature. “Tracking Protection”
Now this is a direction that we hope to see more of with all the players especially google.

What is “Tracking Protection” you ask?

Ads that track your behavior. Watch this video for more details.