Technology Impact Articles

Let us empower you and your business to make the right decisions when choosing and implementing IT solutions. These articles are written to be understood by business owners and managers, and generally take around 5-7 minutes to read.

They are often quoted by industry associations and publications (such as National Accountant magazine). Please link to them freely from your website(s), but contact us for permission to include a complete or modified article in your publication.

What is Cloud Computing

What is Cloud Computing? (...in plain English!)
Cloud computing is just the provision of computing resources over the Internet. In plain English, this means that an IT provider sets up servers,
applications and storage in their data centre, and customers
make use of these facilities over the internet, without needing...

How to create easy to remember passwords that are secure

If you’re like me, you are fed up with trying to remember passwords. And you’ve probably noticed that its getting even harder because a lot of websites and business databases are insisting that you use complex passwords of over 7 characters, and must include some numbers and capitals, etc etc. It is important for security...

Offsite Backups for Disaster Prevention

Offsite Backups for Disaster Prevention Everyone knows that data backups are important for a business. We have written comprehensive articles in the past on why you need backups and what types of backup systems are available. It doesn't matter how good your onsite backup system is, however, if it gets fried by...

Types of UPS Power Protection

This article was produced in conjunction with our expert power consultants, QLD Power Protection. What is a UPS? Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) are power conditioning appliances that regulate the voltage and purity of power flowing to your attached office equipment. UPSs have built-in batteries to kalso eep your...

Before Buying A Server

Some purchases can actually help you save time and money. Such is the case with a specialised computer and software solution called a server. A server makes file sharing easier, security tighter and backups easier. It is an investment that pays off well over time. But before you buy your server, consider these five points. 1....

Spam Act Compliance and EffectiveEmail Marketing

Email marketing may well be a hugely effective form of online marketing, but to avoid huge penalties under spam legislation, your recipients have to agree to receive your material. This is why email marketing is fantastic at building repeat business among established customers, rather than acquiring new ones. But that is not a negative. Far...

Results of March 2008 SME Technology Survey

IT Leaders recently conducted an SME technology survey aimed at enterprise managers and owners.
Here are some key findings you might be interested in:

The Top 3 concerns with an IT provider were:

1. fast resolution to issues,

2. consistency of service,

3. You having to spend as little management time...

Beware Phishing Emails

What is Phishing? Phishing (derived from "fishing") is an electronic attempt to obtain information of value from people fraudulently. It often takes the form of emails that appear to be from legitimate sources (For example your bank, ebay, Google Adwords) and attempt to trick the receiver into visiting a website and...

Do Websites Generate an ROI?

Websites work internationally 24/7 to advertise a business and its capabilities and successes, whereas traditional marketing works for specific periods of time and geography only. This is a great reason to make your website the centre of ALL of your marketing campaigns.

If you ensure that all other marketing efforts point back to the...

Budgeting for Technology

Budgeting For Your IT A major failing of small businesses is their lack of planning each financial year. Even those that do set budgets each year, forget or ignore budgeting for Information Technology, instead adopting a reactive "band-aid" policy which ends up costing far more in downtime and repairs. This...

Why Your Computers Frequently Run Poorly

As an IT provider dedicated to achieving the unthinkable goal of 100% client retention and satisfaction each year, there are some tough realities to face.

We need to not only provide fast and accurate repairs to problems, but we also often need to be able to explain these issues simply to the clients. Often all the client knows is that...

Spyware - Burning Your Productivity

Spyware is burning your money - be AWARE. Spyware - A Plague on YOUR Computer First written and published for National Accountant Magazine in June 2005. Updated in June 2007. Viruses are given plenty of media attention, and most people know the importance of AntiVirus software. Although Spyware is not as publicised, IT...

Choosing the Right IT Equipment... OR: Don't buy a ride-on mower to drive to work.

Cut price and direct computer retailers have made a huge impact on the IT industry, with the continual downward trend in hardware pricing proving fantastic for consumers and businesses alike.

However, problems arise when the service side of IT is stripped away from the bare mechanics of the hardware and software. When computer...

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Intel Processors Revealed

It used to be easy to tell which PC and Server processors (CPUs) were faster; the higher the clock speed the faster the processor (eg: 2GHz versus 3GHz). But with clock speeds basically at their maximum due to heat issues, processor manufacturers turned to other means to get faster results, like adding multiple CPU cores and tweaking...

Buzzwords de-Buzzed: Intel Technologies Explained

In the never-ending race for faster processing ability, Intel has come up with a lot of buzz words to explain it's newest technology. Recently it has become quite confusing so I have summarised several commonly used terms in this article. This article may not read easily to the lay person but will be of use to those...

Buying an Effective Website

Every man and his dog seems to be writing websites these days. This can make it very confusing for business managers to select the right solution for their business. Some key points follow. What do you want to ACHIEVE? Many business people purchase the wrong website for their business simply because they have no clear...

Data Backups: A Guide for the Business Owner

Did you know that BACKUPS are the second most important thing you can do with your valuable data? The most important being to create it in the first place!

It is every bit as essential as having the correct business insurance policies, and should be viewed in this light. If you never need to claim on your fire insurance,...

Defeating the Spam Scourge

Spam is another name for unsolicited email, and unfortunately it's a part of online life. Despite new strict laws in various countries (including Australia), there are still massive amounts of Spam clogging up email systems daily. This article will help you understand why Spam exists, and how to minimise its impact on you or your...

Data Recovery: When Good Drives Go Bad

When Good Data Goes Bad: what to do with a dead drive Picture this: you are 95% complete on a stocktake for your large convenience store. Your computer has been getting slower over the last week, and occasionally rebooting itself. You're also vaguely aware that it sounds a bit different, and think that it might...

Anti Virus - Protecting Your Business

Do you Need AntiVirus Software? There are approximately 500 new viruses and virus variants EVERY MONTH.

Firstly, lets confirm that without a doubt you DO need antivirus software for any computers that have Internet connectivity.
The lost productivity for most businesses from one virus is far higher than...

Disc Rot: The Dangers of Dud Discs

What is Disc Rot and Why Should I Care?

Disc rot is something that gives the lie to the widely-held belief that storage discs such CDRs (Compact Disc-Recordable) and CDRWs (Compact Disk-Rewritable) are a highly reliable medium for backing up data - that they will, in fact, last for 100 years. The horrible fact is that research...

A Case Study of Server Virtualisation (virtualization)

Server Virtualisation is getting a lot of press, but like most new technologies, this 'IT gibberish' takes some translation for business owners to see the benefits. IT Leaders recently completed virutalisation of its head office server rack, giving an easy to understand case study for you. What is Virtualisation and why is it...

Future DVD capacity to be 10,000 times current capacity...

May 21, 2009 - 2:33PM
Australian scientists have unveiled new DVD technology that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2000 movies onto a single disc.
A team of researchers at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, have used nanotechnology to boost the storage potential nearly...

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