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I know many small businesses share computers among employees.  Here is a great resource for keeping some folders private.  Following these instructions ties a folder to a login.  There is an assumption that you have correctly set up users and the restricted user does not have “Administrator” rights.  Enjoy the article.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-deny-access-to-files-or-folders-in-windows-vista/

Microsoft unveiled a new service this week that will allow small companies to use thier email system like larger corporations.  The service is called Deskless Worker Suite.  For the cost of $3 per seat per month, Microsoft will host your email for you and provide Microsoft Exchange and Share Point services.  You can read the whole story at this ZDNet article: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1474

Here is what this means for small businesses.  With Exchange, you get the ability to share calendars, send meeting requests and view other peoples calendars.  Until now, it has been difficult for a small company to have this level of functionality.  With Share Point Services you can collaborate on documents and work on projects from anywhere. 

I could not find any information on the release date of this service.  I also could not find if this service would intigrate with Blackberry’s or other Smart Phones at this time.

If you would like more information, please call and we can schedule an appointment to see if this is the right thing for your company.

Today is Micrsoft’s Patch Tuesday.  If you have automatic updates turned on you should see updates appear sometime today.

Microsoft also announced an update later this month to its Windows Update Service.  If you remember last year they just updated this service without informing the public and there was a huge outcry from the tech community.  InfoWorld has a nice article on the update located here: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/08/Microsoft_warns_users_of_coming_update_to_Windows_Update_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/08/Microsoft_warns_users_of_coming_update_to_Windows_Update_1.html

Please take a few moments and update your computers, by tomorrow the bad guys will know where the problems are and there will be an exploit waiting to take over your computer.

If you need a little help with the updates, or you are concerned that you might be infected, please email me at Dean@mysmbc.com and schedule an appointment.

Reading through my RSS feeds, I found this very interesting article.  

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-print-to-a-pdf-file-on-windows-vista/

If you have ever wanted to create your own PDF files, this article walks you through exactly how to do that.  All the links to software are included at the bottom of the article.