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April 20, 2012: Automatic Amazon EC2 snapshot backups

Amazon Web Services EC2 platform has a great snapshot feature that can be used as a backup for your server and files. Here’s how I’ve automated the process so there is a backup around in case something bad happens.

April 17, 2012: Bonjour Printers Over VLANs

So there’s an inherent flaw with Apple’s Bonjour service that, among other things, allows for quick sharing and setup of shared printers over a network: it won’t talk across VLANs. So if your network has different VLAN segments, printers (and computers) in one, can’t use Bonjour to talk to computers in another.

Here’s a way I’ve found to fix this headache.

April 11, 2012: Desk Phone Exodus

Here at Sundog we’ve seen a recent reclamation of desk space. More than 10% of our users have chosen to forward their work extensions to their mobile phones so they not only free up some desk space, but are easier to reach when they’re away from their desk.

January 11, 2012: 2012 IT Resolutions

Here are my IT resolutions for 2012. Maybe your IT staff could benefit from some of them:

December 29, 2011: Using Google Chrome with multiple Google Accounts

Before, if you had a personal Gmail account and your work used Google Apps, and you wanted to have both open, you needed to have two different browsers open or at least make use of Google’s Multiple Sign In option. Well now with Google Chrome browser, things are a little better…

September 13, 2011: Cloud Computing is Green

Making use of Cloud Computing is becoming very popular with businesses for many reasons: security, performance, simplicity. But one benefit that’s sometimes overlooked is that using Cloud Computing is also Green.

July 25, 2011: Shameless Plug - SysAdmin Day

The last Friday of July is designated SysAdmin day. What does a System Administrator really do?

July 08, 2011: Google+ and Google Apps

Google Apps users have been dismayed that Google+ isn’t available to them yet. Fret not! Google says they’re bringing it to us after they’ve dotted their I’s and crossed their T’s.

April 27, 2011: Google Data Centers

Here’s a great look inside one of Google’s data centers.

February 22, 2011: Data Recovery

It happens to everyone eventually. Either by an accidental drop, a rename of a folder, or just cleaning out files too quickly, data is lost. Sometimes it isn’t a big deal. Sometimes it feels like someone just punched you in the gut. What are your options?

February 22, 2011: Mobile Users and the Internet

The business world has been mobile for many years now, and the need for Internet access wherever a user travels has been a tricky problem to solve. With the influx of smart-phones into the workplace, the solution has become more easy to solve.

December 28, 2010: Google Voice for Business: part 2

In my previous post, I brought you up to speed on what Google Voice is and what it is generally capable of doing for businesses. In this post, I’ll get a little more specific on how to make it the voicemail solution for your business.