Ferreira Group

No more fax machine

david — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:01:29 +0000

As of April 30th, we disconnected our fax number. Over the last few years, we average 4 relevant faxes per year. All the other faxes we received were spam. So we cancelled our fax line and if we need to receive a fax, we’ll sign up with a free fax service.

Hello Fax allows you to receive 5 pages per month for free.

http://www.hellofax.com/content/pricing?promo_code=FOREM.

And if that doesn’t work out, we can always add a device to our work phone line that will detect if a fax is being sent on that number.

Belkin Conserve Switch

david — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:03:43 +0000

Like most of you, at my desk I have the following equipment plugged into a surge protector:

- PC (that’s always on due to offsite backups)

- Two large monitors

- Lamp (Switch to an LED bulb instead of an incandescent bulb)

- Printer

- Phone & Tablet chargers

In an effort to conserve energy, I wanted a way to EASILY shutoff most of these devices and still keep my PC on.

A regular surge protector just wouldn’t work because 1) it shuts everything off and 2) it’s a pain to bend down under my desktop to reach the tiny on/off switch.

That’s when I found the Conserve Switch from Belkin, not only does it have two outlets that are always on, but it also has an easy to install switch that you can put on the wall near your light switch. So when I leave my office, I turn both switches off. This $40 product will save me about $60 in electricity each year.

Give it a try and let me know what you think:

http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=459516

In the Press

david — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:38:17 +0000

Published in CRN (Computer Reseller News)

VARs Behaving Badly (August 2010)

SMB Solution Providers See 2010 Sales Rebound (August 2010)

D&H VARs Size Up SMB Market, Vista, Competition (Augst 2006)

Small-Business VARs Sound Off (September 2002)

Dell’s White-Box Play (August 2002)

Life / Work Balance Quote

david — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:12:11 +0000

“If you accept the idea that work is infinite and time is finite, you realize you have to manage your time and not your work.”

Jim Collins, Inc Magazine

Expect an increase in Email Spam

david — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:42:47 +0000

Last week, an unknown company, by the name of Epsilon was breached and had thousands of email addresses were stolen from them. Epsilon is responsible for the email marketing of 55 companies, including Best Buy, Target, and Brookstone, etc..

If you are a customer of any other these companies, you should:

- Be cautious of any emails they send you

- Do not click on any links in their emails that want you to log-in and verify your account

- You should be proactive and go directly to their websites and change your password

Here are the details about this breach:

How the Epsilon Security Breach Affects You

Historic Event – Feb. 16, 2010

david — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:13:24 +0000

My Inbox has (0, zero, zilch, nada) emails in it as of today!!! The last time I accomplished this feat was probably 4 years ago. If you are like me, you use your Inbox as a reminder of open tasks. However, when your Inbox starts to grow above 100 items, ANXIETY sets in every morning when you open your Inbox.

That’s not to say that I have nothing to do, but I’ve begun to fully utilize Outlook Task (for personal tasks) and SharePoint (for our company tasks). As soon as I get an email, if I can’t handle it right away, it gets put onto a task list with distinct attributes.

For example:

- If the Task is Important, it gets a Status of “Emergency” and goes to the top of my list. I only keep 10 “Emergency” tasks on my list at one time.

- If the Task is related to a proposal, I append a “$” to the front of the Task name. This makes it very easy to recognize the Tasks that will generate revenue.

Did you know… (DUK)

If you Right-Click on a selected Email, then click “Move to Folder…” and select the Task folder, a new Task will be created with the email contents. This is useful if you need to refer to the body of the email to complete the task.

Blogging instead of Emailing

david — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:51:06 +0000

In keeping with the natural progression of business communications, Ferreira Group will no longer email Newsletters to its loyal subscribers. I don’t know about you, but my Inbox is already full of stuff I have to do and stuff I have to read. We’ve decided instead to put regular Blog entries on our newly redesigned website that you can read whenever you have a free moment.

We plan to use the blog for:

- Security Alerts

- Product Annoucements

- Service Enhancements

- Did you know…(DUK) (Our popular Tech Tips Section)

If you have any suggestions, feel free to pass them along to us.

Thank you,

FG Team

BANNER 1

Ferreira Group — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:45:00 +0000

BANNER 2

Ferreira Group — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:40:21 +0000

BANNER 3

Ferreira Group — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:35:05 +0000