From the monthly archives:

July 2006

Upgrading Computer Systems – Day: 15

July 27, 2006

Today was bittersweet. I felt honored because I had so much “technical” expertise working on my server connection problem. My tech guy worked with Microsoft engineers for a few hours, but alas, the issue could not be resolved. We even made it to the top level support at Microsoft.
Microsoft suggested a special program to run [...]

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Upgrading computer systems – tears and joys: Day 4-14

July 25, 2006

The continuation of our computer upgrade saga…read from the bottom up on this post to start at the beginning.
Throughout the week I gradually installed back on some of the miscellaneous programs I had been using. Most are utilities or add-in’s that I had downloaded from the Internet. Boy, these aren’t organized as well as they [...]

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Upgrading computer systems – tears and joys: Days 2-3

July 24, 2006

A continuation of my computer system upgrade…
Through some online research (after a few hours), I finally figured out what was up with ACT! and why my old file wouldn’t load. I was elated when I could at least see my contacts and calendar in more than one place. Now the decision…move to Outlook once [...]

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Upgrading computer systems – tears and joys: Day 1

July 23, 2006

Actual date: July 10
Oh boy, we decided to take the plunge and add a Small Business Server (SBS) in our office. The process has not been fun. But, when is anything when you upgrade computers? For sure, you come to realize how much you rely on your technology tools to get your work done. [...]

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