Saturday, December 15, 2012

Microsoft Outlook Business Contact Manager CRM

A little-known built-in feature of MS Office as it is installed from a disk is that there is free light version CRM.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/12/15/microsoft-outlook-business-contact-manager-crm/

University of California, Merced Selects Office 365

The University of California, Merced selected Microsoft Office 365 for their business productivity and E-Mail needs.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/12/15/university-of-california-merced-selects-office-365/

Outlook E-Mail Sorting Problems: an Easy Solution

Very often, an inadvertent click results in unexpected results, as seen on the Outlook “Sort By:” selector bar.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/05/17/outlook-e-mail-sorting-problems-an-easy-solution/

Opening an Office 365 Sharepoint Library with Windows Explorer

There are many times we are asked about Windows Explorer functionality in SharePoint.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/05/09/opening-a-office-365-sharepoint-library-with-windows-explorer/

Dynamics CRM and the Law: From the Small Firm to the A.G.’s Office

We show solutions in Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Office 365 reducing repetitive effort in the office.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/05/05/dynamics-crm-and-the-law-from-the-small-firm-to-the-a-g-s-office/

Free Small Business Marketing Plans

The best ways to market your small business has changed drastically in the last twenty years.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/03/24/free-small-business-marketing-plans/

Five Important Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses

What makes a Website effective at gaining new customers and retaining existing ones.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/03/24/five-important-marketing-strategies-for-small-businesses/

Microsoft Office 365 Accounting

The Web and I, in collaboration with Microsoft, will start to produce basic accounting modules for Office 365.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/04/15/microsoft-office-365-accounting/

Fifteen Hallmarks of an Effective Small Business Website

The design aesthetics is not what will get you business, it is the functionality, compliance, and speed, and marketing.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/04/02/fifteen-hallmarks-of-an-effective-small-business-website/

Website Copywriting for Small Business

Small businesses have unique needs with the maintenance and upkeep of their websites and online reputation.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/04/01/website-copywriting-for-small-business/

10 Stumbling Blocks for Small Businesses to Avoid on Their Blog

Whenever your business undertakes a new project of any kind, planning should include an analysis of potential pitfalls.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/03/24/10-stumbling-blocks-for-small-businesses-to-avoid-on-their-blog/

Getting Used to CRM in Your Office

Employees in any office, can be proud about existing protocol and need to be guided through change.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/03/26/getting-used-to-crm-in-your-office/

Friday, December 14, 2012

Outlook E-Mail Sorting Problems: an Easy Solution

How to find the messages you need in Outlook / Exchange.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/05/17/outlook-e-mail-sorting-problems-an-easy-solution/

Setting up Lync for the Windows 7 Phone

Lync on a Windows 8 Phone lets youhave continued employee presence including secure instant messaging and tracking.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/15/setting-up-lync-for-the-windows-7-phone/

Santa Clara California Adopts Office 365 for their E-Mail and Office Productivity Needs

Santa Clara County is the government entity and geographic location of what the rest of the World refers to as Silicon Valley. Cradle to many of the worlds computing mega-companies including Google, Santa Clara County was faced with a decision shared by many state and local governments which need to save money, maintain government software

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/16/santa-clara-california-adopts-office-365-for-their-e-mail-and-office-productivity-needs/

Removing the Sirefef Virus

I had the chance to encounter multiple computers infected with a recent rootkit virus for Windows called Sirefef.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/14/removing-the-sirefef-virus/

Windows 8 and the Changes That Will Change How You Compute

Windows 8 will radically change how you work, find out how.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/08/17/windows-8-and-the-changes-that-will-change-how-you-compute/

Getting a Review of Your Unfair Foreclsure

A description of the types of foreclosure, what to expect, and how to find private expert help for this problem.

http://first-united-services.com/2012/12/11/getting-a-review-of-your-unfair-foreclosure/

Friday, December 7, 2012

Users of Quickbooks Can Interface their Accounting Software with Microsoft

The Web and I, a New York Microsoft Business Software Consultancy, has been working with developers at Intuit / Quickbooks, in the testing and refinement of their new app Quickbooks Dashboard for CRM. This product is designed to interface Quickbooks with Microsoft Dynamics CRM in both directions.

http://Users of Quickbooks Can Interface their Accounting Software with Microsoft

Dynamics CRM and the Law: From the Small Firm to the A.G.’s Office

We would like to paint for our readers a picture of how solutions in Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Office 365 can reduce repetitive effort in the office, increase the speed and accuracy of your efforts, and provide you with critical data for making accurate and decisive decisions.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/05/05/dynamics-crm-and-the-law-from-the-small-firm-to-the-a-g-s-office/

Microsoft Changes and Simplified their Logo

This August, Microsoft has announced their first logo change in over 20 years. Much simpler to the eye, parts appear to be hand-colored. We welcome the change and we love the logo.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/04/microsoft-changes-and-simplified-their-logo/

Windows 8 and the Changes That Will Change How You Compute

Windows 8 has not been experienced by many people, because the consumer preview did not have all of the features, and because the official launch has not happened yet. Many are interested not just in the new features, but what the paradigmatic change in the user experience will be.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/08/17/windows-8-and-the-changes-that-will-change-how-you-compute/

Opening an Office 365 Sharepoint Library with Windows Explorer

There are many times we are asked about Windows Explorer functionality in SharePoint. Users of Office 365 are often using the SharePoint Document Library within Office 365 to replace the servers they were using for years. When they used their servers, they enjoyed the ability of keeping documents in nested files with multi-level hierarchies.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/05/09/opening-a-office-365-sharepoint-library-with-windows-explorer/

Windows 8: First Impressions

Recently we tried Windows 8 for the first time on a few of our computers to see if it would be usable for us and to try to see advantages, disadvantages, and ultimately ways to move forward. With all of the complicated technical articles, we want to offer a simple executive summary to help you.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/04/15/windows-8-first-impressions/

Fifteen Hallmarks of an Effective Small Business Website

The Checklist for Websites that Get New Clients for Small Businesses GLEN COVE, N.Y., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Often those tasked with looking for a new small business website will place a great deal of importance with very unique designs.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/04/02/fifteen-hallmarks-of-an-effective-small-business-website/

Getting Used to CRM in Your Office

Employees in any office, especially many senior staff who have developed business processes which they are very proud of react with fear of change when they are told that they have to start doing their work on a CRM Program.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/03/26/getting-used-to-crm-in-your-office/

Website Copywriting for Small Business

Small businesses have unique needs when it comes to the maintenance and upkeep of their websites and their reputation with customers and search engines. Larger businesses have in-house marketing departments that can generate plenty of new content which is in-line with corporate philosophy.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/04/01/website-copywriting-for-small-business/

Microsoft Office 365 Accounting

The Web and I, in collaboration with Microsoft, will start to produce basic accounting modules for Office 365. For small businesses already getting Office 365, their modest accounting needs may be handled far more cheaply with the accounting modules they need in-house.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/04/15/microsoft-office-365-accounting/

Office 365: The Mobile Multi-Platform Solution: iPhone Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone

Here at the Web and I we work with Microsoft cloud products including Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise, Dynamics CRM Online, and Windows Azure on a daily basis, but we are always surprised with all of the great new features, and functionalities.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/08/12/office-365-the-mobile-multi-platform-solution-iphone-android-ios-blackberry-and-windows-phone/

Outlook E-Mail Sorting Problems: an Easy Solution

Very often, an inadvertent click results in unexpected results, and so it is with Outlook and the grey “Sort By:” selector bar at the top of the list of messages. Before you know it, you cannot find the messages you received today, because the order has changed to be listed by sender.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/05/17/outlook-e-mail-sorting-problems-an-easy-solution/

Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Office 365: Perfect Together

Microsoft Office 365 is turning into a true business standard software like no other. Microsoft Office has been the business productivity software of choice, and with companies trying to lower information technology costs and increasing capabilities, more businesses large and small are turning to Microsoft Office 365.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/05/microsoft-dynamics-crm-and-office-365-perfect-together/

Windows 8 and New Ways of Working

Even though it seems that Windows 7 is still new, Windows 8 will be released on October 26, 2012. The first thing that you will notice about Windows is that it emphasizes the applications. The Start Button has been replaced by the Start Screen.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/30/windows-8-and-new-ways-of-working/

New Microsoft Office 365 for Home Premium

The subscription model for Microsoft Office, which users once bought either with their computers or on disk, is now switching to a subscription model. The boxed editions will still be available, but they will be great advantages in going with the boxed set.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/25/new-microsoft-office-365-for-home-premium/

Cloud Computing Considerations

Planning a cloud installation properly is essential to the success of the implementation, but there are at least half a dozen other considerations that should not be neglected. Delaying the move to cloud computing is a danger to businesses. All of your competitors are making the move and reaping the benefits.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/23/cloud-computing-considerations/

Windows 8: What We Do So You Won’t Have To

Currently, we are testing some of our computers on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. We are trying to find out any flaws and help Microsoft fix them as well as being prepared when our clients ask us to take advantage of the technology.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/10/windows-8-what-we-do-so-you-wont-have-to/

Factors that Contribute to a Successful Software Implementation

Today offices everywhere are engaging in implementations of software such as E-Mail such as Microsoft Exchange / Outlook, Office Productivity software such as Microsoft Office, Accounting, Enterprise IM, and Customer Relationship Management.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/22/factors-that-contribute-to-a-successful-software-implementation/

Salesforce CRM Now Offered by the Web and I

We have just signed up as developers of the well-known Salesforce CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software. Salesforce is a global software company based in San Francisco, and it is best known for its Salesforce CRM application, which is one of the top three CRM software systems available.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/20/salesforce-crm-now-offered-by-the-web-and-i/

Coming Upgrades to Office 365

The subscription model, with its inclusion of both desktop software and servers for businesses have provided great ROI for early adopters of Office 365. Soon, that value will be even greater, with new functionality and tools that will allow each business to completely customize their computing experience to serve their individual business processes and policies.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/19/coming-upgrades-to-office-365/

Toyota Motor Corporation Choses Microsoft Office 365 for its Productivity and Collaborartion Software

Microsoft Corporation announced that Toyota Motor Corporation has selected Microsoft Office 365 to use as their official productivity and collaboration software suite. The company, an automotive industry leader, has purchased 200,000 licenses for their employees, and is receiving implementation assistance directly from Microsoft.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/06/toyota-motor-corporation-choses-microsoft-office-365-for-its-productivity-and-collaborartion-software/

Santa Clara California Adopts Office 365 for their E-Mail and Office Productivity Needs

anta Clara County is the government entity and geographic location of what the rest of the World refers to as Silicon Valley. Cradle to many of the worlds computing mega-companies including Google, Santa Clara County was faced with a decision shared by many state and local governments which need to save money, maintain government software, and more.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/16/santa-clara-california-adopts-office-365-for-their-e-mail-and-office-productivity-needs/

Setting up Lync for the Windows 8 Phone

Lync on a Windows 7 Phone gives organizations the ability to have continued employee presence including secure instant messaging. Eventually Lync for Windows 7 Mobile will have video messaging available.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/09/15/setting-up-lync-for-the-windows-7-phone/

Controlling Where Users Save Documents

There are several levels of lock-down security that can be implemented to ensure documents are saved to a specific location, including network drive or SharePoint library. The requirements of document storage and the amount of security determine the method which will be used for enforcing your policy.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/09/controlling-where-users-save-documents/

Migrating Users from Lotus Notes to Office 365: Lessons Learned from the University of Nebraska Implementation

Recently, University of Nebraska, an institute with over 50,000 students and 18,000 faculty and staff using Lotus Notes, elected to change their mail and productivity software to the cloud-based Office 365 suite. Normally, Office 365 migrations are done manually within Office 365, on a user-by-user basis.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/12/migrating-users-from-lotus-notes-to-office-365-lessons-learned-from-the-university-of-nebraska-implementation/

Windows 8 Pricing Released

Windows has released the pricing for Windows 8, as well as the retail editions that will be available immediately upon release October 26, 2012, twelve days from now. Disk Based Installation Pricing will vary, but on the low-end of retail, this will be the prices you can expect to pay for disk based installation.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/14/windows-8-pricing-released/

Windows 8 Features in Depth

With Windows 8 being released on October 26, you may be wondering what Windows 8 is offering at a deeper level. We have been involved in a lot of Windows 8 development, and we are currently writing new applications which will be included in the Windows 8 Store.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/15/windows-8-features-in-depth/

Is a Conservative Computing Strategy Hurting Your Company?

Conservative is usually a good thing. Being fiscally conservative is being careful about spending your organization’s money, for instance, is very prudent. However in the case of technology, there are a few pitfalls. That is because technology is moving at a rapid pace, and if you are not innovating then some of your competitors are. Certain attitudes with regards to technology and the stewardship of computing facilities or data within your firm can stagnate growth, increase costs and hurt regulatory compliance. Some of these attitudes speak to stakeholders’ willingness to adopt new technologies, and others reflect on their ability to understand and accept new techniques.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/17/is-a-conservative-computing-strategy-hurting-your-company/

Alternatives to Google Adwords for Getting More Traffic and More Customers

Many small businesses have reaped significant benefits in the early 2000′s by using Google Pay Per Click (PPC) AdWords. Some also supplemented these PPC campaigns with the PPC programs offered by Yahoo and Microsoft (Bing). In the early part of the millennium, these PPC programs were a great idea, and they may be a great idea still for some businesses. However PPC pricing has become higher by as much as 100% or even more due to competitive bidding.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/10/19/alternatives-to-google-adwords-for-getting-more-traffic-and-more-customers/

Windows 8 Implementation for Businesses

For those considering Windows 8 as early adopters, here is what we have learned so far in the field. We are ready to help you!

http://thewebandi.com/2012/11/15/windows-8-implementation-for-businesses/

Project Management for Information Technology Projects

A brief description of how we handle complex web projects at the Web and I, Inc. We believe in project management best practices and this article serves as a primer.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/11/25/project-management-for-information-technology-projects/

Creating a Private Microsoft Office 365 Style Private Cloud in your Company

If your company needs a private cloud solution and you like the offerings of Office 365, you may want to host them privately.

http://thewebandi.com/2012/12/07/creating-a-private-microsoft-office-365-style-private-cloud-in-your-company/