Earlier this week a couple of The Launch Pad team members participated in a meeting that was so choc-a-block full of useful information they decided they should share what they learned. Normally that would entail preparing a brief from the detailed meeting notes and then scheduling a follow up meeting...
Be More Productive by Customizing your Office Ribbon
When Office 2010 was first released many people were confused by the Ribbon (or top navigation pane) being organized into tabs instead of drop down menus. But, once you begin to use the tabs you discover how much easier it is to access all of the commands. But, what many...
Considering Stepping in the Cloud with Office 365? Look Before You Leap
In the pursuit of innovating business processes many SMBs are turning to cloud applications that will allow them to mobilize their workforce and run their business in the cloud. With the introduction of Office 365, Microsoft is offering the Microsoft Office suite of desktop applications and hosted versions of Microsoft's...
The Launch Pad Team Computer Tips
We know that in business today, everyone is busy, wearing multiple "hats” and dream of finding ways to work more efficiently. When providing IT support to our clients, we often suggest shortcuts, tools, and tricks that we use everyday. The Launch Pad staff wanted to share some of our favorite...
Understanding Software Licensing | Don’t Skip the Fine Print Part II
A software license is an agreement between you and the owner of a program which lets you perform certain activities which would otherwise constitute an infringement under copyright law. In part I of our series, we covered the key definitions of software licenses in everyday terms. In this post, we...