Technology Update

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Technology Update

• Timothy Agee
• Agee Technology Solutions
• tagee_at_ageesolutions.com
• December 15, 2006

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Questions or Comments

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Whats Hot in Tech
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Apple iPod
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Apple iPod Nano
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Apple iPod Shuffle
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Microsoft Zune
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Playstation 3
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NintendoWii
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Windows Vista - January 2007
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Windows Vista - Flavors

• Home Basic
• Home Premium (Media Center / Tablet)
• Business (Domain Networking)
• Ultimate (Bus Home Premium)
• Enterprise

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Windows Vista - Minimum Requirements

• 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 GB of system memory
• 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
• 40 GB HD capacity with 15 GB free space

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Windows Vista - What do you REALLY need?

• 2 GHz Processor
• 2 GB of system memory
• 256 MB of video memory
• 100 GB HD capacity

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Windows Vista - Upgrade

• www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready
• Run Windows Upgrade Advisor
• Upgrade Planning for Windows Vista
• Check your current version
• In-Place upgrade
• Clean install

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Windows Vista - New Features

• New graphics engine (Aero)
• Window Thumbnails
• Windows Flip (3D)
• Integrated search
• Sidebar and gadgets
• Windows Sideshow
• IE 7 Windows Defender

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Microsoft Office 2007-January
2007office.microsoft.com
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Office 2007 - Flavors (XP or Vista)

• Suite Retail / Upgrade
• Basic (OEM)
• Home Student (149/NA)
• Standard (399/239)
• Small Business (449/279)
• Professional (499/329)
• Ultimate (679/539)
• Professional Plus (Volume Licensing)
• Enterprise (Volume Licensing)

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Office 2007 - New Features

• Ribbon toolbar (tabs)
• Tabs are designed to be task-oriented.
• Groups within each tab break a task into
  subtasks.
• Command buttons in each group carry out a command
  or display a menu of commands.
• Traditional menus NOT available
• Live visual preview of format changes
• Fonts, colors, etc.

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Office 2007 - New Features

• Office Open XML
• New file format (.docx, .xlsx, etc.)
• Not backward compatible
• Save in .doc or .xls for backward compatibility
• Save as PDF
• office.microsoft.com
• Can install a converter to previous versions of
  Office to open 2007 XML files

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Excel 2007 - New Features

• More rows and columns
• 1 million rows (1,500 more)
• 16 thousand columns (6,300 more)
• Better formula tools
• Resizable formula bar
• Function autocomplete
• 64 level sorting (increase from 3)

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• XP or Vista (Included in Vista)
• Tabbed browsing
• Phishing protection
• RSS Feeds
• www.microsoft.com/ie

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Windows Defender

• XP or Vista (included in Vista)
• Free spyware protection
• Minimized interruptions
• www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software
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Microsoft Alternatives
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Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (IE Alternative)

• Pop-up blocking
• Live bookmarks- RSS
• Tabbed browsing
• Phishing Protection
• Multi-platform
• PC, Mac, Linux
• Thunderbird E-mail

www.mozilla.com Free Download
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(Office Alternative)

• Open-source alternative to MS Office
• Word Processor
• Spreadsheet
• Presentations
• Database
• No Outlook equivalent (Mozilla Lightning)
• Can save open / save MS Office files
• www.openoffice.org (free download)

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Get a Mac?
Apple is now the 4th in U.S. computer
sales! www.apple.com
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Apple iMac (Intel)
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Macbook (Intel)
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Macbook Pro (Intel)
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Mac OS X (Windows Alternative)

• Most New features in Windows Vista have been
  part of Mac OS X for at least the past year (some
  for more than 5 years)
• Quartz (Aero) - March 2001
• Expose (Windows Flip) - October 2003
• Dashboard (Sidebar) - April 2005
• Spotlight (Windows Search) - April 2005
• Stable / Virus Spyware Free
• Easy to Use

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Mac OS X Software

• with Every Mac
• iTunes
• iPhoto
• iMovie
• iDVD
• iWeb
• Garage-Band

• Available
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Acrobat
• Most Adobe products
• Mozilla Firefox
• Quicken
• Quickbooks Pro

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Mac OS X Leopard (Spring 2007)
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Best of Both Worlds
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Google, Google, everywhere

• Google Web Search
• Google Local
• Gmail
• Google Calendar
• Google Docs
• Google Spreadsheets
• Google Desktop
• Google Earth

• Google Talk
• Google Blogger
• Google Maps
• Google Video
• Google News
• Google Catalogs
• Google Checkout
• Etc., etc., etc.

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Google for Your SmartPhone

• mobile.google.com
• Google Maps
• Google Local
• Google News
• Google Mail

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Google Apps for your Domain

• Free hosted-application service
• Attach your companys domain name
• Gmail
• Google Calendar
• Google Talk (IM)
• Google Page Creator (Web)
• More apps / Premium version to come

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Google Docs Spreadsheets

• Web-based Word Processor and Spreadsheets
• Upload common file formats
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Make available to others
• Online collaboration

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Smartphones
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Blackberry Pearl (8100)
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Blackberry 8700c
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Palm Treo 700w (wx)
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Palm Treo700p
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Palm Treo 680
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-Early 2007??
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Motorola Q
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Samsung Blackjack
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Nokia E62
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Misc. Tech
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Microsoft Professional Accountants Network

• Free to Join
• or 299 per year with Action Pack
• Free copy of Microsoft Small Business Accounting
  when you join
• LOTS of included software with Action Pack

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Basic Business Machine

• Pentium D 2.8 GHz
• Windows XP Professional
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista)
• 80 GB HD (7200 RPM)
• DVD-RW Optical Drive
• 17 Flat Panel
• 3 Year On-Site Warranty

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Comparing The Big Three PC Vendors 11/14/2006

• Gateway E-2600 1,032
• HP/Compaq DX2000 962
• Dell Optiplex GX320 819
• Pentium D 2.66 GHz 160 GB HD

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Computer Security

• Vulnerabilities, Annoyances, etc.

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Spyware / Adware

• Initially only a privacy issue
• Reporting your Internet surfing habits
• Can take over your computer
• Non-stop pop-ups
• Makes it impossible to use

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How to Avoid Spyware

• Dont download gimmick software
• Hotbar (or any toolbar)
• Gator
• Bonzi Buddy
• Comet Cursor
• Date Manager
• Etc.

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How to Avoid Spyware

• Change your web browser
• Mozilla Firefox 2.0
• Internet Explorer 7
• Just say X
• Never answer questions contained on a pop-up ad
  (always X out of window)

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How to Avoid Spyware

• Firewall protection
• Windows Firewall (minimum)
• Network permissions
• Dont give your users the ability to install
  software
• Spyware Protection Software
• Windows Defender
• Spybot, Adaware

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How to Remove Spyware

• Windows Defender
• Lavasofts Ad-Aware
• Spybot Search Destroy
• Many Commercial Products
• Risk Any of these could destroy data!!
• Re-install system

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How Do We Prevent Viruses?

• Antivirus Firewall
• Trend Micro
• Email Firewall (see next slide)
• Complete virus software protection with automatic
  hourly updates
• eTrust or Symantec AntiVirus
• Stay current with software patches and service
  packs
• Windows Automatic Updates

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SPAM

• Never respond to junk mail
• Dont list email accounts on web sites
• Create junk mail account
• Yahoo
• Hotmail
• Use it for online purchases
• Symantec Mail Security 8200 series
• Barracuda SPAM Firewall

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Phishing
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Phishing

• Major software companies will never send out
  update patches via e-mail
• Credit Card companies will never verify CC
  informatin via e-mail
• Be suspicious of ANYTHING that contains a web
  link
• Mozilla Firefox 2.0
• Internet Explorer 7

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Questions or Comments

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