Author Archives: Stuart

Google Wave – Read This

In a previous blog post we stated that Google Wave was not yet ready for serious business use (after all it is still beta software). However, that does not mean you shouldn’t keep your eye on it! The best article we’ve read … Continue reading

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Economic Stimulus Act Provides Tax Benefits to Businesses

Back on November 24, 2008 we blogged about Section 179 and the tax advantages available to businesses. These same advantages are still available for 2009! From section170.org: When your business buys certain pieces of equipment, it typically gets to write … Continue reading

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Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy

Funny bit from the Conan O’Brien show puts the advances in technology in perspective. How easily we forget! Next time that webpage takes five seconds to load just remember, “IT’S GOING TO SPACE.”  Enjoy.

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Don’t Rely on your IT Guy

We could not have said this better ourselves so we are linking to a great blog post by Clayton Moulynox of Evolve IT Australia. Way to knock it out of the park Clayton. Don’t Rely on your IT Guy

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Choosing the Right Partners

According to this story on CIGear , Microsoft may be abandoning their much hyped Response Point phone system designed for Small to Medium sized Businesses. This is not the first time Microsoft has pushed into a new market and then … Continue reading

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Google’s new office in Kirkland, WA

Would you like a tour of Google’s new offices in Kirkland WA? Well then watch the video below! Google is quite proud of their inside nerd humor. The Sudo Cafe and Foobar Juice Station refer to Unix commands. Also, notice … Continue reading

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Got Wave?

We have a few extra Google Wave invites to give away. They won’t last long, respond NOW! UPDATED: Sorry, all the invites are gone! Better luck next time.

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Google, Security and your Data

When speaking to clients about Google and Cloud technologies we are often asked if client data will be safe when using Google Apps. With the recent news about Microsoft and T-Mobile losing client data many people are quick to judge … Continue reading

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Saying No to Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange has been the dominant business Email Server Platform since the late ’90s. Today and going forward, Network Velocity is saying NO to Microsoft Exchange. Now hold on, let us clarify this statement. We currently manage dozens of Exchange … Continue reading

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You may have noticed a few changes…

Yep, we installed a new WordPress theme called Mystique. WordPress is the software that runs our blog. Different themes can be added via a few simple clicks. So far, we are liking the new layout! Got an opinion? Let us … Continue reading

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