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Aug / 2004 - Issue #3
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The Sirius Star is a monthly newsletter intended to inform, reward,
educate, and entertain our resellers, clients and potential customers.
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Training: By any other name...
By Nola Carr
 ntuitively companies know there is
value to training. However, owners, managers and employees alike find it hard to articulate, justify and set aside
resources for training needs. Perhaps if we called it by another name, any other name, it would be easier to swallow.
What if it was called “Knowledge Loss Prevention”? That is exactly what it is if your company is dealing with succession,
turnovers or retirements. Employees leave and take valuable skills and information with them. If you want to minimize
stress (yours and your employees), minimize business interruption to clients, and minimize lost productivity Knowledge Loss
Prevention (A.K.A. training) is key. Quickly re-establishing a knowledgeable worker to a position will save money.
Read the full story in this month's Hot Topic  .
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Quality Websites, good business
by Jacques Desjardins
What is it about websites that create good business? Why do some sites bring in the big bucks, while others fail miserably?
The answer is never simple since the “world wide web” is constantly changing, so you may find keeping up with the trends a
difficult task. Do not despair! At Sirius Solutions, we have the answers you’re looking for.
Websites have come a long way since their initial state, and require a certain amount of criteria in today’s business
market. We turned the criteria into guidelines and called it, the 5 Pillars.
Read the full story here .
stay ahead of IT
by Matt Hunt
Lets face it a computer or computerized system isn’t perfect, they are going to have problems and occasional breakdowns.
Once that is accepted you can then ask the question; How can we minimize outages, and lessen the impact when an outage
occurs?
Read the full story here .
 Are you tired of getting a loan every time you need to get gas? So am I…that is why Sirius Solutions is starting a new client
reward campaign. If you are an existing client, new client or just a recipient of our newsletter you can enter to win $50 dollars
in gas every month in our summer sweepstakes. All you have to do is refer a new client /contact to us and we will enter your name
in a draw for free gas. This program is open to all of our newsletter subscribers and all of their coworkers and/or employees.
Free gas is just a referral away.
Congratulations to this month's winner: Jennifer Merrill
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 Satellites will be offering high-speed internet to rural areas in NB.
Read More...
Is IE in pain? Finally some options to switch from the monopoly browser: Internet Explorer.
Read More...
Tablets are making their way into classrooms. Find out how Bishop's college will benefit.
Read More...
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 Potatoe & Mushroom Bake
Cooking Instructions:
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 pound thinly sliced Potatoe
- 2 cups sliced Mushrooms
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh Rosemary
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh Chives
- Enjoy.
- 2 garlic Cloves, crushed
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper
- fresh chives for garnish
Parboil sliced potatoe in saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes. Grease a shallow oven safe dish with butter, and
add approximately 1/4 of potatoes in base of dish. Add a layer of mushrooms (about 1/4 of total), sprinkle with 1/4 of
your Rosemary, Chives and garlic. Continue layering as above with final layer of potatoes on top.
Cook in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until the bake is a golden brown. Garnish with chives and serve.
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Miek’s Dime
By Miek Gall
This month, Miek’s Dime is aimed toward a different Virus, the common grimy desktop keyboard.
According to a recent University of Arizona study the typical office computer has 400 times more bacteria than the average
toilet seat. According to the study, a telephone receiver has 25,127 germs, a keyboard 3,295 germs, and computer mouse with 1,676
germs are the most heavily contaminated devices in the workplace. This condition is a key variable in the high rate of
sickness in the workplace and has been under study for several years now by some the top agencies in the world.
How to clean a Keyboard
First, shutdown your PC and remove the main plug, unplug the keyboard (remember which socket) and hold it upside down to
release any debris from in-between the keys (pressing the keys is a good way to release it).
If you have a can of compressed air then use it to blow any debris from around and under the keys, if not then use the hose
of a vacuum cleaner to remove it.
Now take a antibacterial cleaning cloth and fold it to clean the sides of the keys.
After cleaning the sides of the keys take your Antibacterial cleaning cloth & give the surface of the keyboard & Mouse a
good wipe over using the cloth to trace the contours of the keys. When the keyboard & mouse are dry give them a wipe down
with a clean lint free rag.
Sirius Solutions Recommends:
Attack the Virus before the Virus attacks you. Buy Norton Anti-Virus from Sirius Solutions. Only $35
*Includes Updates
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 “The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
~ Walter Bagehot
“The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.”
~ Kin Hubbard
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 Always give your email a subject, otherwise it
may be classified as spam and not reach it’s destination.
A quick way to Undo a mistake is to use the key
combo CTRL-Z.
More Tips Here
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bottom line. It’s just as true for printers, projectors, scanners and cameras. After all, they display and capture your
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