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Our staff is starting to utilize Microsoft OneNote 2010 more and more with everyday tasks.  What is OneNote you ask?  OneNote is a newer program in the Microsoft Office Suite that works similar to a digital notebook.   Here's how Microsoft describes it:
With Microsoft OneNote 2010 you can collect and organize everything you need—notes, photos, videos, and web links— for any project you are working on.

When you walk into a business meeting, do you wear pajamas?
Do you let your children manage the accounts receivable for your office?
When you buy business technology, do you choose products designed for home use?

The pricing on consumer-grade technology is tempting.

As many of you are already aware, we have three separate companies (Clear Focus, BizTek, Key Software) that all work together under Key Methods.  As we move into 2011 we are streamlining all our companies into Key Methods.

Our goal with this change is to make our communications and our support process as smooth as possible for our clients.

[frame_right]"http://www.clearfocus.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Alt_Logo.gif" alt="" width="110" height="115" [/frame_right]We're proud to welcome Douglas County to our family of clients. We've partnered with their IT Department to provide pro-active maintenance and monitoring on their systems.

[frame_right]http://www.keymethods.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Fibonacci-Smile.jpg[/frame_right]We're proud to welcome Fibonacci Smile to our family of clients. Located right down the hall from our Wenatchee office in the Riverfront Center, Fibonacci is one of the premier dental offices in the Valley.

Phishing scams are rampant these days. We wanted to make you aware of recent scam we noticed involving QuickBooks.

Our accountant recently received an email from [email protected] that instructed her to download “Intuit Secure Software” or else lose access to her account (read the email  below).

These types of emails can seem very official but if you have any question whether it is legitimate or not please contact us or your software vendor to confirm the validity.

Dan Paquette was honored as a top 3 finalist for the "Entrepreneur of the Year" award presented by GWATA.

While most small businesses require technology to grow, they are also likely to have tight budgets and be unable to invest in "pie in the sky" IT projects with no guaranteed returns. That's why it's important to lay down a technology investment strategy that aligns with the specific goals of your organization.