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My Documents Redirect

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Hopefully by now, everyone knows about the My Documents folder. This folder was created to help the users store all of their documents in a single location – which makes it easy for finding documents and easy for backup purposes.

What most users do not know, is that you have a way of redirecting the My Documents folder to another location. Why would you want to do this?

The biggest reason for this is so that you can direct user’s My Documents to point to a server – for central backup.

This way, if a user’s computer dies – we can set them up with a new computer, redirect the My Documents folder to the server and the user will have instant access to his/her documents without cost of recovery.

Click on the video below for a 33-second demonstration of this process:

My Documents Redirect Demo Video

Contact Now IT Works today and ask about our free daily backup check service.

Did You know?

Friday, June 20th, 2008

The Bureau of Labor has suggested that the cost of each employee who works at a computer during the day costs about $38.40, including wages, benefits, etc. * For every hour of downtime your company experiences, multiply that by the number of employees to find your true cost of down time.

For example:

12 employees x $38.40 per hour cost x 2 hours of down time = $921.16. This is a good estimate as to the actual cost to your business during those two hours.

While two hours might not seem like a lot of time, the associated costs could add up quickly. In addition to monetary losses, think about new customers you might lose because your technology isn’t working properly, orders that cannot be taken via phone or website and the additional issues that could arise because you weren’t available to your customers.

Don’t Wait! Prevent down time from costing your business by contacting Now IT Works for a Blue Steel support agreement, including free daily backup checks.

* source: http://directory.leadmaverick.com