Tips and Tutorials

One of the things you can do to speed up your computer is to empty your temporary internet folder. Every time you visit a website, the images are saved on your disk. This makes the page load faster when you visit it again. Over time, this can become a very large file.

To empty the folder

1. Open Internet Explorer (even if you normally use a different browser)

2. Select Tools – Internet Options

3. In the middle of the popup window click on the Delete Files button.

If it takes a long time, then you had lots of files to remove.

You can also remove cookies from this popup window. If you do, then you will have to re-enter any saved passwords.

Visit my online store!

This link will connect you to my online store. You can find anything you need for your computer or your office including ink cartridges and office supplies.

Time for new Antivirus Software

This is a departure from my normal recommendation. Due to the many advances in the actual antivirus software, it is time to upgrade your software. Whenever your subscription expires, you need to purchase new software.

I sell computers!!!

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Business Contact Manager

I use this product and it has helped me.

For small business owners, sales persons and others that need to keep track of business contacts and your interaction with them, Microsoft has released a new product. This product works with Outlook 2003. It is included in the Small Business versions of Microsoft Office 2003 or can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eab86af5-1f5e-4ef3-9691-90f9b870b9b6&displaylang=en

Top 10 Benefits of Business Contact Manager

(from Microsoft.com)

Store your important customer data in one place.

Easily find important information by automatically linking e-mail messages, notes, appointments, and tasks to your contacts and sales opportunity records. View activity histories and associated items with a single click.

Close more sales by managing sales opportunities effectively.

Manage your leads and sales prospects throughout the sales cycle so that nothing falls through the cracks. Track important information, such as revenue potential, probability of closing, and expected close date so that you can forecast your sales with confidence.

Work within Outlook 2003, the tool you already know and use.

Dramatically reduce your learning curve because you're working within Outlook 2003, a program you use every day.

Track your success and gain insight into your business with informative reports.

Run reports in Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager to help forecast your sales pipeline accurately and prioritize your work effectively. Preformatted reports track the status of sales efforts, help you prioritize sales tasks, and offer insight into your sales pipeline. Quickly sort and filter information to view data relevant to your sales activities and export results to Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or Microsoft Office Word 2003 for further analysis and formatting.

Work seamlessly with Microsoft Office System programs.

Link Microsoft Office files to your contacts and sales opportunities, import price lists from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and create personalized newsletters using Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 templates.

Sell more effectively with up-to-date product and customer information.

Increase your sales effectiveness with up-to-date price lists for the products and services you sell. Create quotes quickly and accurately with pricing information at your fingertips.

Build relationships with customers through personalized communications.

Export your business contacts to Microsoft bCentral List Builder and easily send your customers personalized, professional-looking e-mail newsletters or special offers. Choose from a variety of templates or design your newsletter in Publisher 2003 so that your communications always project a professional image. Know the success of your campaigns with reports that track how many recipients opened your e-mail message and where they clicked.

Grow your prospect base and find new customers.

Select leads from Microsoft bCentral Sales Leads and import them directly into Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager. Sales Leads gives you access to comprehensive and up-to-date databases of more than 14 million businesses and more than 250 million consumers. Select the leads you want based on demographic and geographic criteria, and then import the records directly into Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager for easy follow-up.

Spend more time with your customers, not your computer.

Get up and running quickly so you can spend more time with customers. Easily import your contact information from Microsoft Office Access 2003, Excel 2003, Word 2003, ACT!, and other sources. Print your calendar and contact lists to fit the paper-based formats you already use.

Position your company to grow.

When the time is right, expand your customer information management capabilities by upgrading to Microsoft Business Solutions Customer Relationship Management (CRM), the customizable CRM solution that enables multiple users to view, update, and share complete customer information across teams and departments.

This is an attempt to provide my customers with timely information. Let me know what you think.

rcc@RuidosoComputers.com