Organization Tips

Trust Broken

ImageThis month a year ago, our country was hit by some harsh financial news. Institutions, brokerage firms, major industries were dropping like flies. Then we found a major player in the investment game was playing a game of his own – at our expense.

Also during the winter of 2009, one of our trusted subcontractors decided to walk away from her association with Synthesis – and take four of our clients with her.

Trust broken – whether it is on a global scale or a personal level – it feels like a sucker punch.


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Controlled Crash

ImageWe knew the server was on its last legs – strange noises emanated whenever we did major backups – especially ACT! The server would wind up like it was ready to blow.

We have a separate hard drive that houses our backups so we weren’t concerned about losing the data; just trying to save some dollars until we needed to spend them on a new server.  Well, the time came – got the blue screen of death and as anyone who has ever used a computer knows – it’s easier (and sometimes cheaper) to upgrade than to repair.

All we were out was time. Time to reload software, configure preferences, restore back ups. Everything about that is do-able and predictable. Life can throw so many curveballs at you; it’s refreshing when you can see the pitch coming.


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Seeing the Most Current Web Page

ImageMy website was updated, but I’m still seeing the old page.  What can I do?

This is a question all web workers are familiar with, and there’s an easy solution!  The answer lies in your browser’s cache.


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Out by Five

ImageI turn my computer off at 5:00.  That’s right – off!  I rarely work on the weekend and certainly never in the evening. What’s your first thought when you read those sentences?

“He must not have much to do!” or “Wish I could say the same!”

Handling all finances and operations for Synthesis as well as managing my client base keeps me pretty busy! So your first thought is incorrect.  However, let’s see if you can make your second thought – your wish – come true.


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