Erich Stauffer

  • Intermedia Office in the Cloud vs. Office 365

    A local Indianapolis dental office has decided not to update their local Exchange software and asked me to review hosted Exchange providers and online office productivity suites from Intermedia and Microsoft. They both are cloud-based and use Microsoft Office products, but each has slightly different features and benefits. Intermedia’s “Office in the Cloud” boasts migration…

  • What is Cloud Computing?

    Is Google Docs Cloud Computing? Google Docs is a free (with paid service options): Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, form, and data storage service offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. Google Docs is Google’s “software as a service” office suite. Documents, spreadsheets,…

  • Cloud Storage for Small Businesses

    There are three good options for small businesses wanting to store and share documents in on the Internet in the cloud: Dropbox, Google Apps, and Microsoft’s Office 365, Docs for Facebook, and Windows Live SkyDrive. Dropbox Simplify your business and boost productivity with the freedom to use the same tools you work with daily. This means you…

  • AVG 2012

    If you use AVG anti-virus software, which many of our clients do, you may have noticed a new pop-up that looks something like this.  It’s advertising a free upgrade to AVG Anti-Virus Free 2011 or a paid upgrade to AVG Internet Security 2012.  Either one is fine and you can feel free to click the…

  • Windows XP Support Ends in August, 2014

    As you may remember, even in 2011, I’m still installing XP for clients, but just so you’re aware, support for XP ends in August, 2014. According to Microsoft Support Lifecycle, support for Windows XP will end on August 4, 2014. Most companies still on Windows XP are skipping Windows Vistafor Windows 7, which will probably still be…

  • Welcome Tipton County Pork Festival Visitors

    If you had the opportunity to watch the Tipton County Pork Festival parade on Thursday, you may have recieved a flyer about Erich Stauffer’s services. If so, thanks for visiting our page. We offer several services to help you with technology whether that be your computer or your phone. If you’re wondering what the strange…

  • Microsoft Updates Hotmail

    Although Hotmail popularized web-based email, it has fallen behind the competitors Yahoo and Google in features Down, but not out, Hotmail is still used by millions of people around the world and is still a critical aspect of Microsoft’s online business strategy, especially as Microsoft moves more into the cloud with its more traditional revenue…

  • Using Google Apps with Microsoft Outlook

    One of our clients wanted all of their staff to have email access through Microsoft Outlook on each PC, but they didn’t have the need for a Microsoft Exchange server.  Instead, we configured their domain to install Google Apps…

  • Windows Office Live Workspace

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officelive/fx102390721033.aspx Once signed up, here are the sites you’ll need to know. They don’t really tell you where to login to Windows Office Live Workspace: Sign in to Windows Office Live at: http://www.officelive.comEdit your Windows Live account at: http://login.live.com/ If you have a domain, you can DNS point it to Microsoft’s servers, but if you…