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- School resource officer improving after collapseMIDDLETOWN - Middletown school resource officer Mike Davis was showing signs of improvement less than 24 hours after collapsing on the job at Wildwood Elementary, according to Atrium Medical Center officials. […]
- Middletown councilman ‘critical and stable' after health scareMIDDLETOWN - The family of Jim Armbruster reported no major changes regarding his condition in the last 24 hours, but said he was “critical and stable” at Atrium Medical Center on Wednesday, March 10. […]
- Council makes utility projects appointment officialHAMILTON - City Council made it official Wednesday, March 10, creating a department with a specific focus on the future of local utilities. […]
- District appealing state’s call for school interventionHAMILTON - Tucked away in a small former elementary school building in a neighborhood close to Millikin Woods, there’s a quiet seriousness of purpose at the Hamilton Education Center. […]
- More locals out of workAnother 1,500 area people were jobless in January as unemployment rates in Butler County spiked more than 1 percent. […]
- School resource officer improving after collapse
3 Reasons Your Company Needs a Blog
By now you’ve heard of social networking-LinkedIn, blogging, Facebook,Twitter, etc. And you know you should do something, but what? LinkedIn is for people looking for jobs; Facebook is for teenagers, and Twitter is just a waste of time. HUH? These may be what you’ve heard, but unless you’ve talked to someone who uses them, you can’t know the true purpose or full potential. In other words, don’t judge a book by it’s cover. Read more
Access Your Computer Remotely from Anywhere – For Free
Have you ever wished you could run your office computer from home to catch up on some work? How about checking your email, or entering accounting transactions while you are out of town? Today there are many services out there that will allow you to remote control your computer from anywhere as long as you have access to the Internet.
An innovative company named LogMeIn, Inc. is now offering this service to everyone, for FREE! The LogMeIn Free service installs a small program on your computer which registers your computer with their web site. Once installed you simply login to the secure LogMeIn web site from wherever you are, select your PC, and take control of your office computer as if you were sitting there.
To try it out just go to their web site at: http://www.logmein.com/products/free
If you need more advanced functionality they have a paid version of the service called LogMeIn Pro that costs $69.95 per year. In addition to remote control, the Pro version gives you even more capabilities such as:
- Remote Sound – Hear your speakers remotely.
- Remote Printing – Print from the office to your home printer.
- Drag and Drop – Easily copy files from your office computer to your home computer.
- File Sync – lets you synchronize files or folders between both computers.
In addition to LogMeIn, there are many companies that offer similar services including GotoMyPc, WebEx, and RemotePC .
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VOIP Service at Home and on the Road
by Jeffrey Loeb
Now that having high speed Internet is almost as common as having a home phone line, many users are starting to take advantage of low-cost Voice Over Internet (VOIP) long distance phone options. These VOIP services can provide unlimited long-distance (and local) calling for much less than many of the traditional long distance carriers.
There are many providers of VOIP services including Skype, Vonage, and others. A newcomer to the industry named MagicJack (www.MagicJack.com) has made it even easier (and cheaper). MagicJack sells a $40 USB device that lets you to simply plug your current analog phone into one end and insert the other end into the USB port of a computer that is connected to the Internet. That’s it! You are now able to make unlimited local and long-distance calls free for a year. After the first year, you pay $20 annually to continue the service.
For incoming calls, MagicJack even gives you a free inbound phone number and includes features such as voice mail, call forwarding, call waiting, three-way calling, and directory assistance.
Because the device installs no software on your computer it can be taken with you and used on any Windows based computer that is connected to the Internet. This allows you to take your home phone number with you when you travel and make and receive free calls from your hotel by simply plugging into your laptop. Don’t have an analog phone with you? No problem, you can even use your Bluetooth headset or a headset/microphone plugged into your computer.
Jeff is the President and co-founder of Infitech, located in
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