If you have taken a look at some of the new Lenovo laptops lately, they are starting to become more and more sleak and eye-catching. IBM typically in the past, as I have to agree, had the typical "boring" and "expensive" laptop. However, things have definetely changed.
Some of these new Lenovo laptops have finally started to look nice and come down to an affordable price. For example, the new line of Lenovo IdeaPad's are very nice.
I just picked up the Lenovo IdeaPad U330 for business after selling a few of them to clients and have to say that I am very impressed. The laptop is extremely light with a 13.3" Anti-Glare Backlit LED display and built in 1.3M pixel camera. Very slim-line laptop perfect for both business and personal usage.
The U300 series comes with numerous different spec options, however, this particular build includes a T4400 Dual Core CPU, 13.3" LCD, 3GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive, DVDRW, WebCAM, and wireless. Resolution of 1280x800 and 256mb graphics card. Not bad for a laptop within the $600-$750.00 range.
If you are interested in trying out a new Lenovo laptop today, or have some questions about which model might be more suitable for you, please don't hesitate to give us a call.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
HP Photosmart "Ink System has failed" error
We have had numerous clients bring in HP Photosmart printers recently with a very common "Ink system has failed" error. HP does not have very good documentation on the user side for what causes this error, nor solutions to fix it. In fact, many of the solutions that have been proposed provide a simple possible solution and indicate if it does not resolve, that it requires service.
It appears that the printers begin to have this issue after about 12-14 months, conveniently after the 1 year warranty coverage timeframe, or when it has reached a certain page count. We have been able to succesfully clear this error on numerous printers that have been brought in. There is not one simple solution that works, the solution has required different fixes for different models, however, we are repairing the units for a flat 1/2 hour fee of $35.00
Please feel free to contact us @ 248.616.9600 with any questions or concerns.
It appears that the printers begin to have this issue after about 12-14 months, conveniently after the 1 year warranty coverage timeframe, or when it has reached a certain page count. We have been able to succesfully clear this error on numerous printers that have been brought in. There is not one simple solution that works, the solution has required different fixes for different models, however, we are repairing the units for a flat 1/2 hour fee of $35.00
Please feel free to contact us @ 248.616.9600 with any questions or concerns.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Don't judge a book by its cover... Not true for Recruiters.
Of course, we have all heard the line "Don't judge a book by its cover."
The sad part about this statement is that it doesn't apply for the majority of recruiters and job hunters.
Your book cover is your resume and really is the judgement factor of whether or not you will be emailed or called upon by a recruiter. To be brutally honest, if your cover is no good, you are only hurting yourself.
Regardless of whether you have great experience, a wonderful education, and skillsets and real-life scenarios to back it up, it has to be presented properly in your resume for it to stand out. Most recruiting firms are working through tools such as Monster, Yahoo, Talent Bank, etc. The search engines built into these tools are searching out keywords, content, and skillsets. Just as a search engine finds your website.
Take some time to review your resume and clean it up. Put yourself in the position of the recruiter and change the scenario to a bookstore. Make your book stand-out on the shelf and intimidate someone to pick it up.
Here are a few simple tips to help out:
- Summarize yourself in an introduction paragraph for viewers. Like cliffsnotes for your resume. Short, sweet, and to the point.
- Only list relevant professional experience applicable to the career path you are choosing. If you don't have much professional experience to show, obviously, you are limited to what you have to put down.
- Keep your job description and specifics of what your role was neat and to the point. Don't ramble on and repeat yourself. Consider your resume an outline.
- If you have superior education and limited work experience, list your education first.
- While hobbies are useful for an assortment of positions, they are not generally an area that is critiqued when looking for a potential candidate.
- Talk yourself up, but don't be a bragger. Bragging on your resume is the equivalent of bragging to a group of friends. Nobody likes it.
There are numerous other resume tips and suggestions for helping make the cover of your book stand-out.
If you are interested in assistance in revising and re-writing your resume to stand-out, please don't hesitate to contact us at 248.616.9600.
The sad part about this statement is that it doesn't apply for the majority of recruiters and job hunters.
Your book cover is your resume and really is the judgement factor of whether or not you will be emailed or called upon by a recruiter. To be brutally honest, if your cover is no good, you are only hurting yourself.
Regardless of whether you have great experience, a wonderful education, and skillsets and real-life scenarios to back it up, it has to be presented properly in your resume for it to stand out. Most recruiting firms are working through tools such as Monster, Yahoo, Talent Bank, etc. The search engines built into these tools are searching out keywords, content, and skillsets. Just as a search engine finds your website.
Take some time to review your resume and clean it up. Put yourself in the position of the recruiter and change the scenario to a bookstore. Make your book stand-out on the shelf and intimidate someone to pick it up.
Here are a few simple tips to help out:
- Summarize yourself in an introduction paragraph for viewers. Like cliffsnotes for your resume. Short, sweet, and to the point.
- Only list relevant professional experience applicable to the career path you are choosing. If you don't have much professional experience to show, obviously, you are limited to what you have to put down.
- Keep your job description and specifics of what your role was neat and to the point. Don't ramble on and repeat yourself. Consider your resume an outline.
- If you have superior education and limited work experience, list your education first.
- While hobbies are useful for an assortment of positions, they are not generally an area that is critiqued when looking for a potential candidate.
- Talk yourself up, but don't be a bragger. Bragging on your resume is the equivalent of bragging to a group of friends. Nobody likes it.
There are numerous other resume tips and suggestions for helping make the cover of your book stand-out.
If you are interested in assistance in revising and re-writing your resume to stand-out, please don't hesitate to contact us at 248.616.9600.
Keeping your website fresh and up-to-date
This is a situation that we come across constantly. Most businesses do not feel that their website is worth investing any time and money into. Feeling that it is not a method by which they obtain business. However, most of these companies are spendings hundreds to thousands of dollars on advertising in magazine, newspaper, billboard, google, etc.
There is no question that the statistics speak for themselves in terms of the power of advertising on the net as opposed to advertising on paper. Your population is numberless and reach-out capacity is priceless.
Most people have become somewhat computer-savvy these days. When they want to find something or are looking for a service, they go right to the Internet. At that point, if you haven't gotten yourself listed on the search engine sites either through their own local advertising or through your websites content, you will be stepped all over by those who have.
Spend some time and work on either creating a website for your business, or refreshing and updating your current website.
- Update any information that is old and out-of-date.
- Keep the site lively and interesting to potential visitors
- Incorporate clean content that is readable and understandable.
- Perform updates or refresh to your website in a different area, DO NOT perform updates to your website LIVE so that it is down or "under construction" during re-work.
T-Tech Solutions would love to assist in any refresh, face-lift, or content revision to your website. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, or analysis of your current site.
There is no question that the statistics speak for themselves in terms of the power of advertising on the net as opposed to advertising on paper. Your population is numberless and reach-out capacity is priceless.
Most people have become somewhat computer-savvy these days. When they want to find something or are looking for a service, they go right to the Internet. At that point, if you haven't gotten yourself listed on the search engine sites either through their own local advertising or through your websites content, you will be stepped all over by those who have.
Spend some time and work on either creating a website for your business, or refreshing and updating your current website.
- Update any information that is old and out-of-date.
- Keep the site lively and interesting to potential visitors
- Incorporate clean content that is readable and understandable.
- Perform updates or refresh to your website in a different area, DO NOT perform updates to your website LIVE so that it is down or "under construction" during re-work.
T-Tech Solutions would love to assist in any refresh, face-lift, or content revision to your website. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, or analysis of your current site.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Benefits of Social Networking Sites
Dr. Tony Haddad of T-Tech Solutions LLC has been booked for July to teach classes on the benefits of utilizing social network websites for business and personal growth.
The social networking sites that have been selected for discussion are LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
If your organization is interested in expanding the knowledge and awareness in this area, please give us a call @ 248.616.9600 to discuss an appropriate awareness course that may work for you.
The social networking sites that have been selected for discussion are LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
If your organization is interested in expanding the knowledge and awareness in this area, please give us a call @ 248.616.9600 to discuss an appropriate awareness course that may work for you.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
How to Get a Job When No One's Hiring
I came across this article a week or so ago and found it interesting.
Definetely worth sharing:
How to Get a Job When No One's Hiring (click to view)
Definetely worth sharing:
How to Get a Job When No One's Hiring (click to view)
What's with all these viruses!
The days of being able to surf the internet without an active virus protection or spyware/adware/malware removal tool are over. In fact, according to Consumer Reports, computer viruses helped contribute to $8.5 billion in consumer losses in 2008!
Just as with the common cold these days, a virus or computer infection is inevitable. In fact, if you surf the internet on a regular basis, you are going to come in contact with something. So, take some precautions and get protected today.
Some commonly used and well known virus protection software are: Trend Micro, Norton Antivirus, Kaspersky, and McAfee Antivirus.
Some commonly used "freeshare" anti-virus software are: AVG, Nod32, and Avira.
Some commonly used and well known spyware, adware, and malware software are: Malwarebytes, Ad-Aware, Spy Sweeper, and Super Anti-Spyware.
Each software has its pro's and con's, but what is important is to evaluate the software and decide which one is best for you. All the softwares have free trials, with most of them at-least allowing 30-90 days. Some are even free.
For the entire month of April, T-Tech Solutions LLC in Troy, MI is offering a flat 1 hour fee for all cleanups. Whether you have a virus, spyware, adware, malware, or whatever the infection may be! We are here to help you save some money this month on cleanups for an affordable cost of only $70.00 Flat-Fee!
The normal virus removal rates for any IT firm typically run between 1 to 3 hours of labor, some charging even more.
Give us a call today if you have any concerns or questions we can assist you with.
Just as with the common cold these days, a virus or computer infection is inevitable. In fact, if you surf the internet on a regular basis, you are going to come in contact with something. So, take some precautions and get protected today.
Some commonly used and well known virus protection software are: Trend Micro, Norton Antivirus, Kaspersky, and McAfee Antivirus.
Some commonly used "freeshare" anti-virus software are: AVG, Nod32, and Avira.
Some commonly used and well known spyware, adware, and malware software are: Malwarebytes, Ad-Aware, Spy Sweeper, and Super Anti-Spyware.
Each software has its pro's and con's, but what is important is to evaluate the software and decide which one is best for you. All the softwares have free trials, with most of them at-least allowing 30-90 days. Some are even free.
For the entire month of April, T-Tech Solutions LLC in Troy, MI is offering a flat 1 hour fee for all cleanups. Whether you have a virus, spyware, adware, malware, or whatever the infection may be! We are here to help you save some money this month on cleanups for an affordable cost of only $70.00 Flat-Fee!
The normal virus removal rates for any IT firm typically run between 1 to 3 hours of labor, some charging even more.
Give us a call today if you have any concerns or questions we can assist you with.
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