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13 Jul, 2020

Taking a step on the dark side..

The Dark side is more of the theme of Chrome OS. I have not found the cookies yet. Still looking though.

I am a Windows IT Helpdesk anyalst for years and started working on the computers over 20 years ago, starting on Windows 3.1 and all the way to Windows 10. So yes I know the ins and outs of Windows from the desktop to servers.

Since Chromebooks came a couple of years ago I have been interested in getting them. Why? Mainly because of the cost of computers. I get the questions almost daily on a what cheap computer I would recommend. Well…. I always say with computers you get what you pay for, and well in most cases the answer is yes. With Chromebooks being so cheap are they actually worth more then the cost of them?

Let’s see. This is Day 1. Can I last 30 days on a Chromebook?

What do you do first? Checked out the tour just to see what it offered and what other users would see. So far so good and email is setup with the Outlook app, since it does work best with Office 365.

Still poking around with ChromeOS to see what it can offer. Have you tried it? Anything I should test out?

4 Nov, 2018

Why should you use your domain and not @Hotmail, @Gmail or any other free email service for your business

6 Simple reasons why you should use your domain for email

I am not sure about you but when you see a small business that does not user their website domain as their email address it grinds my gears. 

Why use free service?

Sure its is really easy just to setup a free email that looks like your business, chipmonk@outlook.com or ChipMonkCS@gmail.com. 

This way it also syncs with your devices, which is great because the typical emails that your get with hosting are Pop which means if you read the email on your phone it will not be read on your computer or Tablet. 

Why should you not use?

I have found some articles on why. 

1. @Gmail or @Yahoo Screams ‘Unprofessional!’


If your argument against a custom email address is that Gmail and Yahoo provide perfectly good free ones, consider this: if you were thinking about spending a fair amount of money with a company, which salesperson email would you feel more confident in:
MoonLuv235@gmail.com -Or- sales@businessgrowth.com
Using free email addresses detracts from the value you want to offer your customers. They’re too busy trying to figure out why you didn’t spring for the nominal cost of a custom email address to actually buy from you. And since your competitors all use custom email addresses, that might be the single factor that sends business elsewhere.
You’re right in thinking that an email address shouldn’t validate your credibility, but it does, on some subconscious level. Make sure the impression that potential customers get of your brand isn’t marred by a free email address.

https://www.bluehost.com/blog/small-business/6-reasons-you-need-a-custom-email-address-9599/

2. You Can Standardize Email Addresses


This is especially important as you grow your staff: when you have your own custom email address, you can use a format for all other email addresses. So maybe you use firstname@company.com or first[initial]lastname@company.com. This provides consistency in your business, and customers can easily remember the formula for your company email addresses.
When you use free emails, you’re at the mercy of whatever usernames are still available. If your name is Stan Smith, good luck getting that email without adding all kinds of characters and numbers to the address, like stan_3566_smith_football@gmail.com!


Tips for Creating Your Custom Email Address
Start with a simple domain name. The shorter, the better. Make sure it’s easy to spell and pronounce.
Decide on a naming convention for all emails for your staff. Typically companies use:
Firstname.lastname
Firstinitial.lastname
Firstname
Role
Give each employee the ability to change their password and settings, but maintain administrative rights so that if they leaves the company you can still access and manage their email account.
https://www.bluehost.com/blog/small-business/6-reasons-you-need-a-custom-email-address-9599/

3. When Someone Leaves Your Company, You Keep Control

What happens when your marketing manager leaves, taking her personal email with her? If she was using it to conduct business for your organization, you won’t be able to access those emails.
On the other hand, if you set up an account under her name, you can redirect those emails to go to your newly hired marketing manager. Or, you could create a generic email for certain roles, like marketingmanager@ourbusiness.com so that the new hire just takes over management of that account. They would just need to change the display name to their own.

https://www.bluehost.com/blog/small-business/6-reasons-you-need-a-custom-email-address-9599/

4. A Branded Email Does Your Marketing For You

Have you ever seen someone’s email address on a business card and looked up the website because you were curious? That doesn’t happen with free email addresses. But, if you use your domain in your website, you’re getting your brand in front of more eyeballs.

That email address should appear in each employee’s email signature, as well as on business cards and marketing materials. Every place you have that branded email address is one more opportunity to attract new business!


https://www.bluehost.com/blog/small-business/6-reasons-you-need-a-custom-email-address-9599/

5. Memorability

Free email addresses are often long and confusing, and easy user names on these impersonal and generic domains, like@Hotmail and @Gmail are often already taken. In business, it is vital to create the right impression – you need an email address that is both unique and memorable. Using your own domain name makes it easy for others to email you and remember your website.

https://www.techstylish.com/2014/06/why-you-need-your-own-domain-email/

6. Most Importantly, Don’t Look Like a Spammer

Authentication is very important because of the amount of spam each of us receives from many free email service providers, such at @Hotmail.com. Say you have a business named “Widgets For You” and have an email address “widgetsforyou@gmail.com.” How It would be very easy would it be for someone to fake being you by creating an email account “widgets4you@gmail.com?” Because those emails are free, they can be created by anyone. If you are a business, clients may not recognize john.smith@gmail.com as the same John Smith they order from. They may even think you’re a spammer.

https://www.techstylish.com/2014/06/why-you-need-your-own-domain-email/
20 Sep, 2014

St. George Barn Quilt Trail

Just in time for the Apple Harvest in St. George we are proud to launch the St. George Barn Quilt Trail’s website.

The St. George Barn Quilt community was looking for a website to help people find their awesome barn quilts.

The St George Barn Quilt Trail is the lasting legacy of the St George Bi-Centennial celebrations during 2014.  The preparation for the Trail began with an idea in July 2013!  In September 2013 Brant County 4-H Leaders, Edith Stone and Joan Crawford-Wehrstein lead a 4-H Club, Our Heritage-History-Barn Quilts.  During this Club, with the assistance of the South Dumfries Historical Society (Deborah Andre,Jung Choi,      Cliff Jones, David Simpson, David Thomson, Kelly Warner), providing the themes and general information and history the members designed 6 barn quilt blocks.  These blocks represented various aspects of the Villages 200 years.  The designs included:  apples, artesian well, early industry, lilies, railroad, and veterans.  The 2 foot by 2 foot painted designs were presented to the South Dumfries Historical Society and the St George Bi-Centennial Committee( Cliff Jones, Rodger Lyster, Willie Morley,    Tom Pate, Steve Schmitt, David Simpson,  David Thomson,  John Wehrstein, John Wheat,) at the Levee held on January 1st, 2014.

  • We customized the template
  • Created the logo

Check out St. George Barn Quilt Trail