The Approach IT Newsletter
October 2009
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Improve Your Online Marketing
A 1 hour workshop on everything a small business needs to know to promote their brand on the internet and get more website visitors.
Fir Vale Enterprise Centre
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Friday 6th November 2009
Monday 7th December 2009
£15 plus VAT
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Business Emarketing Bootcamp
Build your business Emarketing plan in one day with our intensive Saturday bootcamp.
5 Star Computer Training
Saturday 28th November 2009
8.30am till 2.30pm
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Attercliffe Networking
Weekly get togethers at the best place to network in Sheffield
Mondays - "Wisdom & Waffle"
Tuesdays - A.B.C. Coffee Morning
Wednesdays - Bizi Women
Thursdays - Sports Talk
Fridays - Watch this space
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G6, 580 Attercliffe Road, Sheffield, S9 3QP
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Approach IT Director Joins Chamber Council
Approach IT Director Jessica Zeun has been elected as a member of the area council for Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber.
Jessica has been Vice-Chair of the Chamber's Women in Business working group since April this year and this new role as part of the chamber council will further enable her to represent the views of the female chamber members and other women in business throughout the South Yorkshire region.
Approach IT has been a member of Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce for over 3 years. In this time we have provided training services to chamber members and staff, email marketing services to several chamber departments and supported the chamber at a number of events. We are proud to continue this good working relationship with the chamber and hope that it will lead to many more opportunities in the future.
The 4 Ds for Dealing with an Overloaded Email Inbox
The "Four D's for Decision Making" model (4 D's) is a valuable tool for processing e-mail, helping you to quickly decide what action to take with each item and how to remove it from the Inbox.
Decide what to do with each and every message. How many times have you opened, reviewed, and closed the same e-mail message over and over? Some of those messages are getting lots of attention but very little action. It is better to handle each e-mail message only once before taking action—which means you have to make a decision as to what to do with it and where to put it. Under the 4 D's model, you have four choices:
1.Delete it
2.Do it
3.Delegate it
4.Defer it
Windows 7 - What's it All About?
It may look like Windows Vista but the new version of Windows 7 is much faster and more robust. Here is an overview of some of the new and advanced features on offer.
Pin
Pin programs to the taskbar. Pin files to Jump Lists. Just like tacking notes on a bulletin board, you can use pin to keep the things you need close at hand.
Windows Taskbar
Open files and get around your PC faster. You can even pin programs you use often to the taskbar so you can launch them in just one click.
Play To
Play music, photos, and videos from your PC to media devices connected to your home network.
You can also send media from your PC to other compatible devices in your home.
Snap
Size and arrange windows by simply dragging their borders to the edges of your screen. Instantly expand to full screen and back, or arrange two windows side by side
Windows Touch
Ever wish you could just point at what you want and move things around with your hand? With a touch-sensitive screen and Windows 7, you can.
HomeGroup
Easily share the photos, music, and files on each of the PCs running Windows 7 on your home network. It's especially handy when you want to share a printer.
For more information on consultancy services and training courses to help your business 'Make the Most' of Windows 7, contact us now.
Scheduled 1 day Training Courses
(only £180 per person)
All of the following courses will be delivered in Sheffield on the dates shown.
If you require IT training at another location or on a different topic or software package please get in touch. We can accomodate most IT training requirements throughout the UK.
NOVEMBER
Monday 2nd - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2007
Monday 9th - Microsoft Word Basics 2007
Wednesday 11th - Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
Thursday 12th - Microsoft Word Advanced 2003
Monday 16th - Microsoft PowerPoint Intermediate 2007
Tuesday 17th - Microsoft Excel Advanced 2003
Wednesday 18th - Microsoft Visio Basics 2003
Monday 23rd - Microsoft Access Intermediate 2007
Tuesday 24th - Microsoft Access Advanced 2003
Wednesday 25th - Microsoft Project Basics 2003
DECEMBER
Wednesday 2nd - Microsoft Excel Beginners 2003
Tuesday 8th - Microsoft Access Beginners 2003
Wednesday 9th - Microsoft Excel Intermediate 2003
Thursday 10th - Sage line 50
* Other courses are available on request.