June
2009
In this issue
■ Message from the
President
■ Software Piracy
■ Business Value of
Social Media
■ What Does Your Desk Say
About You?
■ Meet the Staff
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Meet
the Staff

Stoney Thomas
Stoney Thomas joined Radical
Support in April 2008 as a Support Engineer staffed internally at one of our
clients. Stoney works full time at this
client's office handling a variety of service tickets. His
commitment and dedication towards excellence has earned him the
distinction of our Employee of the Quarter.
Stoney was born and raised in
Franklin County, Georgia and received his education at Athens
Technical College in Electronics. Stoney has been involved in
the IT field for fifteen years as an IT specialist, with strong
experience in diagnostics and troubleshooting.
Stoney enjoys spending time with
his wife and son, riding motorcycles and building computers.
Most people are surprised to learn that Stoney is his given
name, not a nickname. The name was taken from his brother's
favorite western, The Stoney Burke Show. What would Stoney do if
he won the lottery? Apply the money toward bills as far as it
could go, take a two week vacation and then back to work!

"Buy land.
They've stopped making it."
- Mark Twain |
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Message from the COO
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
A special event for business owners and key decision makers
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DATE: |
June 16,
2009 |
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TIME: |
11:45am -
1:00pm |
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VENUE: |
The
Commerce Club, 34 Broad Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia
30303 |
Please be our guest
for a FREE lunch and seminar titled "Top 10 Reasons You
Don't Want An IT Staff". Radical Support is hosting this
educational seminar specifically designed for business owners.
Topics covered will
include:
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RISKS associated with in-house IT personnel
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REDUCING COSTS associated with maintaining and
investing in your environment
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ADDING AN ADVISOR TO YOUR TEAM
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FOCUSING ON MAKING PROFIT IN YOUR BUSINESS
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TRIED AND TRUE alternate solutions
Complimentary valet
parking at The Commerce Club and free lunch!
If you or another IT
decision maker at your company would like to attend this special
event, please
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE. Seats are filling
quickly, so please register today! Registration for this event
will close no later than 06/12/09.
We look forward to
seeing you there!
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Rid Your Business of
Software Piracy
by Monte Enbysk
reprinted with permission from the Microsoft Small Business
Center
Pirates still roam freely in the ocean of software out
there, but if your business is among the pirates, it could
end up costing you literally and figuratively.
You may very
well be a smart, community-minded business owner. But if
your company is using pirated software - and you condone it,
you aren't aware of it or you don't really give a rip -
you're not a responsible business owner. And you are taking
unnecessary risks.
Read more |
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Business value of Social
Media part 1: Online Networking
reprinted with permission
from the HP Small Business Center
If you could
connect to the world's business professionals, in the time
it takes to check your email, wouldn't you? Welcome to the
world of online networking, where valuable business
connections are made every day on social and professional
networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
Social and
professional networking simply refers to the interaction
between a community of people who share a common interest.
Through these personal connections you make with an
otherwise impersonal medium, you can give your business a
personality, build brand awareness, and equally importantly,
tune in to what people are saying about you.
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What Does
Your Desk Say
About You?
reprinted with permission
from the HP Small Business Center

If you are sitting
at your desk now, take a look around and ask yourself: "What
is this desk saying about me?"
For example,
what messages does a three-day-old apple core send to your
co-workers, or the photo of your ex-girlfriend, or the
novelty postcard from Uncle Bob's big summer holiday?
Ask a
psychologist and, unsurprisingly, they'll tell you that just
like the clothes we choose to wear or the meal we take at
lunch, our desk is often perceived as an extension of our
personalities. Nothing ground-breaking there - but certainly
worth bearing in mind.
Recent studies
have revealed that desks can be useful to managers
attempting to understand and motivate their staff. Vice
versa, if you are interested in the way you are perceived at
work - and perhaps you are thinking of modifying that
perception - a desktop makeover is a great place to start.
When
considering the state of your desk and what signals it sends
about you, keep in mind the following stereotypes:
The
motivated workspace. Strategically placing work targets,
charts, graphs and deadlines in plain view of passersby is
likely to make them think you are ambitious and goal
orientated.
Family,
friends and pets. Lost that human touch? Littering your
space with pictures of family, pets or friends will give the
impression that you are a "people person", motivated by the
relationships around you.
Read more
Just
for Laughs

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