JND Consulting Group Technology Information

JND’s Top 3 Underused features for offices

2013-03-04T11:40:18Z

We all know the 80/20 rule where 80 percent of users will only use 20% of the features given to them, well if that is the case, then the below list are feature you want to be using to make your life easier.

1. The Copy/Paste Feature

You can use your keyboards Control + C to Copy and Control + V to paste .

You can also use special features in Word and Excel when pasting.

Older versions had limited paste options. Now there are several, and they go well beyond simple pasting. They’re available via the Paste option in the Clipboard group on the Home tab. Paste is in all of the applications, but options are application-specific and contextual, as you can see in Figure A.

2. Using “Recent” to find your file.

How frustrating is it when you cant find the file you were recently working on. You can use Windows Search feature, but that route can be hit or miss, and it’s slow. A quicker and easier way to find a lost file is to use the Recent option, shown in Figure B. Click the File tab and choose Recent in the left pane to view a list of recently used files. In 2007, click the Office button

3. Snipping Tool

A very unused feature, but on of the most important features that everyone is looking for and that Mac users claimed they were the only ones to have is the Snipping tool.

You can use Snipping Tool to capture a screen shot, or snip, of any object on your screen, and then annotate, save, or share the image. Simply use a mouse or tablet pen to capture any of the following types of snips:

Free-form Snip. Draw an irregular line, such as a circle or a triangle, around an object.
Rectangular Snip. Draw a precise line by dragging the cursor around an object to form a rectangle.
Window Snip. Select a window, such as a browser window or dialog box, that you want to capture.
Full-screen Snip. Capture the entire screen when you select this type of snip.

After you capture a snip, it’s automatically copied to the mark-up window, where you can annotate, save, or share the snip.

See Figure C

Open Snipping Tool by clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Snipping Tool.

Click the arrow next to the New button, select a snip type from the menu, and then use your mouse or tablet pen to capture a snip.

Figure C

For more information and or help contact us at 561-705-2905

Top 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming

2012-11-30T14:01:02Z

Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl)
CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. This simple switch will save about 300 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
We recommend you purchase your CFL bulbs at 1000bulbs.com, they have great deals on both screw-in and plug-in light bulbs.
Install a programmable thermostat
Programmable thermostats will automatically lower the heat or air conditioning at night and raise them again in the morning. They can save you $100 a year on your energy bill.
Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer
Almost half of the energy we use in our homes goes to heating and cooling. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.
Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner
Cleaning a dirty air filter can save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases
Look for the Energy Star label on new appliances to choose the most energy efficient products available.
Do not leave appliances on standby
Use the “on/off” function on the machine itself. A TV set that’s switched on for 3 hours a day (the average time Europeans spend watching TV) and in standby mode during the remaining 21 hours uses about 40% of its energy in standby mode.
Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket
You’ll save 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple action. You can save another 550 pounds per year by setting the thermostat no higher than 50°C.
Move your fridge and freezer
Placing them next to the cooker or boiler consumes much more energy than if they were standing on their own. For example, if you put them in a hot cellar room where the room temperature is 30-35ºC, energy use is almost double and causes an extra 160kg of CO2 emissions for fridges per year and 320kg for freezers.
Defrost old fridges and freezers regularly
Even better is to replace them with newer models, which all have automatic defrost cycles and are generally up to two times more energy-efficient than their predecessors.
Don’t let heat escape from your house over a long period
When airing your house, open the windows for only a few minutes. If you leave a small opening all day long, the energy needed to keep it warm inside during six cold months (10ºC or less outside temperature) would result in almost 1 ton of CO2 emissions.
Replace your old single-glazed windows with double-glazing
This requires a bit of upfront investment, but will halve the energy lost through windows and pay off in the long term. If you go for the best the market has to offer (wooden-framed double-glazed units with low-emission glass and filled with argon gas), you can even save more than 70% of the energy lost.
Get a home energy audit
Many utilities offer free home energy audits to find where your home is poorly insulated or energy inefficient. You can save up to 30% off your energy bill and 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Energy Star can help you find an energy specialist.
Cover your pots while cooking
Doing so can save a lot of the energy needed for preparing the dish. Even better are pressure cookers and steamers: they can save around 70%!
Use the washing machine or dishwasher only when they are full
If you need to use it when it is half full, then use the half-load or economy setting. There is also no need to set the temperatures high. Nowadays detergents are so efficient that they get your clothes and dishes clean at low temperatures.
Take a shower instead of a bath
A shower takes up to four times less energy than a bath. To maximize the energy saving, avoid power showers and use low-flow showerheads, which are cheap and provide the same comfort.
Use less hot water
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. You can use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year) instead of hot.
Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possible
You can save 700 pounds of carbon dioxide when you air dry your clothes for 6 months out of the year.
Insulate and weatherize your home
Properly insulating your walls and ceilings can save 25% of your home heating bill and 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Caulking and weather-stripping can save another 1,700 pounds per year. Energy Efficient has more information on how to better insulate your home.
Be sure you’re recycling at home
You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide a year by recycling half of the waste your household generates.
Recycle your organic waste
Around 3% of the greenhouse gas emissions through the methane is released by decomposing bio-degradable waste. By recycling organic waste or composting it if you have a garden, you can help eliminate this problem! Just make sure that you compost it properly, so it decomposes with sufficient oxygen, otherwise your compost will cause methane emissions and smell foul.
Buy intelligently
One bottle of 1.5l requires less energy and produces less waste than three bottles of 0.5l. As well, buy recycled paper products: it takes less 70 to 90% less energy to make recycled paper and it prevents the loss of forests worldwide.
Choose products that come with little packaging and buy refills when you can
You will also cut down on waste production and energy use… another help against global warming.
Reuse your shopping bag
When shopping, it saves energy and waste to use a reusable bag instead of accepting a disposable one in each shop. Waste not only discharges CO2 and methane into the atmosphere, it can also pollute the air, groundwater and soil.
Reduce waste
Most products we buy cause greenhouse gas emissions in one or another way, e.g. during production and distribution. By taking your lunch in a reusable lunch box instead of a disposable one, you save the energy needed to produce new lunch boxes.
Plant a tree
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Shade provided by trees can also reduce your air conditioning bill by 10 to 15%. The Arbor Day Foundation has information on planting and provides trees you can plant with membership.
Switch to green power
In many areas, you can switch to energy generated by clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar. In some of these, you can even get refunds by government if you choose to switch to a clean energy producer, and you can also earn money by selling the energy you produce and don’t use for yourself.
Buy locally grown and produced foods
The average meal in the United States travels 1,200 miles from the farm to your plate. Buying locally will save fuel and keep money in your community.
Buy fresh foods instead of frozen
Frozen food uses 10 times more energy to produce.
Seek out and support local farmers markets
They reduce the amount of energy required to grow and transport the food to you by one fifth. Seek farmer’s markets in your area, and go for them.
Buy organic foods as much as possible
Organic soils capture and store carbon dioxide at much higher levels than soils from conventional farms. If we grew all of our corn and soybeans organically, we’d remove 580 billion pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere!
Eat less meat
Methane is the second most significant greenhouse gas and cows are one of the greatest methane emitters. Their grassy diet and multiple stomachs cause them to produce methane, which they exhale with every breath.
Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible
Avoiding just 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year! Look for transit options in your area.
Start a carpool with your coworkers or classmates
Sharing a ride with someone just 2 days a week will reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by 1,590 pounds a year. eRideShare.com runs a free service connecting north american commuters and travelers.
Don’t leave an empty roof rack on your car
This can increase fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 10% due to wind resistance and the extra weight – removing it is a better idea.
Keep your car tuned up
Regular maintenance helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces emissions. When just 1% of car owners properly maintain their cars, nearly a billion pounds of carbon dioxide are kept out of the atmosphere.
Drive carefully and do not waste fuel
You can reduce CO2 emissions by readjusting your driving style. Choose proper gears, do not abuse the gas pedal, use the engine brake instead of the pedal brake when possible and turn off your engine when your vehicle is motionless for more than one minute. By readjusting your driving style you can save money on both fuel and car mantainance.
Check your tires weekly to make sure they’re properly inflated
Proper tire inflationcan improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Since every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, every increase in fuel efficiency makes a difference!
When it is time for a new car, choose a more fuel efficient vehicle
You can save 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year if your new car gets only 3 miles per gallon more than your current one. You can get up to 60 miles per gallon with a hybrid! You can find information on fuel efficiency on FuelEconomy and on GreenCars websites.
Try car sharing
Need a car but don’t want to buy one? Community car sharing organizations provide access to a car and your membership fee covers gas, maintenance and insurance. Many companies – such as Flexcar – offer low emission or hybrid cars too! Also, see ZipCar.
Try telecommuting from home
Telecommuting can help you drastically reduce the number of miles you drive every week. For more information, check out the Telework Coalition.
Fly less
Air travel produces large amounts of emissions so reducing how much you fly by even one or two trips a year can reduce your emissions significantly. You can also offset your air travel carbon emissionsby investingin renewable energy projects.
Encourage your school or business to reduce emissions
You can extend your positive influence on global warming well beyond your home by actively encouraging other to take action.
Join the virtual march
The Stop Global Warming Virtual March is a non-political effort to bring people concerned about global warming together in one place. Add your voice to the hundreds of thousands of other people urging action on this issue.
Encourage the switch to renewable energy
Successfully combating global warming requires a national transition to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and biomass. These technologies are ready to be deployed more widely but there are regulatory barriers impeding them. U.S. citizens, take action to break down those barriers with Vote Solar.
Protect and conserve forest worldwide
Forests play a critical role in global warming: they store carbon. When forests are burned or cut down, their stored carbon is release into the atmosphere – deforestation now accounts for about 20% of carbon dioxide emissions each year. Conservation International has more information on saving forests from global warming.
Consider the impact of your investments
If you invest your money, you should consider the impact that your investments and savings will have on global warming. Check out SocialInvest and Ceres to can learn more about how to ensure your money is being invested in companies, products and projects that address issues related to climate change.
Make your city cool
Cities and states around the country have taken action to stop global warming by passing innovative transportation and energy saving legislation. If you’re in the U.S., join the cool cities list.
Tell Congress to act
The McCain Lieberman Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act would set a firm limit on carbon dioxide emissions and then use free market incentives to lower costs, promote efficiency and spur innovation. Tell your representative to support it.
Make sure your voice is heard!
Americans must have a stronger commitment from their government in order to stop global warming and implement solutions and such a commitment won’t come without a dramatic increase in citizen lobbying for new laws with teeth. Get the facts about U.S. politicians and candidates at Project Vote Smart and The League of Conservation Voters. Make sure your voice is heard by voting!
Share this list!
Send this page via e-mail to your friends! Spread this list worldwide and help people doing their part: the more people you will manage to enlighten, the greater YOUR help to save the planet will be (but please take action on first person too)!

How e-voting works around the globe

2012-11-06T13:45:33Z

by Cyrus Farivar- Nov 4 2012, 6:45pm EST

Approximately 25 percent of all Americans, however, will use paperless and electronic voting machines to cast their ballots on November 6.

Read full article here .

How the Cloud can help your business

2012-08-21T10:26:30Z

Share my process information in the cloud.

I have found that the single biggest driver of business agility, which is the ability to grow, is the “shareability” of business tools, information and initiative/ideas. When you enable your key business processes using cloud services, you are not only able to automate something you used to do manually, but you are also able to share more easily the information that comes out of those processes with the people that need to act on it. Cloud-based services are designed to simplify accessing key information and tools via any Web-connected device (e.g., a computer, tablet or mobile phone) as well as collaborate with your team, clients or partners around that information quickly. Decisions can be made faster with better information, activities can happen more quickly and your business can grow naturally.

My research shows that like me, many of my small business sisters and brothers also have their heads in the cloud. In fact, some 40 percent of owners and decision-makers of companies with 5 to 99 employees have cloud priorities for 2012 (20 percent are doing so to lower costs and 19 percent are doing so to add flexibility). But only about half that number of very-small or home-based businesses with 5 or fewer employees have the same goals. The reality is that even tiny companies can benefit from the right cloud services.

Read the full article at American Express Open Forumn

Microsoft new Tablet (Surface) – It Finally Arrives !

2012-06-19T15:01:26Z

Microsoft, may have a game changer in the tablet space, or at the very least give Apple some much needed competition.

The newly announced Microsoft Surface will be coming very soon.

Have a look for yourself, we at JND have been using the Windows Phone 7 software for some time and let me tell you it is very nice.

Now we also love what Apple has done for the industry, but lets face it, good old competition is the key to progress and success for the consumer.

Q&A: The scary details of what Facebook knows about you

2012-06-01T14:54:26Z

What does Facebook know about You

Google and Facebook deal in data. Our intimate data, information about ourselves from sexual quirks to why we hate our boss to our divorce plans. We hand over such secrets willingly and gleefully to online networks and search engines as if it were over coffee with a close friend in our kitchen. Yet within these social networks, which give us the false impression of privacy, many people are watching, analyzing and using the details of our lives. And our revelation has serious consequences.

Read the full article here By Christie Nicholson | May 31, 2012, 10:03 AM PDT

Tips for everyday Office tasks

2012-04-11T12:19:24Z

We know that Microsoft Office is your go-to program for getting everyday home and work tasks accomplished. That’s why we couldn’t wait to update our articles to include the excellent features and improvements packed into Office 2010. Our articles now include advice on how to use many of the new features of Office 2010, along with instruction on how to find your favorite, tried-and-true Office tools.

Don’t worry! Our Office 2007 tips are still included—the articles are now packed with even more helpful tips and advice.

4 power tools for students

——————————————————————————–

4 reasons to synch your phone with your PC

——————————————————————————–

4 ways to simplify your PowerPoint presentations

——————————————————————————–

Empty your Inbox: 4 ways to take control of your email

——————————————————————————–

Time management tips: 5 beliefs that limit productivity

——————————————————————————–

Keep your computer up to date: 5 good computing habits

——————————————————————————–

5 productivity tips for Windows

——————————————————————————–

5 ways to collaborate successfully on a virtual team

——————————————————————————–

6 ways to ensure your email gets read

——————————————————————————–

6 ways to streamline your tasks in Outlook

——————————————————————————–

Get organized: 7 ways to better sort, store, and search your email

——————————————————————————–

How to increase browsing speed: 7 ways to work faster on slow connections

——————————————————————————–

8 tips for better holiday photos

——————————————————————————–

File organization tips: 9 ideas for managing files and folders

——————————————————————————–

10 ways to work more securely

——————————————————————————–

12 tips for creating better documents

——————————————————————————–

12 tips for creating better presentations

——————————————————————————–

Back up your data

——————————————————————————–

New Mac malware epidemic exploits weaknesses in Apple ecosystem

2012-04-06T17:08:50Z

Virus Security

The nightmare scenario for Mac owners is here. At least 600,000 Macs worldwide have been infected, silently, by the Flashback Trojan, with no user interaction required. Here’s why this is just the beginning of a long-term problem.

Read Full Article by Ed Bott — Click Here

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

2012-03-12T00:25:20Z

windows-8-preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

It’s Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It’s an all-new touch interface. It’s a new Windows for new devices. And it’s your chance to be one of the first to try it out.

Click Here for Preview Video and Downloads

JND DRIVEIT Overview

2011-11-25T05:58:53Z

JND’s DRIVEIT Platform is not only an affordable and easy to use business CRM, designed to help your business manage your prospecting, share sales information, and close deals faster, but DRIVEIT goes way beyond what other CRM providers offer.

JND employs (In the U.S.) a full development staff as well as customer service and online marketing specialist that are there for your business.

Our specialist, can not only design your front end website, integrate DRIVEIT for your sales and support staff, tie your website and mobile apps together, but we also train and work with your teams to effectively utilize the different technologies and take advantage of the online market place.

With Cloud based solutions as well as On-Premise solutions, DRIVEIT can fit your organizations needs.

Organize and Share Customer Information
Measure and Report across your Business Groups
Analyze and Collaborate with your Teams and Customers
Custom Develop and Integrate with your Existing Business Systems