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SharePoint for SMBs: Best Practice Webinars

by Tom Duscheid on October 26, 2010 | No Comments

Last month we held a fantastic SharePoint Summit with our friends at SharePoint 911 and Microsoft. Now we’re ready to ride the momentum and help our small-to-medium sized businesses set up their brand new SharePoint sites starting from scratch. We will be hosting hour long training sessions to show you ways that the main departments [...]

The Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: Pursue a Smooth Migration

by Nell-Marie Colman on September 1, 2010 | No Comments

At some point, your business will probably encounter one of these scenarios . . . Switching from an in-house email system to a hosted email service Switching from one hosted email service to another Changing your company name and, as a result, changing your associated email domain And when that time comes, you may need [...]

Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: Composing Better Email

by Lizetta Staplefoote on August 25, 2010 | No Comments

Emails that get to the point are much more effective than poorly worded emails that lack focus. Constructing your emails for maximum efficiency is one more way you can increase productivity. Here’s a section-by-section primer to get you started. Crafting Subject Lines A straight-forward subject line is a great way to increase the effectiveness of [...]

Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: Have Your Own Backup Plan

by Lizetta Staplefoote on August 16, 2010 | No Comments

What would you do if you lost the draft of that novel you’ve been working on? How much time would it take to re-type? Can you ever re-take that picture of your son smiling in the bathtub when he was 6 months old? Never. If you have to take work home and lose that “do [...]

Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: Organize Your Inbox with Email Filters

by Ben Hubbard on August 11, 2010 | No Comments

The problem: I recently gave in and joined Facebook. Nearly all of my friends, family, and co-workers were already avid users. Right away, I was flooded with emails from Facebook letting me know someone requested me as a friend, accepted my offer to be a friend, commented on my wall, or did anything connected [...]

Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: Best Practices for Data Security

by Lizetta Staplefoote on August 3, 2010 | No Comments

If you’re like most modern businesses, a data breach or an email outage can bring productivity to a standstill. Often, the careless or unwitting actions of users are the root cause. At Rackspace, we take a no-compromises approach to our customers’ email security–but end users should also employ certain best practices, to help keep data [...]

Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: POP or IMAP

by Nell-Marie Colman on July 27, 2010 | 1 Comment

POP. IMAP. Huh? If you use an email app (such as Outlook), you’ve probably seen these acronyms before. And if you’re like most people, they can make your head spin. But once you understand the difference between POP and IMAP, it can actually revolutionize the way you use email—and it can help turn your Inbox [...]

Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: Classic Productivity Posts

by Lizetta Staplefoote on July 20, 2010 | No Comments

Even before we started our Productivity Rx series, we were on your side when it comes to productivity. As a reminder of some of our favorites, here are a few classic posts containing tips and tricks to save time and increase efficiency. Getting Organized with Microsoft Outlook Rules This is our most read and linked-to [...]

Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: Escape to Productivity

by Eric Boyce on July 13, 2010 | No Comments

Another email alert has popped up on your screen; you just left a meeting and have another one in an hour. And your mind shifts with the tide of conversation filling the cube farm. Are you going to have to come in on the weekend again to get things done? At Rackspace, we know how [...]

Rackspace Business Productivity Rx: Microsoft’s Powerhouse Productivity App

by Nell-Marie Colman on July 6, 2010 | No Comments

Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint—they’re household names. But there’s one Microsoft app that many businesses are just now beginning to discover. An app that increases productivity by fostering team communication and by helping users organize, share, and track documents across their organization: SharePoint: Microsoft’s powerhouse productivity app. You can use SharePoint for a wide range [...]