Did you know that improperly throwing away technology equipment pollutes landfills? With Earth Day just around the corner, think about what old and unused technology equipment you have laying around your house or office. Most likely that equipment is getting in your way and taking up space. As a service to the community, WingSwept and its supporting partners are holding the second annual Technology Spring Clean in a couple of weeks at 951 Heather Park Drive, Garner, NC 27529. It is a FREE drop-off recycling event occurring on April 17 from 10 am – 4 pm. It couldn’t get much easier! Get more details here: www.wingswept.com/recycle
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WingSwept is a local IT consulting company helping small to medium sized businesses leverage technology, minimize downtime, and secure business. WingSwept has been delivering peace of mind since 1995, and focuses on businesses in Garner, surrounding areas in North Carolina, and provides certain services nationwide.
If you want to be able to hit “send” but have the email stay in your outbox for a time, use the following rule. When it is in your outbox, you are able to re-open it and make changes without using the Recall feature!
- In Outlook, go to the Tools menu Rules and Alerts
- Click on New Rule
- Click Start From a Blank Rule
- Highlight Check Messages After Sending, then click Next
- Do not select any checkboxes showing, then click Next
- Answer Yes to dialog box asking if this applies to all messages
- Select the last checkbox – Defer delivery by X minutes
- Under Step 2 that now shows, click on minutes
- Edit number of minutes you would like the delay to last (suggested delay 2 minutes), Click OK and Next
- Decide if you want an exception – Some use “Importance” to have emails go immediately
- Name your rule and click Finish! You can now go grab and delete from out Outbox for 2 minutes if you realize you didn’t mean to send a certain email
Recently, the Town of Garner launched their new website, created by the web developers at WingSwept. The local IT firm created a ”cleaner, sleeker version of the town’s previous homepage with a series of user-friendly navigation buttons and a new feature that will make it easier for residents to register for parks and recreation programs.”
http://www.garnercitizen.com/2010/01/blue-gold-and-read-all-over-garner-revamps-web-site/
After filling multiple sales positions, WingSwept has gained a new customer service representative. Sylvia Burleigh will be directly working with Repair Shop Websites and Body Shop Websites, WingSwept’s Vertical Market brands.
Both brands deliver a leading-industry product to automotive repair and body shops to help them bring in and manage business. Both brands have helped over a thousand customers increase their business and decrease their stress level through professional yet affordable websites.
Sylvia has experience in both web design and customer service, and the WingSwept team is excited to have her skill set. At WingSwept, customer satisfaction is the number one goal, which is why they were waiting for the ideal candidate to hire. WingSwept reviewed over 700 of applicants, and Sylvia’s personality and experience made her their first choice.
“I’m excited about the team experience of working with Repair Shop Websites and Body Shop Websites brands of WingSwept. Also, it is great to have the opportunity to combine and contribute my knowledge in web design and service,” says Sylvia, when asked what she is looking forward to.
According to a Javelin Strategy and Research survey on ID theft, there has been a 22 percent increase from 2007 to 2008.
The Javelin survey also estimates that 9.9 million Americans became victims of identity fraud last year, resulting in the loss of $48 billion. A growing number of these cases are the result of stolen junk mail. Pre-approved credit card offers, fliers and specially marked envelopes are not only a nuisance, they are an easy target for ID thieves.
Other threats are electronic based such as spam and viruses received on any device you can access the Internet. Computer and data security are more important than ever. Ask WingSwept how we treat customer’s data as securely as we do our own. WingSwept has been trusted by the government and legal firms that cannot afford data threat. We are an IT provider with experience you can trust.