Introduction
Welcome to the second newsletter from Get-it-sorted.com. I hope you find it informative and useful. Please feel free to pass this newsletter onto your friends and colleagues.
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Software licence (mis)management.
Are anti-piracy laws set to get more strict? It would seem so, as you may have noticed the software installation requirements often require "online" registration and activation.
With the next version of Microsoft Windows looming I wonder what kind of software management assistance we will get.
To read more about the Business Software Alliance (BSA)
click here
Power Up!
Providing power to all these computers and associated devices can lead to a desk full of tangled wires not to mention the high electricity bills.
There is hope on the horizon though, there are two developments which I wanted to bring to your attention
- something to look out for
Ecological Computing
Whilst environmentally conscious working practices are nothing new, there is a growing body of support for introducing these policies as an effective way to cut operating costs.
Activist groups such as Greenpeace have focused their efforts on getting manufacturers to change, rather than end users. In May 2005, the environment campaigner dumped a truckload of old computer equipment on the doorstep of Hewlett-Packard's European headquarters in Geneva. It wanted to raise awareness about the chemicals used in manufacturing IT parts. But advice for end users is thin on the ground, even industry analysts offer only isolated pieces of research.
Anyone who wants to develop a green IT policy can start with the basic principles that apply to all green-thinking :
use as few resources as possible and produce as little waste as possible. The cost implications are noticeable: fewer resources and less waste can equal lower expenditure.
Inside Track
If you would like to talk about any of the issues raised in this newsletter or have suggestions to make then please feel free to contact me.
Some useful info on software management and consumable recycling is held here
After last months newsletter - did you configure your auto-update and download all the latest Microsoft security patches?
For a list of the Microsoft Security Updates issued in July please see here
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