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Performance Plus - http://sme.ic.gc.ca
 Performance
Plus is an online tool provided by Industry Canada to help
new and established companies compare their financial performance
to the general marketplace. The site allows you to enter your
company's financial data confidentially and compare it to
industry averages either based on dollar amounts or as a percentage
of total revenue. It is really useful to know where your financials
are strong and where they are weak relative to others like
you and can really help a business owner make better decisions.
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FLIPPER TIP
Ctrl
Delete
To
delete an entire word, hold control and press delete when
the cursor is at the beginning of it. This works for any string
of characters immediately following the cursors which are
not separated by a space. You can use this method instead
of highlighting the parts you want to delete.
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TECH
NEWS
PC
and Gaming Consoles Collide
The week of May 7th was marked with excitement for the PC
and console gaming communities as Microsoft announced its
plans to release a patch allowing Xbox 360 users to link their
Xbox Live account with users on the Windows Live Messenger.
Right now the Xbox Live community is six-million users strong,
sending out over two million messages per day. Adding in the
ability to see Windows Live Messenger users and to communicate
with them is just the next step before PC and consoles will
eventually be playing games together.
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DOLPHIN
NEWS
 BBBS
Golf Tournament Title sponsor
Smart Dolphins has been working with
Big Brothers and Big Sisters (BBBS) since our very early days
as an organization. So we are extremely proud to announce
that we are the Title Sponsors for the 11th Annual “BIG
Open” to be held on Friday, July 20th. The timing is
great as this year BBBS is celebrating 30 years of mentoring.
A service that is very powerful as its impact will carry throughout
these young people’s lives. We are thrilled to be helping
support its growth in our community!
We invite all of our Smart Dolphins friends
to get involved with the tournament. We have participating
in it in for many years now and it is always a good time and
for a good cause. You and your friends could participate as
golfers (it is a best ball format so you don't need to be
an experienced golfer) and/or there are many different levels
of sponsorship available. Talk to Dave (dave.monahan@smartdolphins.com)
or Mike (mike.viala@smartdolphins.com)
if you have any interest.
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QUESTIONS
& SOLUTIONS
send
your question to Doctor@smartdolphins.com,
one of the Dolphins will have a solution for you
Question:
I have a limited budget but I need to upgrade my computer.
What can I upgrade that will give me the best bang for the
buck?
Adrian says: One item that can give a big
boost to your computer is the memory, or RAM. RAM is used
by your computer to store parts of programs you are currently
running, making those programs respond more quickly. Generally
speaking the more RAM you have, the more programs you can
run at the same time more efficiently. RAM can be installed
in minutes and results are instantaneous. Happy Computing!
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Business
Bonus
Hedgehog
Concept
“Are you a hedgehog or a fox?” You want
to be a Hedgehog according to Jim Collins’ excellent
book, “Good to Great”. The general idea proposes
that you focus your organization on one simple concept that
captures what your organization is passionate about, what
it can be the best in the world at and what it can be profitable
at. Combining these three ideas, or as Collins describes them
as ‘the three circles’, is part of the groundwork
for propelling a company that is good (read mediocre) to great.
The Smart Dolphins Hedgehog Concept is providing a standardized
and proven I.T. infrastructure for small businesses; or as
we call it, Technology with Porpoise™.
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This
Month's Top Question to Ask Your IT Provider...
Can you communicate to me
in plain English?
Why
is this Important?
- Technology
is not simple. Most business owners don't have time to become
geeks, yet they need to comprehend at a level that will
allow good decision making. The really nerdy information
isn't necessary; Plain English is required.
The
Smart Dolphins answers:
- On
over 100 feedback surveys, we received an average score
of 4.81 out of 5 from our clients on our ability to communicate.
That score speaks fairly clearly for us.
- This
has always been a top priority for us and so our hiring
practices and strong customer-centred culture result in
people that are able to communicate well.
- One
of our core values is strong relationships and success of
any relationship starts with good communication and clear
understandings of all aspects of the relationship.
- Talk
to us and find out! We offer a free Initial Systems Evaluation
(ISE) where we meet with you to discuss your business, our
business and how we might fit.
More
questions:smartdolphins.com/answers
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SPLASH
OF HUMOUR
Just
one of Smart Dolphins’ “green” efforts –
reusing old computer parts:
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Do you like our newsletter? We have been producing the Tech
Splash for many years now in the hope that those who read
it find something of value in each issue. Hopefully, if and
when an opportunity arises to refer a business to a technology
solutions company, Smart Dolphins will be top of your mind.
Thank you for your support.
Dave
Monahan, PodFather
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Smart
Dolphins IT Solutions Inc
www.smartdolphins.com
250.721.2499
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