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Launch Pad CEO, Ilene Rosoff Named Finalist for 2010 Business Woman of the Year

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The Tampa Bay Business Journal has named The Launch Pad founder and CEO, Ilene Rosoff as a finalist for the 2010 Business Woman of the Year in the technology category.  Honoring Tampa Bay Area executives, the award recognizes the outstanding contributions these women have made to their companies, their communities, and their professions.  Finalists were chosen from a record number of more than 300 nominations.  Category winners and overall winner will be revealed at a gala event on Friday, August 20th.

We are all so proud of Ilene and congratulate her on receiving this well deserved honor.  The Launch Pad team will join her at the awards ceremony again this year to cheer her on.
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Taking IT to the Streets - RevITup with Mobile Technologies

phone-mobileThe landscape around mobile devices is changing dramatically. This is one of the things I love about the computer industry. While technology is getting better, faster and just generally more feature-rich, prices are going down.  Even the iPhone now has a regular price point of under $200.  Would it surprise you to know that 2010 brought a 48.7 percent  increase in Smartphone sales with 314.7 million units being sold..   That’s an increase of smart phone sales by 48.7 percent during an economic downturn?

So, why would sales of these funtional but not revolutionary devices be going through the roof during a time when so many are concerned about the economy? 
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The Launch Pad Exhibits at the 2nd Annual Suncoast Chapter ALA Education Conference

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On August 26th The Launch Pad was pleased to participate in the 2nd Annual Suncoast Chapter Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Education Conference at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.  We enjoyed meeting with Managing Partners and Firm Administrators from Tampa area law firms and having an opportunity to discuss the technology challenges that each of you are facing.   The conference was well attended and was a lively networking event for ALA Members and Business Partners.

The Launch Pad Legal Services team has been serving the needs of law firms and corporate legal departments since 1992.  We understand the culture, demanding pace, IT challenges and need for immediate technical support.  Through our RevITup™ Business Care Legal Managed IT Series, our firm clients enjoy a monthly fee that never fluctuates regardless of the number of support calls made.  That means we never profit when your systems are down. Our goal is nothing short of a dramatic reduction in the cost of technology ownership and in your technology-induced stress level.  
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It’s Easy-to-be-Green; Paper-Saving Tech Savings Kit

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Implementing a few smart paper saving techniques is a relatively painless yet effective way to go green and save green.  This post details a number of key printer settings designed to conserve paper for printed documents.  Stepped instructions are provided for making these settings the default for your new documents and resource conserving ways.

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Margins are set to 0.5” on all sides, to maximize available print space.

Using headers and footers: If you plan to use a header or footer for your document, you should adjust the top or bottom margin or change the header or footer distance from edge setting in the Page Layout dialog box.

To use these margins for all documents: Open a new document (which will be based upon your Normal template), and set your margins and header/footer distance as desired. Click the Page Layout tab, click the Dialog Box Launcher below the Page Setup group, and then, in the Page Setup dialog box, click the Default button.
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TechRec: Nikon’s CoolPix S1100pj - A Pocket-Cam Packing a Projector

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Nikon has just released an updated version of their CoolPix S1100pj camera with a built in projector and the new version is an improvement over the old in almost every way. The new version is smaller, less expensive and is a handy tool for the business person looking  to make presentations on the fly.

The camera features have been improved with a pixel-count of 14MP, an ISO rating 6400, and a 5x zoom, but what’s really great about the S1100pj is the projector feature.  Simply hook the camera up to your Mac or PC and project your PowerPoint presentation with it’s 14-lumen projector.
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The Huawei E583C – “Wi-Fi in Your Pocket”

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The days of balancing on a chair with an arm stretched out over your head trying to get internet connectivity might be over. The Huawei MiFi offers the ability for multiple users or multiple devices to connect to mobile broadband on a portable Wi-Fi unit.  This sleek device is battery-powered and shares a 3G data connection over Wi-Fi. Now business executives working away from the office can experience on-the-go wireless internet anywhere at anytime.

The Huawei E583C, small enough to fit in your pocket or briefcase,  will support up to five devices over Wi-Fi, plus one additional via a direct USB port.  It also has a microSD-card slot for storing and streaming data.
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Launch Pad Announcements

MSPtv, Channelpro & The Launch Pad Just Presented the 1st MSP Roundtable Webinar, “Establishing an Effective Framework for Service Level Agreements”

biz-box-smChannelPro SMB and MSPtv are hosting the Success Series Webinars, a quarterly series of insightful Roundtable Discussions for the MSP channel community.  Each episode will focus on improving strategic aspects of your business to drive growth and increase profitability.

Ilene Rosoff, President & CEO of The Launch Pad and other members of the MSP Roundtable Group just presented  “Establishing an Effective Framework for Service Level Agreements.”  The event participants made each valuable suggestions and shared their personal experiences in establishing SLA’s for their companies.
View the archive of the presentation.  



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Tweet Digest - Highlights from the Month:

TED: Our century's greatest injustice – Only when women in all countries have equality will we be using ALL human resources: - http://ht.ly/2v6Nh
10:29 AM  August 26th

TIME Magazine unveils the top 50 Websites of 2010. Our favorite has to be “The Daily Beast.” See who else made the list: http://ht.ly/2vH72   12:00 PM  August 27th

The Launch Pad jumps 423 ranks and lands #1419 on the 2010 Inc 5000 List: http://ht.ly/2wEhf    9:30 AM August 30th

The Launch Pad: We Didn’t Just Write the Book on IT Support…: http://ht.ly/18NJHW   
10:24 AM August 31st

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