CyberGuide
A new computer now costs 20 per cent less than it did last year.
Source – Statistics Canada
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FROM: SEP-OCT 2007 ISSUE | BY ROBIN DAY
Exercise Your Mind
MindTools was featured in CyberGuide a few years ago but has undergone quite a few updates since then. This site includes many useful articles designed to improve some of those soft skills we all seem to need help with from time to time. If you visited this one in the past and forgot about it, check out the memory improvement section.
www.mindtools.com
Manage Your People
Human resources management can be tricky for businesses of all shapes and sizes. This website by About.com provides numerous articles on HR topics including recruiting, retaining, and firing employees, training and motivating staff, and planning for your human resources needs.
www.sbinfocanada.about.com/od/humanresources/
Human_Resources_Management.htm
Combat Money Laundering
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) provides information on money laundering issues specific to a variety of businesses.
www.fintrac.gc.ca
Understand Your Responsibilities
Many small business owners are unaware of their responsibilities in combating money laundering. This RCMP website outlines a variety of money-laundering methods and provides some preventive strategies and reporting requirements.
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/poc/launder_e.htm
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Cyber Tip
In spite of all the talk about system security, many users of peer-to-peer networks fail to secure their documents. One practice worth considering is the encryption of offline files that have been shared. To do this, go to your Control Panel (classic view) and select Folder Options. Select Enable Offline Files and click on Encrypt offline files to secure data. Then click OK to have all offline files encrypted automatically. |
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Robin Day, MBA, CGA, is president of Virtual Information Technologies Inc. E-mail rday@virtualit.ca. |