A word from the Chief Guru: Celebrating ten years - 1997-2007
Today, 30 July 2007, CyberGuru celebrates our tenth year of successful
operations. On 30 July 1997, I commenced the “business” as small hobby
providing computer support, namely “software tips” and “game cheats” via
my personal website. At that point in time, I had no internet access but
used my computer at home to design and maintain the website.
The years since, CyberGuru developed into an “one-stop” computer
solutions business, supported by its own corporate website, that has
grown through a large amount of word of mouth from my peers and
colleagues. CyberGuru is respected by its clients in providing
customised, relevant solutions.
As detailed in previous newsletters, we are continuing to seek ways to
improve our service to our clients and not only deliver and exceed our
client's needs and expectations, priding ourselves on delivering a high
level of knowledge and expertise and delivery of service.
In doing so, I am continuing to develop new skills and undertake
industry recognised qualifications in line with latest technology and
our clients' needs and requirements. I have continued my study in
Windows Vista and I have successfully received qualifications as a
Microsoft Certified IT Professional as an Enterprise Support Technician.
We hope that you celebrate with us, after all without your support our
successes wouldn't have been possible. If there’s anything we can do to
assist you or your organisation, please feel free to contact us.
Chris Jeffery
Proprietor/Chief Guru
News: Proprietor/Chief Guru presents workshop session at BEAQ State
Conference 2007
On 28 July, Proprietor/Chief Guru of CyberGuru, Chris Jeffery, presented
a workshop session titled "Designing and Maintaining Website for
Beginners" at this year's Business Educators' Association of Queensland
(BEAQ) State Conference. The session had over 35 participants in
attendance, and participants held a strong interest in the presentation
and workshop materials available on the CyberGuru website.
CyberGuru was proud to present the workshop and thanks those who
attended. We have now quite a number of new subscribers to the
newsletter since this workshop, and welcome you to the mailing list. If
you haven't already registered to access the workshop material, you can
do so by visiting this page:
http://www.cyberguru.com.au/beaqstateconference2007.htm.
If any other organisations are looking for someone to present at a
conference, workshop or seminar, please feel free to contact us and
we'll see what we can do to assist.
News: History of CyberGuru published
Over the past ten years, CyberGuru has continued to grow and mature in
the computer solutions market. Reflecting on the time within our chosen
industry, the History page provides an timeline of CyberGuru's business
success looking back since our beginnings in 1997.
Our internet presence has also changed considerably, particularly in our
chosen website and email hosting providers, to the names and versions of
the websites and the various range of designs we’ve developed for
ourselves.
The History page is available at
http://www.cyberguru.com.au/about_history.htm.
Hints, Tips and
Tricks: Do Not Call Register
Launched by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in
May this year, the "Do Not Call Register" provides consumers with the
ability to freely enter their home and mobile phone numbers with the
register to opt out of receiving telemarketing calls.
Some telemarketing calls, such as those from charities, educational or
religious organisations, political parties and independent members of
parliament, electoral candidates and government bodies are excluded from
the Register.
To register for the Do Not Call Register, visit
http://www.donotcall.gov.au or phone 1300 792 958. You
can download a Do Not Call Register postal registration form available
from the ACMA website.
Further information is available from ACMA's website at
http://www.acma.gov.au/donotcall.
This article is available from our Hints, Tips and Tricks page at
http://www.cyberguru.com.au/helpdesk_hintstipstricks.htm.
How-to Guide: Backing up important files in Windows Backup
Backing up is something that is put off by many, and then when it is
most needed it is often wished “why didn’t I have a recent backup?”.
Depending on the type of work you do, daily backups could “save your
bacon” at some stage in your computer’s lifetime. How often you need to
work with important files depends on how often you need to back up.
Windows Backup enables you to create backups on a secondary hard disk,
tape or portable USB drive, but does not support CD or DVD burners.
This how-to guide is available from our How-to Guides page at
http://www.cyberguru.com.au/helpdesk_howtoguides.htm.
How-to Guide: Using System Restore for saving and restoring Windows
system settings
System Restore can back up your system settings by using restore points.
These restore points are created automatically or can be performed
manually. Before installing any new hardware or software, it is
suggested that a system restore point is created. These restore points
can be restored at any point recorded. System Restore is included with
Windows Me, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
This how-to guide is available from our How-to Guides page at
http://www.cyberguru.com.au/helpdesk_howtoguides.htm.
How-to Guide: Using Windows Complete PC Backup to create an image of
your hard disk
Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore can back up system files,
executable files, temporary files by create an image of your computer
without any third-party software. Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore
is included with the Business, Enterprise and Ultimate editions of
Windows Vista. If you do not have Windows Vista or these editions,
please use System Restore to back up your system settings.
This how-to guide is available from our How-to Guides page at
http://www.cyberguru.com.au/helpdesk_howtoguides.htm.
Joke:
“Out of Office” Auto-Replies
1. I am currently away from my desk, beating my head against the wall.
Your message will be replied to once I have reached a level of numbness
sufficient to cloud my vision to the point I am able to formulate an
appropriate response to your request.
2. I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail
to get the position. Be prepared for my mood.
3. You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the
office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at
all.
4. I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send
me until I return on April 1st. Please be patient and your mail will be
deleted in the order it was received.
5. Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for
the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.
6. The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is
unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try
sending again. (The beauty of this one is that when you return, you can
see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over).
7. Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system.
You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in
approximately 19 weeks.
8. I've run away to join a different circus.
9. I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons.
When I return, please refer to me as 'Martha' instead of 'Martin'.
Thanks!
Thanks again for your interest and custom in our solutions. You are
receiving this newsletter because you contacted have CyberGuru, use or
have used our solutions in the past or signed up for the mailing list.
You are welcome to send this newsletter to your friends, family,
colleagues and associates. However, please send the entire message
including this message.
Archives of the newsletter are available at
http://www.cyberguru.com.au/helpdesk_newsletter_archives.htm.
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subject line or fill in the unsubscribe form at
http://www.cyberguru.com.au/helpdesk_newsletter.htm.
If we can assist you in any way through our solutions, please contact us.
Christopher Jeffery trading as CyberGuru
Web:
http://www.cyberguru.com.au
Email:
cyberguruDONOTSPAM@cyberguru.com.au
